A Day of Shopping

We went to Lancaster today for our semi-annual trek to buy shoes at Stride Rite. We've never been to Lancaster and back without getting turned around at least once or twice or three times ;), and today was no exception. (There's a GPS on our Christmas list!) It was raining when we started out, but as forecasted, snow joined the mix mid-day. I hate winter, but I do enjoy the first snow. It's so pretty. It wasn't supposed to stick, but it did and the scenery was beautiful...lots of trees and hilltops covered in snow.

We had a very successful shopping experience. Everyone's feet have grown, finally. Caden is wearing a size 10 and the girls are both 12 1/2. Allie passed Jaelyn in height and weight this year, but her feet were still smaller. She's finally caught up.

Caden was excited about his boots with "creature features" which basically means they have little eyes on the toes. Allie picked a pair of mid-calf brown boots with pink starbursts on them. Unfortunately, Allie's boots were the only ones in the entire store in their size. They are at an awkward size, too big for the cute little girl shoes we've always bought, but not liking the styles of the bigger girl shoes. We ended up finding Jaelyn a pair of pink seude slides with fleece liners. They are adorable and will keep her feet very warm. I still might have to find her a pair of boots for snowy wet days or her heels will end up wet. I even managed to find 2 pairs of shoes on sale for me. For anyone who's ever been shopping with me, that's quite a feat (pun intended :p). It was a good shoe shopping day,

In addition to shoes, we were also looking for pants for Jaelyn. She has the tiniest waist and she's so picky about what she wears and how everything fits. I've bought her so many pairs of pants that she wears once and then refuses to wear again. I've bought dresses and cute tights to avoid the waist issues, but we still have meltdowns getting dressed 3-4 mornings a week. I made her try on at least 15 different pairs of pants at 2 different stores today. She picked out 5 new pairs (all on sale - wahoo!) so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll have easier mornings!

Jaelyn's pink pair of shoes are definitely my favorite purchase of the day.