Last week Caleb broke one of the elastic straps on his tennis shoes (that were only 2 1/2 months old!) so I did something that I swore I would never do...I took both boys to the mall on a Saturday afternoon (gasp!) to help Caleb find a pair. The thing is, Caleb has issues with shoes and it's always a fight with him. He insists on his shoes being super tight and apparently his legs give out and he falls immediately to the floor if they don't feel just right.
Before getting to the mall, I did some serious bribery with him, reminding him not to whine, cry, lay down in the middle of Stride Rite, etc. I also mentioned to the sweet sales clerk when we got there that he has issues with shoes bothering him but he was going to work really hard to find the right pair. ;)
Six pairs later (and three mini-candy bars eaten by little brother to keep him in his stroller) he tried on a pair of New Balance lace ups and enthusiastically stated, "These are the ones!" Sold! And, apparently he can run faster, jump higher, and even walk "as fast as a grown up" in them. :)
On Wednesday Caleb had "W day" at school with a Western theme. A student's family brought a foal to school and the kids got to learn about it and have their picture taken with it. Pretty fun, I'd say!
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