New Shoes!

If that title sounds familiar, it should.  It was just 31 short days ago that we bought Dexter some new shoes, since he had worn holes in the last pair.

Today, that pair looked like this:

Yep. 31 days, and there's already a hole.  Cheap shoes aren't so cheap if you have to replace them every month.

So we went to the real mall, to (unnecessarily expensive) Stride Rite, where they actually tried shoes on and will (one would hope) refund or replace the shoes if they get a hole in one month.

The new pair (Stride Rite "Walker") seem a bit more durable, though they aren't waterproof (a desirable quality, since we are hoping these last at least a little bit into winter).

Desmond *also* had holes in his shoes. He got more than 31 days out of them, though, and he was going to need new ones soon anyway because he's growing so fast. 

He did manage to snag something that should be better in winter's slush and snow. Sadly, these did not come in Dexter's size.

So yes, we hope we are done with shoe-buying for a little while, though Dex might still need something to keep his feet extra warm this winter.  They both have room to grow in there, so as long as the shoes actually hold up (please!), we should be good for at least a few months. (I hope.)


Bonus: They were both pretty good (That's a relative term - it was a kids' shoe store, after all, so their usual shenanigans were more acceptable than usual.), so they got treated to some "m cookies!" afterward.

Serious shoes...

... call for serious cookie eating.