Adelaine absolutely loves shoes. This is disturbing as she is only 21 months old. Hopefully it fades before it starts to cost us real money.. She tries on all shoes around the house, excitedly saying “shoes! shoes!” Her own, Ellie’s, Daddy’s sneakers, Mommy’s Crocs, and fridge magnets. Yes, fridge magnets.

I don’t think those are going to fit, Adelaine.

The other day I (Naomi) went shopping with my mom, Judith and all our kids up in Red Deer. We hit a good sale at Old Navy, so were busy scouring the racks for deals when I suddenly noticed that Adelaine was nowhere to be found. The store was quite quiet, so I wasn’t too anxious, but I still quickly walked through the racks looking for her bright yellow shirt. I finally found her a couple sections over in the teen girls area. There she was, sitting on the floor completely surrounded by a mound of shoes, trying on a pair of sequined size 8’s. When she saw me, she excitedly gave her excuse for her disappearance. “Shoes! Shoes!” That’s my girl.