Shoe shopping

Peyton and Jackson, ever since they were rolling around, have loved shoes. They use to pull Grandma and Grammy's slippers off and play with them and even now will play with their own shoes or try on whatever shoes are laying around.

So I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they were such good boys on their first shoe shopping excursion. Grandma and Granddad wanted to get the boys their first walking shoes as part of their birthday gift (thank you!) and now that J & P are steady on their feet we planned an outing to the mall.

I was a little concerned at first when there was only one person working and we were third in line. All the boys were contained in the stroller, but starting to get antsy. But before we knew it - it was their turn and both boys stood nicely to be measured, sat still while they were getting their shoes laced and were pretty proud of their new white walking shoes!

Brett isn't ready to walk yet and will likely be getting leg braces so we will have another outing when he is ready for shoes.

Here are some photos:

Peyton gets measured

Jackson getting laced up

While seeing how their shoes felt J & P looked around scoping the selection for next time

After shoe shopping we headed to the food court for lunch - all the boys were well behaved (doesn't Grandma look proud!)

When we found we were able to fit on the elevator with our giant stroller (a very tight fit) we headed downstairs to see the train but couldn't get a ride because the conductor was going on a lunch break as we pulled up. But there was a big display of teddy bears! We window shopped - seeing stuffed dogs, giraffes and Mickey, Minnie and the rest of the gang in the Disney window. We also chilled out by the fountains. It was almost nap time and it seemed to have such a calming effect on them - especially Brett!