We stopped in Stride Rite today because I wanted to get Carrie a pair of sandals for summer. I didn’t think she’d outgrown her shoes yet, because I just had them checked a few weeks ago and her feet still measured 5 1/2 – and her shoes are size 6.
Apparently, her feet grew quite a bit in those few weeks, and now measure 6 1/2. So we bought her some size 7 pink sneakers. They’re cute, but not the adorable fisherman sandals I wanted, because the store was sold out of her size. I’m very tempted to buy the other pair online and let her have two good pair of shoes for the summer. Especially since she’s now getting into all kinds of dirt and mud – it might be good to have a backup pair when the other pair is desperately in need of cleaning. Plus I’m feeling really guilty about letting her walk around for weeks in shoes that were a half size too small! (Like how I justify these things?)