Friday, March 22, 2013

Our favorite sandal

It is spring time, which means it is time for some new sandals. I don't buy a lot of shoes for Baby Bear since she will only get a season out of the shoes, but I do get her quality shoes that last. There are a few staples that we get every year. She gets a pair of Uggs every winter (we are an Ugg family, I so wish she could get more than a season out of them since they are expensive. Plus this year we got her the cutest sparkle Uggs aka her "rockstar boots" as she call them). So we need sandals that are versatile, cute, and withstand water and sand (aka the preschool environment, which is much like a beach environment, LOL). I also want shoes that will stay one her, even though they all pretty much go barefoot at preschool.



Last year, I discovered the Hoy Saltwater sandal and they were awesome. Baby Bear practically lived in those sandals last summer. They are simple, cute, and they have a buckle so she keeps them on. They are great for the water and the beach. They are made of leather and mold to your feet, they seem very comfy for her. Plus, they are a quality sandal. Her pair from last year are still in great shape and if her toes weren't sticking out they would be just fine for another summer. She was wearing them when the weather warmed up last week, so with her toes sticking out I figured it was time for a new pair.

I love that they are versatile and cute too, so she can wear them with summer dresses and her cute little summer outfits. They go with just about everything. We have had other summer sandals that are meant for the water. One summer we tried Keens, but they make her feet stinky and weren't the cutest with a dress. So no more Keens. So I was happy to find the saltwater sandals last year. No stinky feet. Plus they come in all kinds of cute colors. We have white, but I am tempted to get the shiny fuchsia, which I know she'd love.  The great thing is she also loves them, she was very excited to get a new pair; she's wore them every day since she got them.

She also has her crocs since they are easy and everyone in preschool has them. But they are ugly. I am sure we'll get some flip flops because you have to have flip flops for the summer, but the saltwater sandals are now another main staple.

Yup, this whole blog post was about some sandals....

All Aboard!

Spent a nice little afternoon with my girl with some lunch at the mall and then a little train ride. It was a beautiful day to hang out and have a little low key fun time together.

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Scoot over winter, Spring is here

The nice thing about the time change is that the sun is still out when we get home at the end of the day. The first day of spring was a perfect day to spend a little time outside.

Baby Bear sure loves her scooter.

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Where a kid can be a kid..


Baby Bear had been asking to go to Chuck E. Cheese's for a week now. Apparently, a friend of hers at daycare went there and she told me she wanted to go because it was her favorite. I figured it was the perfect time to take her in the middle of week so that it would not be too crowded. I remember going to Chuck E. Cheese's as a kid. It was a lot of fun to play the games. As an adult it seems so much smaller and not as impressive as I remember it being. Especially compared to some other places that are newer and have more to offer. But for a 3 1/2 year old, it is just right.

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I got her some token and she was off...

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She knew exactly what to do with those tokens...

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Now she knows all about Chuck E. Cheese's. Sadly Chuck was not there while we were there, so we will have to see him another day. It was a fun time, she played a few games, earned some tickets and got a few prizes. All in all, a fun afternoon activity.

March Madness

It is madness here... It has been almost a month since I last blogged. Wow, life has really gotten the better of me. I don't even know what we did this month and we are more than half way through the month. It is now a new season, Spring! It has all be a blur, yet we had a pretty low key month. Here is a run down of what we've done the last few weeks.

Had dinner with some friends...

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She loves to take photos with my iPhone...

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Celebrated a friend's 6th birthday (forgot to take photos)...

Built a rat trap...

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Went to a Bon Voyage party...

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Was silly and fun...

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Ate some sushi and used chopsticks...

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Celebrated her Irish side with some corned beef and cabbage on St. Patty's Day...

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We did a lot the first half of the month.