alexist

yesterday we got Aliza her first pair of 'real' shoes! She's walking outside a bit now and Robeez aren't enough protection for anything more than grass. So we took her to Clarks. Their "first walking" shoes are REALLY stiff and she still needs something flexible so she actually ended up with their "pre-walking" shoes. They still have a real sole on them but it's much bendier. As it was, she had a little trouble at first because she's used to feeling the floor.

My poor little girl has inherited my insteps. She's wearing 4Gs (width helps compensate for a high instep and means you have enough strap to go over). That's the 2nd-widest shoes Clarks do! (And H isn't available in a lot of styles)

(Related but OT: I think Robeez have screwed up their soft-shoe chart. It claims a UK 4 is 6-12 months. Aliza has 12-18s and is almost out of them. The Tredz chart is right, I think; it says a 4 is the top end of 12-16 months.)

Afterwards, we went to Didcot for a birthday party. Aliza had a fantastic time running around the garden with the other kids and playing with all the toys. She loved the giant inflatable balls.

We have video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKd3KLs_h0Q