Jelly Shoes

Remember Jelly Shoes?  I do.  I LOVED them when I was little.  (I would say preschool-kindergarten age)  They used to rub my heels, I hated when rocks got stuck in the bottom of them, and being a sweaty kid, I had sweaty feet thus making my feet dirty in the summer pretty much constantly.

Well... They are back.  And I have passed the love of jelly shoes on to my 15 month old daughter.  (along with being a sweaty kid.  Sorry, Afton)  As a matter of fact she will hardly take them off.  Not five minutes ago, Afton wakes up from a nap crying.  What does she want?  Her jelly shoes.  Why did she wake up wanting her jelly shoes?  Because she went to sleep with them.  What did I do?  I put them on her and she went back to sleep.  Sheesh.

Almost every day she wakes up and goes and finds her jelly shoes.  Either Daddy or Mommy will put them on her (whoever is closer) and she will wear them all day.  She wanted to wear them today-so I had to put them on with socks because they were rubbing her little feet.  (Apparently, 25 years after I wore them, they still haven't figured out a way to make them where they won't rub your feet.  Part of the allure?)  She even wanted to take a bath in them the other night.  (after the fact, I thought that might not have been a bad idea. You know the whole sweaty, dirty kid thing)

  

I guess you need to accessorize even a nap.