June 06, 2006
Tiny Flip-flops
Tiny Flip-flops
My three year old daughter is not as shoe-obsessed as her 19-month old sister, but she has, for over a year now, longed for flip-flops (or as she calls them "slip-slops"). Every time she sees anyone wearing any, she asks once again for a pair. So constant has been this barrage that even the Toddler Girl can now identify flip-flops as a separate category of shoes. As some little boys are about cars, knowing their makes and models at extremely young ages, so the Toddler Girl is about shoes.
Although I am not generally the first to buy my kids anything they ask for, this has been such a long lasting and continuous desire that I would be happy to comply and get The Middle Girl the shoes she most deisres. But for one thing. Until today, I couldn't find any that came as small as a size 8. Today at Target, however, we hit the jackpot. Tiny little pink, rainbow slip-slops.
Just what her heart most desired. I had to work hard to convince her that she couldn't wear them to bed for her nap. Other than for sleeping, I don't think those sandals are going to be leaving her feet any time soon.
I'm with her. Slip-slops are great. And she's qualifying early for the hippie school.
Posted by: Frazier at June 6, 2006 03:57 PMBut can you wear them to the law office, Frazier?
Posted by: Jordana at June 6, 2006 04:42 PMOh, that's too sweet!! Caroline loves her "slip slops" too.
Posted by: Jo at June 6, 2006 06:10 PMI call them "cloppers."
Posted by: Janis at June 6, 2006 09:26 PMAt least she wasn't longing for Italian leather slingbacks. Or Manolo Blahniks.
Posted by: Grouchy Old Yorkie Lady at June 6, 2006 09:59 PMManolo Blahnik makes slip-slops?
Boy, you learn something new every day.
Posted by: skinnydan at June 7, 2006 07:19 AMI did consider the price of a pair of flip-flops pretty reasonable, but she probably only hasn't asked for Manolos because people in our circle don't wear them. Fortunately, my girls don't know the child down the street well -- she's always outfitted in the latest thing, including a pair of real Uggs in baby-size.
Posted by: Jordana at June 7, 2006 07:19 AMYou can wear them to the office on Saturday and hardly get any weird looks at all. Not that I ever work on Saturdays, of course. :)
Posted by: Frazier at June 7, 2006 07:42 AMMy kiddos call them flippers. I bought the little one some at Old Navy for $2.50. He loves his flippers as much as his sister loves hers!
Posted by: Amy at June 7, 2006 10:30 AMAdorable! The Husbandlet loves his slip-slops too, to the point where he has been known to repair a dying pair with duct tape. However, I think that might not fly with a little girl ...
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