Fast Red Shoes

Angus has big feet for a three and a half year old. Each time we go along to invest in a new pair of shoes, we're told the same thing. His foot is long and wide. I've always felt quite strongly about him wearing good quality shoes. He has worn the odd pair of thongs and a couple of pairs of cheapie pre-walkers, but for day to day running around, I like comfort, strength and support for his hooves. There is something beautiful about walking into a children's shoe store. I'm a sucker for shoes in general, but the ones for tiny tots are SO sweet.

Last week we popped into Shoes & Sox for a quick look around and stumbled upon the sale table. I wasn't really in the market to buy, though I was open minded if a bargain pair, in the right size was there waiting for us. Because I've always chosen quite plain, dark coloured clodhoppers for Angus, I was slightly taken back when the sales lady emerged from the store room. Happy she had found his size on sale and carrying a funky pair of fire engine red street shoes. Clarks street shoes, no less. A far cry from the boxy chunkers I wore for school shoes as a littlie. 

So with that, we were both hooked. I loved that they were different and would go with a range of outfits and Angus loved her description of the shoes being a "fast colour". At which point she asked him to go for a test run to see just how fast they made him go. He took off out of the shop, into the main centre and back again. Now every time he puts them on, he thinks he's lightening McQueen and bolts away to show me just how fast he can fly in his new red shoes. 

The tricky part about fast red shoes is they are hard to photograph... because they're always moving! So I managed to snap a shot of one dangling down while Angus was sitting at the table painting.