Fred Meyer for the win!

I have to admit that I have a bit of shoe envy. Teague has the most awesome pair of rain boots ever. He is pretty damn fond of them too. Teague is a boy of few words, but he is currently sitting on my lap, looking at the picture to the right and proudly yelling "boots!"

There are two things that Teague absolutely hates: change and things on his feet. When we try putting things on his feet (aside from the dino boots) he will act as if you are tutoring him. We have lost a couple shoes in the grocery store or Target because Teague will throw them and I just want to get the hell out of the store so I don't notice the missing shoe.

When we first bought the dino boots, I knew these were different for him. He slept in them for weeks. That's right, the kid won't wear jammies to bed, but huge rain boots are no problem. I was hoping the excitement of them would wear off so that I could ditch them when they became too small. No such luck. The pair we have now three sizes too small and yet he insists on wearing them. I have been looking all over the internet to find this exact pair in Teague's size. Lord help me if I get a new pair and they aren't a perfect match.

Thankfully, Hailey has a memory like an elephant. That child remembers everything, which usually works against me. Today, however, it saved the day. I was looking for replacement boots and Hailey asked what I was up to. I told her I was looking for boots like Teague's only bigger. She said "Does Fred Meyer still have them?" That wonderful little elephant remembered where we bought the shoes!

On a whim, I called Fred Meyer to see if they still had them. Miraculously, not only does our local Fred Meyer have them in Teague's size, but also in the next two sizes up!  Hooray!