SHOES TO CONQUER THE WORLD

"GIVE A GIRL THE RIGHT SHOES, AND SHE CAN CONQUER THE WORLD."
-MARILYN MONROE

I must agree and I guess that's why I have a complete obsession with shoes. Truly you can never have too many pairs of shoes, with so many different styles to choose from. You need a pair for every mood and everyone knows that women have a lot of different moods.

I fear that Halainah may have the same shoe obsession as I do. I simply say that because I could not help myself while in China. They have such beautiful little girl shoes. And they were cheap cheap cheap. They ranged anywhere from $3.00 to $4.50. That's right...where else can you buy really cute leather shoes for that price? I knew you would agree so now you can understand why I bought so many pairs. Most of them are called squeaky shoes. They squeak when you walk in them. In China they believe that it helps the baby to walk. They hear the squeak of the shoe and they want to continue to make them squeak so they try harder to walk. But don't worry the squeakers come out....so they won't drive all of us nuts.

So I knew all about these shoes way before I left for China. My goal was to buy Halainah 30 pairs of squeaky shoes. So you will be proud of me that I didn't go that crazy. The main reason is that I simply got confused. I wasn't sure which ones I had already bought and what sizes. They started to all look the same to me after a while. So I bought 22 pairs in all different sizes and they are oh so cute. In the picture you will see 24 pairs. That's because Jiu Jiu bought her a pair...can you guess which pair...don't peak at the answer below. Anyone that knows Jiu Jiu will know exactly which pair he picked out special for his niece. The other pair are the ones Halainah was wearing on Gotcha Day. The orphanage picked them out special for her as they still had a tag on them, they were brand new. Check them all out below:


HALAINAH'S GOTCHA DAY SHOES. I WILL TREASURE THEM FOREVER!
JIU JIU'S SPECIAL PAIR FOR HIS FAVORITE NIECE!
MOMMY'S FAVORITE PAIR FOR HER LAINEY BUG!
DADDY PICKED THIS PAIR SPECIAL FOR HIS LITTLE MIRACLE!