This change in his sister's behavior clearly made Sammy one happy little man.
By the afternoon though, it was a different story. Neither of the kids had had naps since we went to Grand Haven and spent the day walking around.
At first they were ok...
But then it all changed without a moment's notice.
"He won't quit touching me!!! He's looking at me!!!" Adri screamed in her whiny voice as we were walking down the boardwalk.
"Waaaahhh!!!! Aggghhhh!!! Agghh Agghh Agghh!!!" Sam joined in as Adri sat on him, repeatedly.
The return car ride was much of the same, with both kids crying and/or whining the entire way home.
And on another note or shall we say, warning, for those family members that remember the squeaky shoes from last summer...They're back!!! Only this time they're back with a vengeance; x2! Adri and Sammy both got a pair today. I was in need of something for Sammy and his wandering, but couldn't get them just for him, so Adri also got a pair. She was the one who actually wanted them in the first place. The good news is that these are the last pair she'll be able to get since her size is as large as they make them.
Adri had to wear them out of the store, after she and Sammy danced a little jig inside when they first tried them on. I suppose you have to try out the music making capabilities of the shoes. Sammy didn't want his off either, and actually began screaming when I did take them off to try on a different pair. He was in love with the sound his feet could make!
As we walked through Grand Haven, Matt made us walk a distance away, embarrassed that his daughter's feet were squeaking. He offered to pay me not to get them, even. The enjoyment Adri got walking/dancing around with them was worth all of his (and my) embarrassment though. I say, let her enjoy them and be carefree, she only gets to be three once and she absolutely loves them.
One lady was so excited about the shoes she called her daughter to find out what size her grandchild wore so she could pick up a pair. She wanted her daughter to hear the shoes squeaking, so she chased Adri in a circle around us, making the shoes squeak at high speed. Adri had no idea what was going on and tried to hide behind me to get away from the woman and I was wishing I had our video camera to youtube the entire thing. Seriously, it was THAT funny.
Another woman was completely baffled that Adri's feet were squeaking. "Holy Sh*t! Why would you ever do that to yourself?" were her exact words to me. I replied with "you've never had two children ages one and three have you? Now I'll be able to hear them wherever they are." She glared at me as she kept walking. I had half the mind to take Adri's hand and make her walk fast right behind the lady, just so she could hear the shoes squeaking non stop, but felt like the effort would probably have been wasted on her since she didn't even get the purpose or the humor of the shoes in the first place.
Others in town thought the shoes were adorable and made comments about how cute they were and how they loved the squeaker. The shoes definitely elicited a response from people, whether it was a rude one (like the one lady) or others who loved them so much they were going to go to Aberdeen's to buy a pair. No matter what people thought about the squeak, they had to notice the happy little girl dancing to her own tune in the shoes, in love with the sound they made.
***For the record...I tried to get Adri to take the squeaker out of the shoes. She refused, responding with "Some kids like to squeak Mommy and some kids don't. I like squeaky shoes." And, that was that.
Stay tuned for the video footage from tonight's dinner. You won't be disappointed!
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