January 2, 2012
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Girls & Boots
If you have a little girl or have ever had a little girl…you know one thing to be true.
When they are little, they want to be just.like.Mommy.
Nikki absolutely loves to go into my closet and then clomp around the house wearing my size 8 shoes or boots. I think it makes her feel grown-up.
Or, she’ll do or say something and follow it up with “That’s what you do, Mommy” or “You and me do that because we are girls, right, Mommy?”
It is adorable and cute, but it is also sobering. I know that she, especially, is watching my ever move, hearing my words, seeing how I handle life and figuring out how to model that behavior.
There have been those times, too, where some ugliness of mine comes out in her and she’ll even see, with that 4-year old candidness “You got mad at me, Mommy, so I can get mad at you.” Ouch.
Anyway, today she was walking around in my black, knee-high boots and I thought I would take a couple of pictures.
She even knows how to get her pose on!
You go, girl!
And speaking of boots…the “clothing/shoe/boot/accessory buying fast” has been broken.
Yes, I’ve been wanting them.
Yes, I ordered them on December 30th instead of waiting until January 1st.
But, I have not received them and have not paid for them yet (Thank you, credit card)…so on a technicality I think I stuck with my resolve to not buy things for myself until the beginning of 2012.
This is the pair that I finally settled on. Now I just hope they are as cute on me as they look in this picture!
When I showed my friend Karlee the picture of the boots, she said “Oh, those look like you.”
Which can either mean, “I would never wear them in a million years, but go ahead” or it can mean “Those are really cute and they fit your style.” I’m going with the second option.
Keep on walkin’, girls. And remember, your daughters are watching!
Comments (7)
cute boots! And your daughter is even cuter. Oh my goodness, what posing skills. It is sobering to realize our kids watch and learn our every move. I did learn to apologize and repent when I messed up, so they could learn that mom needs a savior too. I think God used it.
Those boots are cute. I don’t have girls, but sometimes my boys put on my heels and walk around in them, does that count?? haha
Cute boots! I’ve kept my eye out for a pair of [cheap] brown, casual boots with a buckle, and cannot find what I’m looking for! Yay to you for finding The Perfect Pair.
oh i love ‘em. they DO look like you. as in they fit your style and you’ll rock them well, looking great!
Cute boots…they do look like you. {In a good way, as in they are your style.}
I can’t believe how big Nikki is getting…what a doll.
Well, I can’t wear boots with heels, but I sure do like them! Your little dolly is adorable! Yes, they do watch every move and what goes around, comes around!
i LOVE boots and would wear them year round if i could! little Nikki is such a cutie Audrey!
and, you’re so right about them watching our every move!