Then end of an era...

Think back, a long time ago. Now, back a bit more to when Jake was, say, 2 years old. Do you remember when he had a yellow rain jacket and green froggy boots? (I think I have a picture somewhere of him in them. You know, one of those old-timey ones that you actually had to print to see what it looked like?) Well, Jake wore them until his toes curled up in them and we finally had to hide them to stop him from wearing them.

Then, along comes Kyler Kid. And out the boots come again. Same story as Jake. Wore them until his toes curled. Except when we hid them, Kyler found them. Two or three times! His walk was much funnier than Jake's, because Kyler wore them longer. Finally we were able to hide them good enough for him to forget about them.

And now Zoey. Zoey has worn the boots until the very end. When they started to come apart, daddy, the good daddy he is, duct taped them. When that tape wore off, daddy found new tape The tape has been different each time. Once it was green tape, then animal print, and finally pink tape. But now, then end has come.

I don't think we can recover from the final disaster with them. Although, Zoey isn't ready yet to let us say the final farewell. They are in the top of her closet (where Kyler can reach if he stands on a chair) for her to look at. It's so hard to say goodbye to dear friends...