Need help finding shoes for Emma
Emma is finally (mostly) walking now! She has a few pair of shoes but they are flip-flops and crocs. Her daycare asked if I had any other shoes for her, because when she goes on the playground the sand gets in her crocs. So I went to Stride-rite looking for her 1st pair of "walking" shoes yesterday, but they really didn't have much to choose from in her size. They were basically all sandals or sneakers. I remember when my brothers were little (over 20 yrs ago!) they just had plain white leather lace-up shoes as their first pair. I got talked into buying a $48 pair of pink leather sneakers. When I told my mom, she said that was ridiculous and I should bring them back. So, now I need to go back to the mall tomorrow 
I don't know where else to look. A co-worker suggested Sears or JC Penney.
Ugh...I never thought this would be so difficult!
Re: Need help finding shoes for Emma
The girl at Stride Rite measured her as a 4 1/2 and said I should buy a size 5 so she can grow into them. They looked a bit too big though and I'm afraid she will trip. I did look at target (before she was measured) and did not find much in the size I thought she was - size 3
Our Target has a TON of cute girl's shoes. And I think once they're in a 5 it's a different "section", so they may have more of a selection if you shop for that size. Eli is just growing into a 4, and the baby boy's section is almost non-existent. But once you move up to a 5 they have alot more.
I have also seen the white lace up shoes at Walmart. They have some cute girls shoes too. If your DD doesn't have feet that are hard to fit, I wouldn't bother with shoes from Stride Rite or anything else expensive, as long as they're soft and flexible.