The kicks...

A little tidbit of info about Not-So TRENDY MOMMY (that's me) :

I dig shoes.

NO

I really DIG the shoes!

I buy the shoes and plan the outfit AROUND the shoes.

Yep Yep

Another tibit of info :

I always choose STYLE over COMFORT.

:Sigh:

I know....I know...

Check out these rather TRENDY kicks for the kiddos.
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I'd be willing to break all rules and let the kids jump in a few mud puddles for these cute rain boots...

Bo Plaid rainboots by Coco BonBons

Ah, who am I kidding? We are rule breakers.

Oh ME. OH MY.

lime polka dot sandals from Kid Express on Zappos.com

Camel Rev Sneakers from Uneaks.com

(The design changes daily according to the pr of socks worn.) NEAT-O!

We actually own a pair of shoes from Uneaks and they ROCK! You can see our past feature here. 

Last but not least....

Graffiti shoes

ONE OF A KIND Graffiti shoes

Yep, you can make them.

Tutorial by Lil Blue Boo (love these!!)

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Keeping 'em trendy with UMI Shoes

Comfy

Funky
Chic
Trendy

All words used to describe Umi Shoes.
Oh, and let's not forget : Stylin' and Profilin'
Hey, I'm hip.
I can use those words.

We recently received our 2nd pair of Umi shoes.
As usual . . . They were beyond adorable (a mom's perspective)
and
LIKE TOTALLY COOL (a kid's perspective....a 10 year old kid.)
Here's the pair BIG GIRL chose :

Tansy
(chocolate/amber)
Ok, I kind of helped her pick them out.
Although we wanted to go with something totally FUNKY and WILD like this :
we chose something that could be worn with jeans and dresses.
Of course, we can always go back and snap those red boots up.....
hmm
We may just do that.

A little about Umi Shoes (from their website)
At Umi, we build real children's shoes. Not floppy leather slipper socks. And not miniature grown-up shoes. We know a lot about growing feet. Front to back. Side to side. Top to bottom. Umi shoes are designed with children's feet in mind.

Around here we have some pretty high standards. We craft our shoes from the highest quality nappa and nubuck leather, with carefully constructed lasts. Our manufacturing process includes more than twenty quality control checks to ensure that every pair of shoes meets our standards. The result: Umi shoes are flexible, supportive, built to fit, and go the distance.

Snazzy Shoes, y'all.
Head over to Umi Shoes and grab a pair or a few pairs.
GO ON!
I won't tell your hubby.
:snicker:

Keeping 'em Trendy

I found some pretty awesome diggs for the tykes this week.

Take a peekie poo :

Sushi print dress from lillipopsdesigns

It's recycled too!

Kool Kid sunhat (cherry print) from mama runs with scissors


Turtle parade tunic from Earth Groovz


We can't forget the boys!
Check out this adorable SNAP SHIRT from Kate Emerson designs


All of these TRENDY finds were found via good ol' etsy.

Oh, I've got SOLE

Big time shoe fanatic here....

I especially love buying up shoes that NOT EVERYONE HAS (kwim?)

Check out these cool KICKS!

Camper SPORTY sandals at Sole Food

Flower Moccasins at MILK SHOP

Morgan & Milo Flames at Moxie Kids