Most kids go to bed holding their teddy bears, or their favorite blankies. My kid went to bed tonight clutching her sandals.

We’ve known she’s got a thing for shoes. While she’s still in her pajamas, it’s not uncommon for her to come to us with one of her pairs of shoes, demanding that they be put on. If we stay in bed too long, she’ll often flop our shoes up on the bed at us. And often the first thing she does at grandma’s house in the morning is to go get grandma’s sandals and bring them back to her. You can even catch her in some of the new pictures in the gallery, walking around in her daddy’s shoes.

We think the shoe thing has to do with being able to go outside. Since she often hears “Wait, Mommy and Daddy need to put their shoes on”, she preempts the delay by bringing shoes to us and making sure that she’s also appropriately shod. I just don’t know where she thinks she’s going sleep-walking tonight…