The Miracle Shoes

Fact: Hayden is rough on shoes. Luckily, we have found some tough shoes. Seriously, these are some energizer bunny shoes.

They have got him through the last half of school, basketball and several baseball practices (because he was too lazy to find his cleats) even an occasional appearance at church. The laces have had to be replaced because he doesn't usually tie his shoes. They flop off when he kicks a soccer ball or runs too fast. "Tie your shoe Hayden!" I am like a broken record.

Anyhow, when we were camping at La Wis Wis with Jamie and Kyle, Hayden and the girls and I were tossing rocks into the river. It was a cold and soggy weekend; in between rainshowers we ventured out from under the tarps. In a moment of sheer brilliance, Hayden decided it was a good idea to kick rocks...yeah, the shoe went out into the middle of the rushing, frigid river! I thought I could catch it if I ran down the banks a few hundred yards to a really rocky part. The big rocks made it possible for me to get nearly to the middle of the river. Yet, it still was too far out for me to fetch it. Just as I was thinking all hope was lost, out into the river charges Heath! Fully clothed-jeans, boots, sweatshirt, raincoat! he snatched that tattered old stinky shoe from the waist deep icy water. It was one of the funniest sights I have seen in ages. He was steaming mad. Heath stood next to the camp fire for about 2 hours until the numbness in his legs wore off and the cramping stopped. But he saved the shoe. Hayden's only pair for the weekend.

Well, since the shoe was wet, Hayden sat next to his angry dad at the fire with his feet propped up on the fire pit...yeah, he melted the bottoms of the shoes!

Did I hurry home to buy him new shoes? No way! Instead, a few days later, at our dirt pile, he managed to bury it. It fell off when his feet sank into the soft dirt. We spent forever digging around trying to find it. Heath was not letting us go home until it was unearthed. Talk about needle in a haystack! The neighbor boy had lost his flip flop in the same spot. Hayden was actually seeking out the lost flip flop when he lost his shoe. Well, as the sun set and it started getting dark, I finally found the thing. Talk about miracle.
So now, we wait see what is next in the shoe saga.

Here is Hayden in the miracle shoes cheating at mini golf. FYI, they are Addidas.

Movin some dirt!

We broke ground today on our new house!!! We have been planning this forever it seems and finally we see some progress. The excavator was brought over to our lot yesterday and the digging started first thing this am. Me and the kids had to check it out even if it meant being a bit late to work. By the time I got home from work, they were done digging and we were left with a huge hole that is to become our basement. It was a very exciting day!