Spidey Shoes

Sooooo, Tommy got new shoes last week. They have spiderman on them. And they light up. Apparently that's all the rage in 3 yr old footwear, because Tommy would have nothing to do with any other shoes in the store once he saw these bad boys. Luckily for me they were on sale at Target for 12 bucks. Unluckily, these particular fancy-scmancy Spidey ligth 'em up shoes are white. (Ok, so maybe not completely white, but a lot of white areas anyways) And you know how I feel about white tennis shoes. What's that? You don't know? Well then, I'll tell you. White tennis shoes, especially in the hands (or feet) of a pre-schooler are a pain in my.... well, let's just say that they're a pain in my foot! Why all the animosity towards children's footwear? Why, oh why, would I be employing reverse discrimination techniques towards my kid's shoes?

I have a theory. Somehow white leather is a attractant for red mud. I almost have it all worked out. It must have something to do with the red mud atoms being negatively charged and the white leather atoms being positively charged to a higher degree....... I could go on, but you get the point. Those shoes get dirty faster than Spider Man can can shoot a web! (Which I've been told is very fast) I've tried all kinds of tricks. I've put them in the washing machine, I've tried scrubbing them, I've even tried some far flung ideas like using baby wipes to try and clean them. But, alas, they just never do look the same. Besides, who in the world has times to scrub tennis shoes everyday anyways??

But, Tommy LOVES them. We've had them for less than a week and twice already he has asked to put them on when he woke up in the morning. Coincidentally, they had a spiderman shirt on sale at Target that very same day. So, Tommy got an entire Spidey ensemble for about $15!

Apparently, we are going through a bit of a superhero phase at our house......