Outside of having visitors, our half-term week was on it’s way to be pretty uneventful. All the kids wanted to do was sleep in and maybe go see a movie. We then decided to take one of the days and meet Chris in the city for lunch.
Waiting for the Bus
It was a cold and rainy day, which doesn’t add up to be enjoyable public transportation weather. Some of us handle it better than others (or maybe Mom has just gotten embarrassing, taking touristy pictures when we actually live here).
Family Lunch Date
We met up with Chris for a delicious lunch at Five Guys – even if they did get our order wrong and were a little clueless. But, Chris appreciated the break from his normal workday . . . and we appreciated the bonus time we got to spend with him.
Our lunch date was timed quite nicely with Cami’s dance instructor telling her she was ready for pointe shoes. Just a couple blocks from our lunch date, was the theatre district of London where there are a number of dance shops. So, we decided to kill two birds with one stone . . . or is it more like two outings for the headache of one?
Pointe Shoes Everywhere!
Cami had been counting down the days to our trip to the dance shop so she was beyond excited. We knew we would have a little bit of resistance because of her age, but Cami’s dance instructor told us to stick to our guns and to have them take a look at Cami’s strong ankles. Well, when I asked the lady at the front desk about a fitting, she didn’t look too thrilled about helping us, as they don’t normally fit pointe shoes for children younger than 11. I didn’t even think we’d get a chance to show off Cami’s ankles, but the lady finally agreed to at least have a look, reserving the right not to sell us the shoes if Cami wasn’t ready.
Trying on the First Pair
To be fair to Cami’s shoe-fitter, she was very encouraging to Cami and told her not to get frustrated if the fitting took awhile, as you have to find just the ‘right one.’ I never knew there were so many makes and models of pointe shoes!
Still Another Pair
It did take about an hour, but they were able to find just the right one that looked nice on both feet and supported them properly as well. The lady must have seen something she liked about Cami’s feet, as she sold us the shoes. Maybe it was another ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ moment.
Regardless, Cami was very excited to leave the store with her pointe shoes in hand!
I’ve been told, you always remember your first pointe shoe fitting. I’m sure the next monumental dance step is when Cami can actually sew her own ribbons onto her shoes!
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