Penelope is going to grow up to be an amazing thrift shopper. I just know it! Back in April (Penelope's birthday, in fact) we were running some errands when I randomly decided to pop into D.I. to look for some sweet deals. I passed by the kid's shoe section & Penelope picked snagged a pair of rain boots that I (surprisingly) didn't notice. She promptly kicked off her shoes & threw the boots on. At first I wasn't too thrilled about these mysterious rain boots, but Penelope wasn't going to take them off, so I bought them. I'd much rather spend $1 on a pair of boots than deal with a screaming 2 year old. Just trying to keep the peace. As my sister pointed out to us after a night of babysitting, Penelope's favorite cartoon character, Kipper, sports the same green rain boots in a rainy day episode. Aw! How sweet. Penelope & Kipper are all matchy-matchy! Penelope would wear her boots everyday if I let her and she gets compliments on her sweet boots everywhere we go. I love that she's gotten so much use out of a measly little dollar.