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*****Updated to announce that Michelle at Life With Three is the lucky winner of the cute shoes!*****

About three years ago my mom gave Cassidy a gift that proved to be priceless.  It was a pair of shoes that I instantly fell head over heels for because they were the one and only pair she could both put on and remove all by herself.  They were a Godsend, my friends, not so much for their appearance, but more in spite of it.  These were the imitation Crocs that, at the time, weren’t as widely available as they are now.  Plastic, fire engine red clogs with holes in them were really not my idea of a fashion statement, but purely for the convenience factor, I learned to love them.

Here we are three years (and a blue, black, pink camo, and white pair) later and those tiny little feet on that girl have finally begun to stretch out.  Yes, Cassidy has worn the same size shoe for about three years.  Many of you probably find that your kids grow out of their shoes before they wear them out, but we’ve never had that problem with Cass.  She’s a teeny little thing and only now has she begun to really sprout up.  The poor girl was walking through the mall and just plopped her little tush down in the middle of the aisle and refused to go a step further because her “toes hurt.”  When I took off the aforementioned red shoes I found blisters on the second toe of each of her feet.  I hadn’t even realized they were getting snug and I felt so bad.

Luckily, earlier in that same week I had received an adorable replacement in the mail.  Take a look at these little babies.

Can you help but love them?  It’s like those cute little green flowers are taunting you to do the love me not game.  And love them I do. 

They’re from the Eleven Collection (a sister company to See Kai Run) Spring/Summer line and they are as cute on Cassidy’s suddenly sprouting feet as they are in this picture.  And they’re made to last with high quality leather and really durable soles.  Take it from a mom of four who has done her fair share of shopping at Payless; these shoes are the real deal.  I love the classic designs and rainbow of colors to choose from.  I venture to guess that you will too.

And if so, you’re in luck because Eleven Collection has graciously offered to give away one pair to a lucky mom.  These would be perfect to help send the little ones back to school in style don’t you think?  To enter, just click your way over to Eleven Collection and have a look at the Spring/Summer line and then pop back over here and leave a comment letting me know (by name) which pair would put a skip in your step.  I’ll announce a winner on Wednesday, July 30th.

 And if you’re in the mood for more giveaways, be sure to visit the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival!