Lucy's Birthday Shoes - April 22, 2013

Since we kept Lucy's pediatrician from when we lived in West Jordan instead of switching to someone closer in Salt Lake City, we happened to be close to her Uncle Damian after her appointment. Damian missed Lucy's birthday party because he had already committed to attend Grandma & Grandpa Thompson's anniversary party in St. George that same weekend. But when he returned, he offered to take her on an uncle/niece date to pick out some shoes that he could decorate for her. Although Damian isn't a full-time illustrator for work like Brandon, he's got quite a bit of artistic talent.  He's got a blog that he hasn't been able to post much lately on his shoes that he decorates but you can get an idea of what he has done with them from past posts here and here.

Anyway, since we were in his area, I gave him a call to see if I could drop Lucy off with him for their little date night. It worked out perfectly because I just happened to be in need of a break and Lucy just happened to be in need of some one-on-one attention. So Damian took Lucy to the Vans store at the mall to choose some shoes for her and then to Hot Dog on a Stick for dinner. Then they headed back to his house so he could decorate them.

Can you guess what type of shoes Damian made for Lucy...

 Totoro shoes!! They were perfect!

 Lucy is ever the willing model. I just love the little bent knee. What a ham!

It was so nice to have a little break and some one-on-one time with Grey. I can't remember what I did but I'm sure it was lovely. And I know Lucy had such a great time with her uncle.

Thanks Damian!