Perhaps I was feeling a little nostalgic while shopping for new shoes for Joshua that day. When I saw these tiny pair of Vans I was taken back to Southern California where I grew up and everyone had a pair of Vans when they weren't the latest trend around the country. They were just standard footwear. So then and there I decided J2 needed these. Yup, needed.



He's gonna be my So Cal kid. He's the one ready to skateboard off halfpipess and snowboard off cliffs and surf some wild waves. He's already practicing his rock climbing skills on the six foot shelf he conquered in his room. No, I never did any of these things but it's a Cali boy thing to do, right?