When one of our neighbors offered us a chance to go to the Nike Employee Store, we jumped at the opportunity.  All the kids were in need of new shoes and I figured we could get a few other things, since the kids have been rapidly outgrowing their current wardrobes.  Franny especially, but Cole as well, had a lot of fun picking out their new outfits, shoes, and sweat suits, and were very meticulous and insistent on what they liked.  After standing in a line to get in for half an hour, we shopped for three hours before I took the kids home and left Rick to continue shopping even more.  In the end, we are all geared up from head to toe.  Hopefully, we will have another chance to go; and, while we are very thankful for our neighbor’s invitation, we all hope the next time is not in the middle of the holiday shopping frenzy!