shoe shopping

i bought lumi some shoes today.  up until now she has worn a couple of decorative pairs, and then she wears her snow booties every day to and from day care.  but now that she is walking around and pushing toys and such, she needs shoes.  we also have a pair that fits now that i love that was a gift from my sister-in-law's family, but they are maryjane-style, and that doesn't help much in the muddy spring of prague.  so the day care people requested some real shoes!  i was expecting to enjoy the process -- i mean, think of all the adorable tiny shoes!  unfortunately, despite the large selection, there was that ridiculous color gender-based breakdown and it was disappointing.  the 'girl' shoes were all assorted hideous shades of pink, and the 'boy' shoes were all blue and brown and orange.  i was hoping for red (which is a girl color here and in finland!), or even grey with some pink decorations, but they were not to be found.  so i ended up with boy shoes, but the most neutral colors i could find, in a size 20.