Twenty-five pairs of what?????

I can totally understand a 3 year old who is potty training having 25 pairs of underwear, or the child whose washing machine eats socks having 25 pairs of socks, but really, no 3 year old needs 25 pairs of foot wear! Only 18 pairs our shown in this picture. Missing are 2 pairs of boots, 2 pairs of ballet slippers, a pair of tap shoes, a pair of black Sunday shoes (exactly like the black shoes shown), a pair of fuzzy pink princess slippers and another pair of ratty sneakers. This is simply too much for any child, though Carrie Bradshaw would be proud. Our only defense is that we only bought 7 pairs of shoes- including the slipped and dance shoes. The rest were gifts from her friend Claire, who knows the value of having good shoes. And, if you think Claire's shoe gifts are excessive, you should check out Lily's clothes- since Emily and Charlie wore out size three, Lily's great wardrobe comes from Claire.