We seriously considered getting these again the next size up as our daughter's first pair was outgrown.  The only reason we didn't was because winter is coming and we wanted something warmer with more protection from wetness on the top of the foot.  Our kid's first real shoes (not these!) had a leather toe, which was scuffed and horrible looking in a week.  These have received heavy daily use for months and still look great. The rubber toe caps are excellent! The color goes with a wide variety of outfits and the shoe is clearly a female style without being super girly.  The removable liners really extended her wear.  She got a 6-6.5 and wore them with one liner (they came with two) when she was 18 months old, then we removed the liner two months later and she wore them another month.  She eagerly puts them on and is reluctant to remove them.  That's an endorsement!

  There are a few cons.  Our kid has relatively narrow feet, and these are on the narrow side for her. They don't fit her very well with warm socks.  Sometimes the velcro sticky pad latches on to her socks and makes taking them on and off more complicated.