These boots were made for walkin'

With his new found mobility, Emmett goes trollin' for slimmies along 4th Street...

Babies in big boots

These photos of Emmett's Uncle Blair were taken by Emmett's dad in January and March, 1980.

This photo of Emmett was taken by Emmett's dad in April 2010.

Hard to say what's most noteworthy: two generations of the baby-in-adult-boots gag, the evolution of jolly jumper technology from 1980 to 2010, or the extent to which Emmett's dad realizes how much he doesn't miss his old Cougar boots.