I could have used this coupon last week!  Cole and I were just in-store and he HAD TO HAVE these Darth Maul Stride Rite light up shoes.  I could not say no to his excited face and I can’t tell you guys how much pleasure he gets out of walking around in these shoes on a daily basis now.

But seriously, go check out Stride Rite on Facebook and get the coupon code – this one’s a good one!

We received this pair of Totes Boys Boots from Sears for Nate recently and I’m impressed with both the quality and the price!  I sometimes find it tough to justify spending a fortune on something that’s going to be grown out of after a year but boots are a tough one.  I don’t want to mess with quality when it comes to a snow boot since it’s so important when the kids are out in the cold snow!

While we have yet to try them in the snow, Nate has tried them on and said they feel “very warm and soft!”  And you can not beat the price – $34.98 for a pair.  Plus Sears is participating in Cyber Monday deals all week and shoes and boots are 20% off ending today (Dec 1st).  Add them to your cart and the discount will appear.

They also have free shipping through the end of January on all boots.

And I love these girls’ shoes pictured above, the Crocs Keely Mary Jane that you can get for an affordable $24.99.

These aren’t the only new shoes from Crocs either.  Check out their entire new line of Back to School Crocs shoes and get ordering for the upcoming school season before they sell out.

Crocs offers free shipping on orders over $69.

Disclaimer:  I received a pair of free Crocs to facilitate this review.

Something about these shoes shout preppy and “duuuuuuuuuude” to me at the same time.  And hubby and Nate are enthralled; they haven’t taken them off since we bought them several days ago, proclaiming these are the most comfortable pair of shoes they own.  (Nate has been opting to wear these over flip flops, if that tells you anything.)

Hubby’s wearing a pair of Hey Jute ($60) and Nate (age 7) is wearing the Standard Kids ($42).  Check ‘em out.  They make stylin’ looking flip flops too.  You can buy on the Sanuk.com website, on Zappos.com or Amazon.com.

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Recently I was super excited to come across Name Bubbles, an incredible, durable product to easily label anything your kids use and lose. The labels are not only diswasher, laundry, and microwave safe, but they are colorful and cute and actually enhance the look of your belongings! They have a simple press-and-stick application, so there is no ironing and no mess!

I got to try their camp pack for each of my boys, which is perfect for the upcoming camp season. The camp pack includes 109 labels in a variety of styles and colors, and all of the labels resist sunscreen and bug spray. I can easily label my boys clothing with the Bubble Itz, adorable and colorful circular labels that stick on to clothing tags or directly on the clothes. Bubble Toes are great for making sure my kids water shoes and sneakers come home with them each day. And the variety of sizes of other labels are perfect for backpacks, lunch boxes, and other gear.

The best two things about Name Bubbles that set them apart from other similar types of companies is their variety of great looking and colorful styles to choose from, as well as the opportunity to put your phone number or address on some of the smaller clothing labels. When I use the Name Bubbles on my kids clothes, I actually feel like I am enhancing their clothes instead of marking them up with something ugly or something hard-to-read.

You can also use Name Bubbles to alert others of allergy or medical needs, on your luggage instead of a traditional luggage tag, and on your baby bottles and sippy cups (check out the adorable designs!)

Now is the perfect time to stock up on these fun and super-functional labels which you will find yourself using all of the time… from sports to school to camp and everything in between! Place an order of $50 or more and receive free shipping! No code necessary.

I received complementary samples for this review from Name Bubbles, however, as always, all opinions are my own.

My son was so excited. It doesn’t take much and apparently he was “really wanting a new pair of sneakers!”  He’s also very impressed with his masterful shoe-tying abilities these days so out went the old velco pair and in with the new New Balance pair.  This particular pair, the New Balance 860 is designed for grade school runners with plenty of shock absorbtion, support and cushioning.

But here’s the kicker.  The tongue of the shoes says “running” so he’s now proclaimed he has special running powers and will be able to go running with me when I go out for a jog.  I love it!

The New Balance 860s are normally $44.99 but are currently on sale for $39.99 at NewBalance.com.

As they continue to try and empty their shelves of all of their inventory, prices continue to drop.  Love these MONA winter boots for girls.  They’re normally $79.95 but down to $19.95 with lots of sizes still available.

Or you can just visit Vincent Shoes and see what else you love – pretty much everything is for sale at a great price point at this points so while it’s sad they are closing you might as well take advantage and stock up on some great shoes while they are still available.

But last week on the way out of the mall, I popped into Stride Rite, asking them to measure her again. 4 1/2 made her big enough, finally, for a pair of boots! The salesperson recommended waterproofing spray, which I was quick to snatch up, and we ran home to spray.

She practiced wearing her Wallaroo boots the past few days, even wearing them dancing at music class with a cute little mini skirt and tights. Today, she tried them out in the ice on the driveway and in the snow. While she took some slides, there were no spills. These rubber-soled shoes had amazing traction and support for her ankles, and she stayed upright the entire time while playing on the ice.

I was also concerned about her little toes getting cold, and snow working its way into the socks while playing in the snow. There were no complaints and when we finally came in about an hour later, her toes were dry, and fairly warm.

The Wallaroo boots are on sale at Stride Rite. If you’re little is dying to go outside and experience the snow, race to the mall and grab these. (Just make sure you spray them with NAME first. It takes 24 hours to set in, but she’ll be a snow-bunny by the weekend.)

Or order from Shoebuy where you can use code WINTER15 to save 15% and recieve free shipping.

We fell in love with their Captain Rex Lighted Sneakers ($55). I have to confess, I don’t watch the Clone Wars, but my husband does and he thought Captain Rex was a great choice — Captain Rex is from Star Wars’ Clone Wars Movie and has more of a role in the cartoon on the Cartoon Network  These fun light-up sneakers are great quality and have a flexible outsole, hook and loop closure and a pearlized leather upper.  Sizes range from toddler to older kid and are geared to boys.