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.

Ugg Cardy Classic Knit Boot - $139.95

I’ve spent the last few days trolling the web for other cute boots. Here are a few more I’ve found since.  Trying hard to curb my need to buy a pair.  What do you think?

Bare Traps Ellery Boot - $69.95 at DSW

Sketcher's Gray Women's Puffster - $60 with free shipping on Shoes.com, plus 15OFF for 15% off your order at Shoes.com right now

And of course it always comes back to the Uggs. I’m also drooling over these Ugg Sundance 2′s.

What boots are you coveting this winter?  What are you wearing?

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.

I recently received a pair to test out and I’ll admit, I was a bit intimidated by them. I was going out to the store, sans kids, and I figured I’d take them for a test run. They felt so odd that I quickly took them off, I wasn’t sure I should go to a supermarket with shoes that felt that different (Skechers describes the experience like walking in sand). A few days later, my friend Esti of primetimeparenting.com came over wearing hers and I related my experience. She laughed and said, “They’re great, try them again”. So, I pulled them out again. I walked around my apartment as our children played together and I loved the shoes! Esti and I agreed that they were like walking on a cloud – Skechers describes them like walking on sand.

Then came phase two: taking them to the streets. I decided to put them on to go get my lunch, taking the baby in his stroller. After a walk around the corner, I felt my calves working — like I had just done a long walk. Skechers recommends limiting daily sessions with the Shape-Ups to 25-45 minutes for the first 2 weeks, increasing you time in 5 – 10 minute increments. Walking in Shape-Ups to get stronger leg, rear end, back and ab muscles? Yeah, I’m into that!

Thank you to Skechers for sending a product sample.

And if you miss it today, never fear. Tomorrow they are doing 20% off and Thursday 15%. (But obviously your best bet is to order today if you can!)

Use it at check-out to receive 10% off your order, plus get free shipping when you order $75 or more worth of shoes.  Olly has a great selection of some favorite brands like Uggs, Pedipeds, See Kai Run, Robeez, Geox and more.  You can also get school uniform shoes from Jumping Jacks here.

If you have a local Olly Shoes, be sure to check it out.  I’ve been going to my local Olly for years; they have quality shoes and I love the customer service. 

Disclosure: I recently attended a Mom Blogger event with my kids at a local Olly.  I received a swag bag while attending.  

So when Stride Rite sent over a couple of pair of shoes – including their new Extinction sneakers ($35) - I was jumping for joy that Cole was excited about this new pair.  He’s calling them his “Dinosaur shoes” and they’re velcro so he can put them on and off himself.

Love them.  Big Brother got a pair too.  I love the price point on these shoes too – $35, plus you get free shipping when you order two pairs or more on the Stride Rite website.