List of activities to keep the boys busy while inside
Imagine a not-so-big New York City apartment. Imagine that living in that apartment are two little boys – ages 3 and 5 – stuck inside for three days last week. Imagine mayhem.
No, seriously, the boys have been great sports over the past week and have kept themselves pretty busy. But you can imagine how happy they were once they were able to go outside again. What do you think they wanted to do? RUN. They didn’t care where we went. They just wanted to run.
So we laced up their new Reeboks and set out to run off some excess energy.
After yesterday’s Nor’easter, it looks like we might be cooped up for a few more days again!
By the way, aren’t these the most ridiculously cute sneakers you’ve seen? They’re mini RealFlex Transitions. They are super light and flexible and are a cool black and lime green. The boys usually complain about putting on “tie shoes” but amazingly, they didn’t this time. Jasper liked that he could practice tying his own shoe. Everett has refused to wear any other shoe, except if it’s raining.
Did it snow yesterday where you live? Are you ready for winter weather? I’m not…
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{Disclosure: Reebok provided me with two pairs of children’s sneakers. I received no other compensation. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.}
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I remember stir crazy boys! A long time ago, and our time is in the summer when it is too hot to play outside, and the kids are off school. ACH! Of course, they’re 35 & 31 now so if it is a problem their wives must deal with it
Debbie@ Live from La Quinta recently posted..Weekly Reader: A Dose of Inspiration
haha. Lucky for their wives?
Love his list!! And love the shoes! Woo hoo! Are boys should get together and make a video together in their “workout shoes”.
STUFT Mama recently posted..I’m Buried
How cute would that workout video be!! Yes, he’s very organized and very into his schedule. I wish some of that would rub off on me!
His list looks a lot like what my perfect day would be like
Erica { EricaDHouse.com } recently posted..My Weight Evolution
Oh look at your cute little boys! And, yes, those shoes are adorable! Seems like you have some pretty well behaved kiddos
Nice vid!
Ericka @ The Sweet Life recently posted..Philadelphia Marathon: I’m Doing It
haha. They are well behaved when there is a camera around. #kidslearnfast
Oh so cute!!!
Love the list…made me smile!
The kicks are awesome too!
Your son is so cute with his list! Why didn’t they have those shoes when we were kids ?!
Kat recently posted..Thankful Thursday – Helping Sandy Victims
Love the sneakers! And cooped up kids are no joke! Good to keep active though, till the snow hit. Damn snow. not happy! LOL!
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Seriously, the snow was just annoying. And then it’s going to be like 70 over the weekend?? What? Not complaining about the warmer weather but would love just some more consistent weather!
My weekends are always full of stir crazy children! Even in a house, there seems to be not quite enough room to burn off all the energy!
I wish that I could get my 8 year old to tie his own shoes. Velcro really is a curse (for moms, anyways)
Tamara recently posted..Food guilt | labelling food ‘good’ and ‘bad’ undermines healthy eating
There’s never ever enough room at home for the kids! Sometimes I wish we had a backyard and I could just put them outside for a while. I was actually super surprised that J figured out how to tie his own shoes so quickly. He normally wears velcro but he got a pair of hand-me-down sneaks a few months ago that were tie shoes and he loved the idea of them.
okay that is one fabulous video! makes me want to run with them!! love the shoes!
lindsay recently posted..Things to Come & New Finds
You should!! They would love to have company in their run-arounds since Mommy and Daddy are a little sick and tired of it
Oh my gosh. This is too adorable!!! I LOVE how they play together (and push each other!)…makes me so excited to think of R and AJ like this in a few years!
PS. You are insanely creative. I loved the video!
Michele @ Nycrunningmama recently posted..More than Jersey Shore or Mob Wives
Seriously, that’s the things that makes me the happiest – seeing the two of them playing together. R and AJ will be there sooner than you know it! And thanks for your comment about the video. Animoto made it super duper easy so I can’t take all the credit
They are ridiculously cute sneakers (I want a pair for my twerps) but you know what is even more adorable your cuite pie wearing them
Hope you don’t go stir crazy! xoxo
Lisa @ RunWiki recently posted..Picky Bars Mini Gluten Free Peanut Butter Pie
Thanks Lisa! Luckily, the weather is supposed to improve for the rest of the week!
So darn cute, both the boys and the sneaks! Being housebound is tough on both kids and parents, that is for sure. I am always happy in the colder weather that my son is a swimmer and therefore gets really great exercise year-round. My daughter and her friends tend to want indoor activities when the weather turns and it is always a challenge to push them all out the door–they need it and so do I!
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My boys are total homebodies by nature but I know that if they are stuck inside for too long, they will have SO MUCH excess energy by the end of the day and never go to sleep!! I have lots of memories of swim practice in the winter and being constantly having wet hair in the cold weather
Yes, ridiculously cute shoes, and ridiculously cute boys! That video is awesome!! What is animo? I should probably just google it… is that how you made all those fun effects?
I’m so sorry you just got snow, after already being off school… you guys are getting hit hard. I don’t envy you, but I do hope we get to see just a little bit of snow when we’re in the northeast for the holidays!
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I have had another 4 year old, plus my 2, plus adults added to my home who were evac’d. Shoot.Me.Now.
Cat @ Breakfast to Bed recently posted..Poe in Pink Chenille
Oh goodness. Should I bring alcohol?
I am so completely, 100%, not ready at all for Winter. It makes me crabby. For 3 months.
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I’m totally unprepared – definitely mentally but also the boys have no winter clothes!! Going to have to go order a bunch of stuff now. Overall, the colder weather makes me crabby for a good 6 months.
Those are some stinking cute shoes. I bought The First Lady some little nikes… I think shoe companies are out to get us with little tiny shoes.
Hoping you and the fam are getting back to usual days. No stormy weather here, sorry. Just some rain.
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They are totally out to get us. There are so many cute ones out there. The sneaker closet is slowly taking over our house. We’re slowly getting back to normal, thanks. Sorry about the rain but you guys need it, no?
Those sneakers and the boys attached are adorable! Must be really tough inside that long for them!!
Jess recently posted..Breaking through the Plateau
They generally prefer to stay at home so I think that it’s harder on us parents!! But I know that they are much happier (and sleep better) when they can get out and run around.
The girls were going bonkers too. We ended up clearing an area in the basement and Chris ran basketball drills with them. It was a lifesaver!! Hope you all are out and free of bad weather for a while!
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Oh you poor things! Hang tight!!
Love the list, and seriously LOVE the sneakers!
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