Just because there are some little ones in the family now does not mean that you have to be stuck in the house all the time. Whether you are walking or driving there is a combination safety car seat and baby stroller that fits your needs. The top brands are Graco and Baby Trends. If you are trendy you can get the same stroller used by celebrities – for around $1000. Convenience and quality do not have to cost that much. An umbrella stroller is less than $50. Jogging strollers are more but handle any terrain you take it on. For booster car seats and strollers you cannot go wrong with the right model Britax Car Seat that fits your family size and budget.

Did you know that some people compete in IronMan competitions with jogging strollers? It is extreme but doable. Even you do not intend to be the next Iron Man (or Lady) you still need a good pair of athletic shoes to get around town. When you see things like “biomechanically engineered to accomodate overpranation” you know that those athletic shoes are going to fit right and be kind to your feet. Brooks Shoes are the top of line running and walking shoes. They do not cost as much as some other brands because Brooks does not pay celebrity advertisers. The best advertising for brooks shoes beast are the people who wear them.

Everybody with kids takes pictures and videos. Lots of them. A $100 Flip videocam fits in your pocket and comes out to capture those memories you will cherish forever. But if you are more serious about your videography you need a high end professional camcorder. You can spend thousands for sure but there is a middle line of excellent quality Sony, Canon and Panasonic video camcorders, often called prosumer models, that you could use to make a documentary or an independent film if you wanted. They are that good and provide you with the most sophsiticated video controls. Look at professional video camcorders before spending more than a couple hundred on a camcorder. At a minimum you will look really cool.