Check out those socks!

Talk about the cutest thing ever, but Nix Socks takes the cake when it comes to toddler socks.

They are basically knee high tube socks, basically the same "old school" type tube sock that was popular with the skater crowd when I was in school, and Connor's Daddy still loves to wear today.

Well besides being beyond adorable the tube sock look is as functional as it is stylish. Not only do they look great but they provide a great barrier to cold, and down here in the southern states where cold isn't so much an issue, I've found they make for GREAT protection from mosquitoes.

In Alabama this time of year Mosquitoes are horrible, and It almost makes me want to keep Connor inside many afternoons. A good bug spray is a must but honestly I do not necessarily enjoy dousing my son with bug spray every time we leave the house. I can however put a pair of long shorts on him, a pair of Nix socks and we are good to go as usually its his legs that get most of the bites as especially on hot days it seems that the mosquitoes go for the lowest exposed skin possible. I usually get bites around my ankles and near my knees.

We spent most of the afternoon outside today and Connor went to bed with only one bite on his arm, and not a single bite on his legs. That alone is worth a pair of Nix Socks, though truthfully I didn't get him a pair for their mosquito fighting powers. I really love the way they look, and I love the fact that they don't slide down so he can wear them all day and I don't even have to think about adjusting them.

You might think of tube socks as a boy thing, but you are SO wrong. I love a good tube sock on boys, but I honestly think that nothing is cuter than a pair of tube socks on girls. I loved to wear them growing up, but I never had any socks even remotely this cool. Now the question is where can I find a pair of the pastel socks in an adult size?

You can check out all the color choices of Nix Socks and purchase them directly on their website!

Nix Socks was generous enough to offer a giveaway of one pair of socks to one lucky reader!

To enter :

• Leave a comment on this post. Check out Nix Socks and tell me what is your favorite pair of socks, and did you wear tube socks when you were a kid?
  
• Make sure there is a way for me to contact you - if your email address is not on your profile or you are not a blogger you may leave it in your comment or email it to me directly (angelaandconnor at gmail dot com) We have had to disqualify a lot of potential winners as of late as many people do not have emails available in their profiles or leave anonymous posts without any way to contact you.
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• One extra credit per person. Please post your extra credit in a separate post.
• This contest will end August 31th at midnight!