Saturday, July 4, 2015

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Happy Saturday guys! I just wanted to get on here and share some pictures of the kids wearing their matching Rolling Stones outfits! Now time to finish getting ready and head out to enjoy our day! 

Hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July!


Friday, July 3, 2015

OH HEY, FRIDAY | WEEK TWO

Happy Friday guys! Hope everyone had a good week! Ours was good, went by fast but it was good! Now it's the weekend AND a holiday which I'm so excited for! We have plans to go to a cookout with friends. It'll be fun. And Gary took today off work so I already know it's going to be a good one.

Here are some of my favorites from this week:

001. K E E P I N G  E A C H  O T H E R  E N T E R T A I N E D
I used to worry so much about the age difference between Sophia + Jax. They are only fours apart but I would worry that because of this age gap they wouldn't want to play with each other. Growing up I had a sister that was just two years younger than me and we played all the time. I want that for my children. Now that Jax is getting a little older and hold himself up and ALMOST close to being mobile they having been playing a lot more which makes this momma's heart happy. It also helps that they can keep each other entertained so I can get things done. Sophia is just a good big sister!

002. O B S E S S E D  W I T H  P I N T E R E S T 
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Am I the only one who is obsessed with Pinterest?! I go through phases where I don't get on Pinterest for weeks but then I get on one day and I've pinned a thousand pins and it's dinner time! I can literally spend all day on Pinterest. So much inspiration! I have learned so much about blogging, photography and cooking dinner from it.  

003. P L A Y  T I M E  & N A P  T  I M E 


The pictures above are normal scenes you will see daily during my weeks as a stay at home mom. Sophia is getting better at being able to play by herself now that her brother is here when I'm nursing him or he's napping. It was hard for her at first because she was so used to having me to sit down and play with her but baby brother needs me to. I do try to play with her when I am able to put Jax down for a nap without him needing me there beside him. He's getting better at napping by himself. 

004. L I B R A R Y  D A T E  W I  T H  S O P H I A
Yesterday my good friend Megan randomly stopped by the house to say hi and told me to get out of the house with Sophia while she watched Jax so Sophia and I headed to the library. Sophia and I hardly ever get time to just me and her so we both enjoyed it. She picked out a book & I FINALLY got ahold of 'You Are A Badass'. I've heard nothing but amazing things about this book so I'm excited to read it. I'm already about 30 pages in & enjoy it so far. Have you read this book?

005. F R E E  C L E A N  E A T I N G  G R O U P 
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I mentioned yesterday about starting back up with the 21 Day Fix + Shakeology. I'm also getting back into coaching again and will be starting off with a Free Five Day Eating Group starting on Monday July 6th. Anyone is welcome to join! It'll be a Facebook group where my team and I will be sharing meal plans, recipes, motivation, work outs and grocery lists! If you are working on getting healthier or fit this is a great way of learning about setting healthy eating habits! AND IT'S FREE! If you are interested please let me know! (letterstosoph@gmail.com or comment below) We'd love to have you!

Hope you have a fun & safe holiday weekend!! 





Thursday, July 2, 2015

NO MORE EXCUSES!

Back in February when I was about 4 months postpartum I decided it was time to start working out and getting my body back! I knew that finding someone to watch Sophia + Jax everyday while I went to the gym was going to be too much so I decided to try out the 21 Day Fix with Shakeology! 

I completed my first round of the 21 Day Fix & felt amazing! I had so much energy and got back down to my pre baby weight. I loved the program so much that I decided to become a coach. Well life got busy & I kept making up excuses to not work out or not put in an hour or two as a coach. So for the past three months I haven't been eating healthy, I haven't been working and my body can feel it. I want to feel good. I want to have energy so I can be a better mom for my babies. I want to feel like I did back in Feb and March when I was doing the 21 Day Fix + drinking my Shakeology daily. And all I have been thinking about is how happy and healthy I felt during that time.

Time to feel that way again. No more excuses!

Yesterday I started my first day of the 21 Day Fix + Shakeology. It was hard but I did it. I also followed the meal plans. I took a before and after picture that I am going to compare every week and share with you. This will keep me accountable as well as show my progress!




AND on Monday July 6th my team & I will be hosting a 5-Day Clean Eating Group on Facebook! We will be sharing meal plans, grocery lists, recipes and even some work outs and it's ALL FREE! You just have to show up and participate! If you are wanting to set healthy eating habits let me know (letterstosoph@gmail.com) & I will add you!

I am joining the lovely bloggers below and giving this new journey to a healthier me my all for the next 100 days + hopefully more! 

Kenji is Here

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

OUR MINI VACATION | VIRGINIA BEACH

Yesterday I posted about our mini vacation we took at the beginning of May. We decided that after leaving Charleston, SC we would make a trip to Virginia Beach to visit Gary's family. We were planning on surprising them but Gary ended up telling his mom while we were on our way there. We only stayed for the weekend but it was fun! We always enjoy our time in Virginia Beach. We relaxed, hung out with family and of course made a trip to the beach. It was also Jax's first time visiting VA Beach and meeting some of Gary's family members! We are planning on going back again this summer. I know Sophia will be so excited to go back!