I took the day off yesterday.

We were celebrating Charlie's 1st birthday, and it was incredible!

I don't normally use this space to talk in depth about our day to day life, I try to keep it as motivational and fitness centered as possible, however I just can't help but share some pictures showcasing the first year on Charlie's life.

I am one proud Mama!

It's hard to believe that a whole year has passed since this moment...

So much has happened since then.

On one hand it feels like yesterday and on another it feels like he's been around forever.

I love being his Mommy so much!

My favorite part of this entire year has been seeing Oliver turn into the most INCREDIBLE big brother ever.

I love seeing how our family photos keep changing throughout each stage of our boys lives.

I'm still in disbelief that we have a two and one year old! It just doesn't seem possible!

I'll be sharing pictures from our day & celebrations for Charlie's first birthday next week so stay tuned!

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So, yesterday was National Ice Cream Day and in honor of such a glorious day we are highly encouraging you all to go back to last week's post and try out the workout that will absolutely have your muscle's SCREAMING for ice cream!

I took the boys to a local ice cream shop so we could celebrate this great day and I am going to share our experience here with you all in pictures...

As always please be sure to tag me and Sworkit (IG, FB, TW) in all social media posts regarding these Summer Series workouts, also using the hashtags #summerworkoutseries #nogymnoexcuse

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If anyone knows me they know that I have a huge weakness for buying as many pairs of sunglasses as I can get my hands on.
I'm not into paying high end prices for my glasses, however. I cringe at spending more than $10 honestly. With two little ones running around I just can't bring myself to pay any more than that on the off chance that they get their tiny little hands on them.
I've been lucky so far and haven't had any accidents, even with my $10 sunglasses!

I was fortunate enough to receive a free month of Ditto's Endless Eyewear program a little while back and today I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the process and product.


Bottom line, they are a great company with incredible customer service and response time.

I never felt like I was being pushed off or just given an answer to get me to go away. They were caring and wanted to make sure my experience was a great as it could be!

Being that I don't ever spend any real amount of money on my sunglasses I was a bit intimidated to choose a pair that was worth a lot of money, however I figured go big or go home, right?!

I chose a Prada pair which you can see HERE.


With a retail value of $385 I was giddy and nervous when they arrived.
Needless to say I immediately fell in love with these sunglasses. I did, however, make sure to wear them carefully when the kiddos wouldn't be going crazy all around, just to be safe!

I got to try out a few more pairs at the Go Blog Social conference and let's just say, I want them all, all the time!

After I placed my order the sunglasses arrived within a few days, even faster than I could have ever expected. Then when I was ready to send them back I was able to use a prepaid packing label that came with the glasses. All around such a simple process.

For $25 a month you can change out sunglasses whenever you want. Making it simple and convenient to wear designer brands for a fraction of the cost!

I look forward to taking part in this program here in the future for sure, once the kids are a bit older and I won't be as afraid of little hands getting a hold of these gorgeous sunglasses!

So go on and check out the website! You won't regret it!

I hope everyone had a really great 4th of July weekend, I know we sure did!

I also hope that you all had a chance to check out my post on Saturday, what to wear for the 4th of July and also my post yesterday with Sworkit, a little Star Spangled Stretch!

We are fortunate enough to have some really great and close friends that we love spending as much time together as we can. As we have been getting older, having babies and all that fun stuff, our times together have become a little more few and far between.

Every 4th of July we have made it a point to get together and have our annual Shrimp BBQ feast, in which we have titled it Shrimp-a-Palooza. It may sound silly and a little crazy but it is definitely one thing I look forward to every year. The past few years we have been able to host it at our home and I have to say, it has become something that I can't wait for every year! I love hosting get togethers of all kinds, but for me, this one is near and dear to my heart. I am already thinking about next year!!!

We kicked off our weekend going to the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.

The weather was icky, rainy and cold but we sucked it up and made it through!

We did attempt a group shot but it didn't work out so great, we're working on group selfies!

Then came Monday and the real festivities began.

Oliver for the win in best photo bomb!

The guys!

My three favorite humans!

We, along with the rest of our neighborhood, ended our night with fireworks!!

All in all this weekend was a huge success and I couldn't be happier or feel luckier!

Until next year Shrimp-a-Palooza, until next year!

What did you all do over your long holiday weekend?!

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Every now and then I come across a brand that I just know that I want to work with.

Arch Apparel located in St. Louis was absolutely one of them.

I can't tell you enough just how much I love everything that this company has to offer.

Seriously, this tee shirt has easily become one of my absolute favorites to wear all the time, it's just so comfortable and soft, I have to make myself take it off!

Being a Mom of two little boys, tee shirts and jean shorts are pretty much my uniform every single day. So it makes it so easy to just grab for my STL tee!

Shirt : Arch Apparel (c/o) || Shorts : Old, Similar Here || Sunglasses || Shoes : Old, Similar Here

I can't wait to add to my closet with more clothing from Arch Apparel!

Here are just a few of my favorites...

1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 

I hope you enjoy and check out their website, jump on the STL bandwagon (even if you don't live here, it's cool!)

Be sure to check them out on all their other social media as well for outfit inspiration and new products!

Facebook || Instagram || Twitter || Website

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Happy Monday, all!!!

In case you weren't aware, today is NATIONAL SUNGLASSES DAY.

To honor this day our Summer Workout Series is all about Sweating in the Sun!

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**This is not a sponsored post at all... I bought this watch because I saw tons of great reviews on Amazon and wanted a tracking watch**

Okay, with that said here are my thoughts on the Polar FT60 Heart Rate Monitor

First off I have to say I researched a lot of different calorie trackers and my first choice was the FitBit. I had heard things here and there about the FitBit but upon further reading it wasn't exactly what I wanted. I didn't want it to just track my steps, however I wanted something that would be able to track other activities outside of running or biking such as strength training.

The FitBit is awesome for what it is and I have friends who absolutely love theirs, and I'm sure I would have loved it too had I gone that route.

So onto my Polar watch. Man do I love this thing. Seriously, no matter what workout activity I am doing I put this baby on and get a much more accurate idea of the amount of calories I burned during said workout.

**View from my morning runs!**

I was nervous at first since it comes with a chest strap that you have to put on before starting to workout. This tracks your heart rate thus giving you a more accurate reading of your calories. I thought it would annoy me and feel uncomfortable. However once it's on I forget that it's there. I come home from running or any other activity and I keep it on because I forget that it's there. So as far as that aspect of the Polar watches, it's really a non-issue and if that's what's holding you back, don't let it, I promise it's not bad at all!

**I never run without it**

Also the style of this series of Polar was one of my favorites. I was looking for a sleek design and wasn't too worried about size, since it is rather large. I was looking for white and clean looking which this watch completely captures the exact look I was going for. I also wear this watch throughout my everyday life as well, without the chest strap of course, when running errands or out with the boys. It's large display makes it easy to glance quickly and see the time rather than rummaging through my bags for my phone! I sort of feel naked without it now!

There are plenty of other generations of the Polar watches and the newer ones look absolutely awesome as well and one day I may trade up but for now, I couldn't have made a better decision on going with this watch and would highly suggest it to anyone looking for a sports tracking watch!

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR OWN POLAR FT60 WATCH TODAY!

I hope this helps anyone who is looking to buy an activity tracking watch! Please let me know in the comments what your favorite watches are or if you have tried one of these Polar watches yourself! I'd love to hear any and all feedback!

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