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Mommy and Me: The Best Mother Daughter Matching Swimsuits

On the hunt for the best mommy and me swimsuits? I'm sharing all our favorite companies that make mother-daughter swimsuits! I know, the mommy and me twinning thing is everywhere.  While we don't wear whole family matching outfits on a regular basis……one of my favorite times to match with...

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Bathing Suits for a Pear Shaped Body Under $50

On the hunt for The Best Bathing Suits for a Pear Shaped Body Under $50? These flattering swim suits are a total steal! Yup, it's that time already.  Bathing Suit season.  Spring Break is on the horizon, and summer family vacations are being planned.  From pool days to beach...

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The Best Bathing Suits WITH SUPPORT For A Pear Shaped Body

Looking for the best supportive bathing suits 2018 has to offer? I'm sharing my tested favorites that look adorable AND help keep the girls in place! Ok.  Let's be candid.  Some of us need a little support when it comes to bathing suits.  Age, breast feeding, gravity……it all takes...

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My Favorite Whimsical One Bathing Suit Options for under $80

Looking for the The Best Whimsical Printed Bathing Suits for a Pear Shaped Body Under $75? These fun pieces are some of my favorites, and they're a total STEAL! Five, four, three, two, one……SUMMER IS HERE!  It's time for lazy pool days, trips to the beach, and tropical vacations.  We're...

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How to Be Comfortable In a Bathing Suit

Almost one year after publishing bathing suit pictures for the first time, I'm sharing what's changed…….(and telling you what YOU need to be comfortable at the beach and pool this summer – trust, these comfortable sandals are a GAME CHANGER)! This post about comfortable sandals is sponsored by Zappos....

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15 Bathing Suit Cover Ups that Flatter a Pear Shaped Body

Looking for bathing suit cover ups that flatter a pear shaped body? These are MUST buys for the summer! Let's talk beach style.  I know, I know.  I'm talking bathing suits a lot lately.  But, 'tis the season.  And until a year ago…..I pretty much refused to wear one...

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Best Black Bathing Suits for a Pear Shaped Body

Looking for the The Best Black Bathing Suits for a Pear Shaped Body? These classic black swim suits are a total summer must have! Ok, spring break is here.  And that means it's officially swim suit season.  After I wrote a blog post a couple of weeks back about the...

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The Best Swimsuit for Pear Shaped Bodies under $50

Looking for the The Best Swimsuit for Pear Shaped Bodies For Under $50? These tried and true swim suits are a total steal! Can you believe we're already talking bathing suits? Yup.  Spring Break will be here before you know it, and then the countdown will be on to...

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The Best Scalloped Swim Suit for Under $125

Are you looking for a great scalloped swim suit? I'm rounding up the best ones for under $125!Funny story about taking these bathing suit pictures.  First of all, yes we took them in JANUARY.  And I understand that in most other parts of the country, it's freezing.  It happened...

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Just Wear the Suit: Halter Swimsuits

Looking for a great suit for pear shaped bodies? Halter swimsuits are adorable, on trend and will make you feel like a million bucks! This post about halter swimsuits is written in partnership with Swimsuits for All. Can you believe we're about to enter the last part of summer?...

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Have you ever attended a luau? This was the first Have you ever attended a luau?This was the first I’ve EVER attended (fun fact, when we came to Aulani 5 years ago we were supposed to and it was rained out). The night before on this trip, we had some storms and I thought….oh no, round 2? But……the Hawaiian sun did it’s job and the weather for this was PERFECT. To be honest, this was not cheap.  I was a little apprehensive about whether I would feel it was worth the money but…..WOW was it ever.  The food was amazing, there were really fun activities for kids at the beginning and the cultural performances were phenomenal.  All three of us (including not wanting to spend even more $$$ vacation Robbie) left raving about the experience. Aulani wins for us so far on this trip that I’m so glad I booked in advance (highly suggest doing this as far out from your trip dates as you can)- the luau (try night 2 or 3 of your trip so you’ve had time to adjust to the time change)- Aunty’s Beach House (this is still at limited capacity so you DO need to book in advance, I booked a session for days 2, day 3, and day 4 and we’ve enjoyed having a bit of time each day)- character dining and prix fix dinner at Makahiki (we are one big meal each vacation day people, so DON’T book these the same day, I’d do character breakfast early on your first full day….you’ll wake up early with the time change and the dinner on whichever night you AREN’T doing the luau)Already dreaming of booking another trip here.
🌴🌺Postcards from Aulani: the Food and Charac 🌴🌺Postcards from Aulani: the Food and Characters are the Best🌺🌴(if you could only pick one of these treats, what would it be?!?)🌺 Mickey Masubi from the Ulu Cafe🌴minnie red velvet waffles (character breakfast at Makahiki)🌺 aulani special from the coffee cart (available each morning until 10:30 am)🌴olu rice crispy treat from the Ulu CafeFav meals so far (ha) were both at Makahiki.  We LOVED the character breakfast (so many unique local food offerings) and the Disney Team treated us to the prix fix dinner our first night here….I can’t even begin to explain what a lovely experience it was.  Killer cocktails, a GREAT kids’ menu and I had the best Ahi of my life.Now swipe all the way to end for an appearance from Vacation Robbie.  We love to see it.And place your votes…..pick ONE treat.
Five years ago. This exact place. Robbie had jus Five years ago.  This exact place.  Robbie had just finished two years of grad school.  And it had been a long, tough two years.  That year involved one major teacher strike in my district, many many many jobs and gigs for both of us, minimal time off together, a whole lot of unknowns and a whole lot of stress.The Disney and Aulani team probably had no idea that they were giving us the gift of much needed peaceful time together when they invited us on a trip to this magical place.  A trip that….to be honest, was beyond our means at the time.  We cherished every moment. A lot has happened since then.  A move, buying a house, seeing those years of hard work pay off.  And now….we did it.  We’re back.  Lazy river here we come. TLDR? If you’re in the thick of it, I see you.  We’ve been there. Family, Welcome Home……we did it.  Aulani for the week.
Now, if I’m being totally honest…..this pulled Now, if I’m being totally honest…..this pulled muscle? I should have known better.  When training for my race, I didn’t stretch or warm up enough most days and….here we are.Lesson learned.  I’m 4 weeks post race (do not recommend running a 10k on a pulled muscle) and I’m……almost better.  I’m learning to stretch and walk and to take better care of myself so that I can start running again REALLY soon (we’re almost there I think).For now? I’m doing recovery walks and trying to strengthen my leg.  And trying to make sure I get enough protein.  When I talked about Built Bars on my stories, a LOTTTTT of you raced about their Puffs.  Yup, I get it.  They’re AMAZING.  I’ve been bringing them along on my walks (and gluten free friends….they have some great options for us).Have you ever pulled a muscle? What was recovery like for you?#youGOTTAtrythis #BUILTProtein #BUILT #BUILTbar partner
💕Double Tap when you see who we found at the zo 💕Double Tap when you see who we found at the zoo (and swipe to the end for a close up)⠀⠀🌴Coming to San Diego for Spring Break or a Summer Vacation?⠀⠀📍Let’s talk San Diego Zoo (and yes, I got off a plane yesterday, picked up Lydia and we spent the afternoon at the zoo…..it was LOVELY).⠀⠀A few things to help you plan visits to San Diego and the Zoo:⠀1️⃣ the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park are NOT close together.  The Zoo is close to downtown, the Safari Park is about 25 miles north.  I’d suggest one day at each.  They’re totally unique and both worth a visit.  The Safari Park is smaller, but has REALLY unique exhibits (Walkabout Australia is my favorite).⠀2️⃣ both have some really fun and unique dining experiences that you can reserve in advance: Albert’s at the Zoo is a FANCY and fun sit down option, and The Watering Hole at Kijamii Overlook at the Safari Park is great for happy hour or a fun lunch ⠀3️⃣ there are great kids play areas at both locations, the Wildlife Explorers Base Camp area at the San Diego Zoo is brand new and absolutely amazing⠀⠀✨ Now, a bonus tip.  Undercover Tourist now has NATIONWIDE savings on over 500 attractions in 50 cities and up to 25% on tickets for theme parks, zoo, museums, aquariums, city tours, water parks, and movie tickets. And the deals they have for San Diego?  AMAZING (I’m sharing details in my stories).⠀⠀@themeparkfrog #UncoverSavingsNationwide #ad
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