30 Rock & American Girl and the BIGGEST Toys R Us...

 While I went to IMATS to speak and do a meet and greet...my mom took the kids to watch people ice skate at Rockefeller Center...Alani and Blake in matching plaid....

 Alani eating some snacks...and they went to get her a book at the American Girl store...as well as a catalog...she loves looking at American Girl Catalogs. I did too, when I was little- I never got an American Girl doll, but I used to study every page of the catalog!

 After IMATS, I met them at the American Girl Cafe to celebrate our trip to NYC....this was my delicious frozen lemonade, which I wish I had another of, right now!
And I got to meet Stephen and Alex, who were awesome waiters there, that recognized me from Youtube...they were so nice!!!

 Baby slept in my arms our whole meal....my little "sleeping beauty baby"...hee hee

 then on our walk back....we went to the Toys R Us in Times Square...we saw the giant ferris wheel....

 the giant candies in Candyland.....

saw the life size, Barbie Dream House......
but it was so hot, crowded and crazy in there we left after that....

now we are back in our hotel...
and I've washed all my make-up off....ahhhhhhh,
huge and love from New York, kandee

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Our NYC Travel Day in Pictures....

I am typing this from our hotel room in NYC- it is 2am local time, but 11pm (my usual time-so says my trusty laptop)...we had an awesome travel day today!
Above you can see Alani leading the pack to the elevator in JFK airport...
in the plane she said, " This feels like a dream! Am I dreaming?"...she is so precious!

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And Blake said, as we looked out the window when we landed...."New York City is beeee-yoooo-teee-ful"....

 Blake and Lightning McQueen, Alani and her Hello Kitty backpack...as we waited and waited for the broken elevator than never came....I just ended up balancing the stroller down the escalator- but don't worry baby was safe in my moms arms as I did that.

 The kids did so awesome on the flight- Blakey slept the entire flight, on my left shoulder. Baby slept for half the flight on my lap....and Alani watched Stewart Little on my mom's ipad, on my right. We brought snacks with us....and since I forgot to bring the kids headphones....I let Alani wear mine to watch her movie and I just sat and imagined what Sherlock Holmes- the "in-flight" movie, might sound like if I could hear it. ha ha ha

 and as soon as we landed....a little lady went straight to grab her purse, out of my purse....and she walked with her purse the rest of the way...

And this was our parting shot in the plane before we got off in NYC!

PS. We ordered food, because we were all hungry.....now we are going to try to get all cozy, but there is a night club somewhere super close...it sounds like it's right below me or next door...and it sounds like I am in the club...I love me some fun dance music, but not when the bass is rattling your room and you want to sleepy sleep...ha ha ha

i heart NYC so much!!!!!

So happy to be falling asleep here.....
i heart you too, your kandee

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I don't pack heat, but I do pack clothes...

These is how I look after I gave 3 little lovebears their baths....

packed for those same 3 little lovebears....

finished blow drying girl lovebear (AKA Alani)'s hair...

and watched the boy lovebear (AKA Blake jump on my bed)....

and this is just some of what I've packed to far...because if you didn't know it...we are going to New York City...or as Blake likes to call it:  NEW NORK CITY

And here we have the looks of what's headed for the suitcases- in Blakes' corner:

stripes, plaid, jeans, studded lil' guy belt and hats....

in Alani's corner we have- stripes, plaid, neons and zebra print leggings, ofcourse....

and onto little Elyse...
stripes (stripes are a must, as you can see)...polka dots, pastel neons and or fav baby mocassins (Bobux makes them and they are our fav shoe- I got them at Whole Foods, isn't that funny)

as as you can see...my suitcase is not here to be seen...yes, that's because we are leaving for the airport and I am still trying to pack my bags...

off to finish one more load of laundry, make a smoothie, take a shower, slap a little makeup on, draga  brush through my hair, find some clothes that semi match and shoes that come off easily- airports and their shoe removal love!

Everyone is wearing slip-on shoes or boots today- ha ha ha- the secret off flying- no shoes that are hard to get on or off...ha ha ha

off and running, your kandee

Yay, our next post will be from NYC or the journey getting there at least! ha ha ha

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Throwback Thursday: little miss stripey-ness

I usually do my "throwback thursday"- AKA a picture from the "past"....on my kandeej blog...but I saw this and I thought about how big, little "Cupcake", as she was lovingly called when I was pregnant, has gotten....
this was many months ago......long before the crawling and walking....
and this is her...still in stripes.....just bigger.
And with teeth. ha ha ha

we're off to pack all our lil suitcases to head to New York City tomorrow...the kids are so excited! And I can't wait to meet everyone that will come to hear me speak and for the meet and greet at IMATS!

Oh, and I'm going to try to film a video on "how to pack" to travel with kids and babies (if I have enough time...hee hee)....
hugs and stripey clothes, your kandee

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My Breakfast of Champions, or just me....

My breakfast o' Health and Feel Good-ness....

and yes, I will be filming a "smoothie making video" soon, this week is just a little busy....

But here goes what I threw in there...

Hand full of Kale (rinsed and removed leaves from the "spine")

Kale is one of the most nutritionally dense foods you can eat- so super packed with nutrition!

Hand full of Spinach

I like spinach because it doesn't wilt as quickly as Kale and it's right up there with nutrition-action.

I accidentally grabbed the Rice Milk (which you could use, but I like how the Coconut Milk tastes better- even though I don't like coconuts- weird, I know.)

skip to photo #3....

 Ok....now here we go with the right milk....my So Delicious Coconut Milk (about 8 oz.)
1 pack of Sambazon Frozen Acai
about 1/4 cup Blueberries
1 scoop of PlantFusion Protein Powder
A dollop of Vanilla Coconut Milk Yogurt
and I forgot to show the orange I threw in there...it tastes delish!!!

 sometimes I add Chia seeds too...but not today, because I forgot....

 And blend it up til smoothieeeeeeeeeeee......

and voila...you don't taste the kale or spinach at all, just yummy purpley-orange-dreamsicle yummyness! Can  you believe I crave this? 

You will so great after you start your day like this- energized, full of health and ready to get healthy and glowing from inside and out....

breakfast of champions, well I'm not really a champion, but it sounds good, your kandee

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What about Bob?!?

 I used to run 5-7 miles a day. It was my time to process all my thoughts, get some vitamin D from the sunshine, get all my endorphins going so I felt great for the day...
And I miss it. I used to load up my Bob stroller with Alani and Blake- they eat snack while I pushed them along the dirt trail. I cannot believe I used to run that much now that I think about it...I used to hate running.

So after realizing, I miss really being in shape, I want to feel great and full of energy again- it's time to get back into serious, fitness business! My random Brazilian Butt Lift workouts and little random workouts are great, but I miss being outside, breathing fresh air and feeling the sunshine.

So I dusted off the Bob stroller in the garage- loaded up little lady (Elsye) for her first ride in the Bobberino (as we call it)...and hit the trail- she fell asleep, I felt the sunshine...listened to my fav songs on Pandora.
*TIP- if you're pushing your kids or babies in strollers- I only put one ear bud in one ear, so I keep the other ear free to listen for my little ones.
*I always bring snacks and water for the little ones too.

It was great! I felt great afterwards....
and I've been meaning to do a "How to lose the weight after baby" video too! Who wants to get in shape with me- see muscles you didn't know were there?! It's not about getting skinny- it's about getting your body fit and feeling great!
Maybe we can all do it together and I can do some videos for my smoothies and workout ideas for us all!

one stroller pushing machine, kandee

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Ahoy there, cute-ness!

Yesterday we got fancy.
I love, love, love this little outfit.
The sailor shirt-dress part is from (where else?) the mini harajuku line from Target.
The leggings are from Old Navy.

 we only wore the hairbow for these pictures- then it was quickly removed by her little hands...
*awesome side note: these photos would have come out better if they weren't taken with my iphone- but my real deal camera battery died right when I tried to take a picture- ahhh the battery life of everything drives me crazay!

oh, and right when she got a cute little smile...my "camera" wouldn't focus on her face....the art of taking pictures of quick moving toddlers...

we had a very nice relaxing day-
I didn't blog yesterday, even though it was hard not to because it's been part of my life for the last 4  years...but I did catch up on some "rest"...or as much as a mama can rest...ha ha ha

ships full of sailor dresses, kandee

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