Bethenny Frankel is Calling All Her Girls in Tampa!

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Bethenny Frankel has been such an inspiration to watch over the years and it has been so exciting to see her make a rapid rise to the top! After reaching great success from her Skinny Girl empire, she is now taking over the world with her new daytime talk show, Bethenny, that premieres September 9th on FOX. 

To celebrate her new show, Bethenny is calling all her girls to come out and have an intimate night out for her Calling All My Girls Tour. She will be making a stop in Tampa on Monday and yours truly was lucky enough to receive an invite! Woohoo! Mommy's night out!!! I am so excited to hang out with my girl and get ready for her new show!

There is still time to try and win tickets to the event here. 

Stay tuned for a full rundown of the event next week! 

Any other Tampa ladies attending this fabulous event? I can't wait! 

Best Highchair Ever- Ikea Antilop

Ok, so this post is for all the expectant mommas out there or ones who are sick of scraping the crevices of  your child's highchair to remove the grimy food that your little one leaves behind...and of course the mommy on a budget as well! I wanted to tell you about the best highchair I have ever owned...Ikea's Antilop highchair!  No...I am not getting paid or given anything else to write this, I simply feel really passionate about this plastic contraption that has given me a better quality of life :)

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I have been through a couple of highchairs with les deux and they both happened to be the space-savers that you can attach to a chair. Sienna's was great, but it was pink along with every other baby item I owned so I decided that we needed a new one for Daniel. Not to mention Sienna still used hers well after he was born since she wasn't even two yet.  Daniel's space-saver was great as well, but it had these darn crevices that food would just get stuck in and it would require hosing off with the nozzle on the highest power to get the guck out. And at nine months, both of my children decided they didn't want to be spoon-fed so we all know how that goes.  Once we remodeled our dining room I decided to get these fabulous white tufted leather (I know...white leather with two toddlers? I'm crazy) chairs and there was no way I was going to let those beauties get indented by the space saver.  So....I did some research and decided to go to Ikea and spend the $25 on this highchair and tray and not look back... Months later, I haven't looked back because I love it! It is so easy to clean and not overly bulky so it fits nicely at the table. It is also really light weight so we were able to bring it to the park for Daniel's birthday party! The only problem is that a lot of highchairs these days accommodate infants to eat their rice cereal when they are young....and  I wouldn't recommend this chair for a baby under 5-6 months, but these days we have so many other sitting contraptions for them, that it's possible to make it work! If you don't want to go out and fork over an arm and a leg on a modern highchair that is easy peasy to clean, this one will do the job!!! P.S. The tray is sold separately so don't forget it while you go grab it! P.S.S. Because of its extremely lightweight frame, your toddler (most likely your boy) may think it's fun to flip it around the house and climb on it....just a warning...

Do you have a highchair that you absolutely LOVE?

Deux Nights In D.C.

After our weekend in Virginia we decided to spend two more nights in Washington D.C. so we could make a little vacation out of the trip....

We grabbed our strollers, sneakers, and snowcones and were off to see our nation's capitol!

One of our first stops was the National Mall and I did a little tour snapping pics with them in their strollers since that's as good as it was going to get...

Can't you see the excitement in their eyes? If you look closely you can see me making a cameo in a reflection (and it's not the pool) ;-)

I really wanted to go up to the Lincoln Memorial, but this was as far as we got. It was late in the day and both of the normally happy-go-lucky toddlers decided to have meltdowns...needless to say we flagged down the nearest cab to take us back to the hotel. 

So after a good night's sleep we decided to spend the next day in Georgetown. We met my bestie, Christina, and her family for breakfast at this cute French restaurant, Cafe Bonaparte. 

My breakfast crepe was delish and the chocolate criossants were eaten so fast I couldn't even snap a pic. 

Before our trip I had asked one of my favorite bloggers, Taza, for some tips on where to take the littles in DC since she used to live there. One of her top picks was the Georgetown Fountains, but our parade was rained on with the rainy day we encountered. Sure, I could have let them run through the fountains since we were already a little wet, but the mom in me did not want any sniffly babies on the plane ride the next day. 

So we snapped a pic and did what anyone else would do on a rainy morning in Georgetown...

cupcakes!!!!!!! 

OMG...can I please state that Georgetown Cupcake is the home of the best cupcake I have ever eaten!

Don't mind the rainy-day hair below...the last thing I had time to do was make sure I looked presentable when I had these little cakes of joy to look forward to :)

Sienna is the only toddler I know who eats her cupcakes with a fork! Cupcakes are seriously the way to her heart!

Sienna approved!

After we left Georgetown we skipped on over to Chinatown before heading back for a break at the hotel...

We stayed at the Sofitel, which was conveniently located near the White House.  The kiddos just loved looking out the window! I really love all of the architecture on the buildings in D.C.

Our trip to D.C. was short, but sweet! Perfect for juggling les deux!

Have you attempted Washington D.C. with toddlers? 

A Day at the Beach for Mommy

We are knee deep in summer and it seems like everyone is out at the beach every weekend enjoying this Florida weather! We don't frequent the beach as often as I'd  like since it involves a little more work and a lot more stuff when you have a one and two year old. 
Last time I was at the beach, the kiddos were taking a little siesta and I was able to sit on the edge of the ocean and unwind for a little bit. I've been daydreaming of having a mommy's day at the beach (sans the littles) so I felt inspired and wanted to share some must-haves if I ever get around to going...

Clockwise from the top: Sun Bum Sunscreen | Skinnygirl SkinnyMini Margaritas | Tory Burch Beach Towel Black Floppy Hat | Hayden Reis Tote | Gnarly Whale Beach Waves

What are some of your favorite day dreams for a relaxing day for mommy?

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Danny and I are huge baseball fans and we have been eagerly waiting for the day that we could bring the littles to their first Tampa Bay Rays Game! Well Sunday was the day and it was Family Fun Day at Tropicana Field so it couldn't have been more perfect!

To be honest we were a little nervous about bringing them both since it would have been right around nap time, but they actually had a great time!

We were sitting in the Hancock Club area which made things a little easier since we didn't have to stay in our seats the whole time. There was plenty of space for the kids to run free! And as you can see I'm getting a lot of use out of these umbrella strollers :)

Sienna and I even made it on the jumbotron during Take Me Out To The Ball Game! That's always a goal of ours so not too shabby for her first game! She also had cotton candy for the first time and needless to say, she will be hunting down the cotton candy man every time. 

The game was a great game as well! The Rays' pitcher, Chris Archer, pitched his first shutout against the Astros winning the game 5-0! Gotta love an exciting game.

  

We were even able to stay for the Summer Concert Series after and watched Carly Rae Jepsen perform! It started a little late, so we had to leave without hearing Call Me Baby ( I think I was the only one really upset about this). Overall we had a blast and Sunday Fun Day at the Rays Game with les deux was a success! We can't wait to take them back :)