Hey there! Summer is coming to an end way too fast; this is our final week of summer before the new school year starts! Next week, my son has his swim team tryouts after a full summer of working hard in the pool, so wish him luck!

ICYMI: Back in June, my six-year-old son was kicked off the summer league for not being a strong enough swimmer (yet). He was pretty upset, but he used that disappointment all summer to learn how to swim all four strokes AND swim over 1,000 yards in a single swimming session! So, fingers crossed all of our efforts pay off next week!

My oldest also completed her virtual 5K running series with runDisney this past week! She had to run three 5Ks this summer. We did two actual races, but for her third 5K, she did it on the treadmill and ran under 30 minutes for a new PR! She is currently training for the Wine & Dine 5K in October!

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Having my kids be such an active part of my own fitness has really seemed to inspire them to love being active themselves. Watching both of them work toward their own fitness goals this summer has been really fun for me. I hope that watching me work hard toward my own fitness goals continues to inspire them as they grow up.

Zoe's Growing Up: Preschool Starts Next Week!!

Speaking of workout buddies, my youngest is turning two this week (where did the time go?!), and she will be heading to her first year of preschool!

I find that having my younger kids in some sort of activity in the mornings helps me focus more on homeschooling my older two. But this also means that my morning workout buddy won’t be there anymore, and I’ll be doing most of my workouts solo now.

I’m sort of excited to be able to just knock out my workouts, but I’m also kind of sad to not have my littlest workout buddy there with me. Maybe I’ll shift my workouts to later in the day so they can all be there with me.

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Our Military Careers: Recapped in this week's podcast

This week on the MamasteFit Podcast, Roxanne and I share about our time in the Army! We were both Army officers a long time ago and were actually pregnant and gave birth to our first babies while still on active duty. We share about our individual careers (in case you were ever wondering what we did while we were in the Army!) and what it was like navigating the perinatal timeframe as servicemembers.

I share about my time as a Military Police Officer and Cultural Support Team Leader, and Roxanne shares about her time as an Army Nurse.

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If you are currently active duty, let us know what’s different now from when we served! Our experiences are a bit dated since we’ve both been out of the Army for almost 7–8 years, so how things were when we were in may be really different from how they are today.

Reply to this email and let us know what’s still the same and what’s changed! We would love to hear from you and update our audience on any changes.

Stay Strong in Pregnancy and Motherhood!

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