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Merry Christmas

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles posts her family Christmas pictures with an infant and shows how to style a family for holiday photos

Merry Christmas week! I cannot believe how fast this holiday season went by but I am SO excited for Sawyer’s first Christmas! He is already grabbing all the tissue paper out of every bag so I think he will have fun opening gifts haha! We took our Christmas pictures a little early this year to get ahead and just had to share them. Can you even at that little smile?! I just love him so much!! I will be taking the rest of the week off to enjoy the holiday week with family but wanted to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays! See you next week! <3

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Christmas Cards 2019

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a Shutterfly Christmas cards and personal gifts review with foil holiday cards, personalized ornaments and book

Happy Friday Eve loves! I FINALLY got our Christmas cards out this week, I am usually early but our vacation definitely through me off ha, and I could not wait to show you guys this year’s card! I was SO excited for Christmas cards this year with it being our first year as a family of 3 and Sawyer’s first Christmas! We of course ordered them from Shutterfly because the have the BEST selection of not only cards but also personalized gifts! Also I love Shutterfly’s option of getting the addresses printed on the envelopes for free when choosing a designed envelop! I have my address book saved to my Shutterfly account so every year I just have to select the names and boom done! It saves so much and looks so fancy! Definitely worth the small extra cost! This year I couldn’t just choose one picture from our Christmas photos so we went with a design with 5 pictures and kept with the theme of last year and did a fun matching Christmas pjs photo on the back! I also went a little crazy on the personalized gift this year for ourselves and family and got a ton of Sawyer’s 1st Christmas ornaments to give out. I even got Sawyer a personalized Night Before Christmas book that has his name through out the book that we can read him every year. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! T-minus 6 days till Christmas! <3

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Holiday Sparkle

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles an edgy holiday outfit with sequin peplum Adelyn Rae top, Lee flares jeans, and BlankNYC leather jacket

Happy hump day babes! Ya’ll how is there only ONE week until Christmas! This holiday season went by WAYYYY too fast and I am definitely not ready for it to be over! With the holidays come holiday outfits and parties and if you are looking for a last minute outfit idea this sequin peplum top is so good! I love that it can be dressed up or down and I love how a peplum top looks with flares! I dressed the sequins down a bit with some flared jeans but it would be perfect with a leather mini skirt if you wanted to go a little more dressy! Keeping this look a little causal I finished it off with a leather jacket, because you know I love a hint of edge! I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! <3

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Pop of Leopard

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a spanx leggings outfit with oversized turtleneck sweater, and Michael Kors leopard combat boots

Happy Monday loves! I am back!! Sorry I decided last second to go on complete vacation mode and not post last week. I really wanted a 100% break to really be present with my family and to relax and it was amazing! I can’t even remember the last time I took a full week break (if ever) so it was a nice time to recoup, but I am also glad to be back! We had such a wonderful time in Charleston but it definitely went by way too fast! Also how is Christmas only 9 days away!? I swear this holiday season has been wayyyyy to short! I am not ready for it to be over yet! We had gorgeous weather the first two days in Charleston and then a cold front came through and it was super chilly! I wore this super cozy turtleneck one of those days with my new faux leather leggings. I finally jumped on the Spanx leggings bandwagon and ya’ll they are so good! Totally worth the hype! Super comfy and so slimming! I am in love! I threw on my new leopard combat boots to add a little funk to this look and ya’ll I am obsesseddddd with these boots! I love the zipper detailing along the bottom and they are currently half off!! I hope you all have a wonderful start to your week! <3

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Cozy Leopard

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a casual winter outfit with cozy sherpa leopard sweater, Target distressed jeans, and San Edelman combat boots

Happy Friday Eve loves! I am sooo happy the weekend is almost here! Next week we are heading to Charleston for our first family vacation just the 3 of us and I cannot wait but also a little nervous haha! I am crossing my fingers Sawyer will be good during the drive! It will definitely be a little different of vacation than we are used to but I can’t wait! Today I am going super casual! This look would be perfect for a laid back weekend! I am obsessed with this adorable leopard and black pullover! It is soooo soft and cozy! I paired it with some distressed black jeans and edged it up with my studded combat boots. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! <3

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Holiday Gift Guide for Her

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a holiday gift guide for her 2019 with leather Spanx leggings, Revlon hair dryer, Apple Airpods, and T3 curling iron

Lipstick // Slippers // Eyeshadow // Echo Dot // Volumizer Hair Dryer // Travel Make Up Case // Curling Wand // Spanx // Airpods // Pajamas // Necklace

Happy Hump Day babes! How are we half way through the week already?! This week is flying by! Anyone chin deep in Christmas shopping yet?! I have a lot of people checked off and still a lot of people to go haha! Here are some ideas for the ladies on your list! I don’t think you can ever go wrong with some cute pj’s and these are so perfect for the holidays! Hair tools are always a good idea and I have heard so many raving reviews on this Revlon hair dryer! I’ve even been thinking of getting one myself! I don’t think you can ever have too many Echo Dots! We have 3 and use them all the time! If you really want to get her on your good side get her the coveted leather Spanx leggings! I just got them and they are sooooo good! I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! <3

Cozy Flare

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a boho fall outfit with color block cardigan, band tee, high waisted flare jeans and round Ray Ban sunglasses

Happy Monday babes! I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend! Our’s was amazing and we ate way too much all weekend! Including Sawyer! He loved Thanksgiving food, especially green bean casserole haha! Can you believe it’s officially December!? It is going to be chilly this week so I had to bring out this adorable color block cardigan! I just love the color combo! I paired it with a band tee and some high waisted flares to give this look some boho vibes. I finished the look with round sunnies and a cross body bag. I hope you all have a wonderful start to your week! <3

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Shopbop Buy More Save More

Happy Tuesday babes! I am so excited for the biggest shopping week of the year, I mean who doesn’t love an awesome sale?! To kick the week off the Shopbop Buy More Save More starts today! You can get 15% off when spending $200+, 20% off $500+. and 25% off $800+ with code MORE19! Shopbop sales are my favorite because it is such a great time to finally pull the trigger on those designer items you have had your eye on or find the perfect gift for the holiday! Speaking of the holidays, how gorgeous are these metallic dresses here & here! They would be perfect for any holiday party or New Year’s Eve! Blank Denim always had the BEST jackets and I am loving this years classic leather jacket! I invested in one a few years ago and still wear it all the time and it has held up amazing! I’ve been eyeing these snakeskin boots and they are now on sale with the additional sale! What sales are you guys excited about this week?!

Thanksgiving Inspo

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles shows thanksgiving outfit inspration with Chicwish plaid coat, Free People wrap top, and animal print booties

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Happy Monday and Thanksgiving week!! Raise your hand if you are going to eat your body weight in pie! (insert girl raising hand emoji) I am so excited for Sawyer’s first Thanksgiving and to spend time with family! I am still trying to decide what to wear this year so I thought many others may as well so I thought I would do a little inspiration post! This outfit has always been a favorite of mine! This coat is just so good and it would be perfect for a chilly Turkey Day! If you live in a warmer climate like I do this look with the wrap top, suede skirt, and over the knee boots would be perfect! If you want to get a little more edgy I love this leather jacket look paired with animal print booties! I hope you all have an awesome Monday! <3

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Strollin’ Around Disney

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of UPPAbaby. All opinions are 100% mine.

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles talks about the best theme park and travel stroller and does a review on the UPPAbaby MINU stroller

Happy Thursday loves! Thank goodness it is almost the weekend! So you all know how much we love our theme parks and love bringing Sawyer with us to enjoy them! When we started going to the parks a lot I knew I wanted to invest in an awesome compact stroller. I wanted something that was small, easy to fold up, light, and easy to maneuver. You all know how much I love our UPPAbaby VISTA (you can see my review here) so when I saw that UPPAbaby also had a compact foldable stroller, the MINU, I knew it would be just as amazing! We have gone to Disney multiple times and Universal with our MINU and I could not be happier with this stroller! It rides so smooth because of the all wheel suspension just like their larger strollers and Sawyer loves it as well! He naps so good in this stroller because of the muti position incline. It also has the UV pull down shield for extra sun protection! The basket at the bottom is nice and large and fits our baby bag perfectly along with a small cooler. The one foot break is super easy! Also something most people wouldn’t think of on a stroller but it doesn’t have the bar going across the back wheels like most compact strollers have. We had another compact stroller we used before this one that had the break in the middle of the wheels and Griffin being 6’3 kicked it constantly! This stroller he can push very comfortably! Not to mention this stroller is beautiful and has a full grain leather handle and comes in a few different colors! We got the Jake and I love the black frame with the mélange fabric!

As for the fold, it is super easy! I can even do it while holding Sawyer! All you do is lock the brake, push the lever over with your thumb that is in the middle of the handle, squeeze the button and push the handle down. Super simple! Then there is a shoulder strap at the bottom so you can carry the stroller on your shoulder making it so perfect for travel. The MINU folded up will even fit in most overhead compartments on an airplane. Another amazing thing about this stroller is that it is compatible with our MESA carseat and a few other brands as well with the adapters. All you do it take off the fabric and click on the adapters and boom it becomes a travel system on the go! It also has a From Birth Kit where you can attach a Bassinet-like solution. We also have the travel bag that makes it super easy to store and travel with since you can wear it as a backpack! Overall we are super happy with UPPAbaby MINU for a theme park stroller and travel stroller! We love how compatible the stroller is and we can wait to use it on our first trip next month! <3

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