Our New Little Life

1.) I'm hate birds. Like I genuinely hate them. Little birds are okay, but if it is larger than both of my fists.... Nope. 2.) I'm addicted to Grey's Anatomy... And I am only on season 10... I know, judge me... 3.) I have SEVEN little brothers. Kieran, Orien, Finnian, Teagan, Archer, Hezekiah, and Asa. 4.) I have never left the country. Nope not even once. Andrew and I have so many places that we want to travel in the future, but our next big trip will be our very late honeymoon to Hawaii! 5.) I was born with Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Syndrome. It's a rare congenital birth defect. I have never met another person with the defect. 6.) My mother almost named me Harley, my maiden name is Davidson. 7.) I've never been to the Grand Canyon, but I lived in Arizona for many years. 8.) Pretty much all of the music on my phone is Luke Bryan. I'm only mildly obsessed. 9.) Skye is our Rainbow Baby 10.) I've always wante...

Andrew and I don't really eat out super often, so that means we cook a lot of the food we eat. So we have made a couple investments to make cooking a little more convenient for us. Here are our current favorite kitchen items that we own, because Lord know we are going to end up buying more. Crockpot I Feel like everyone loves their crockpot. Andrew and I make everything from roasts, to deserts with our lovely crockpot. Especially since having a baby, our crockpot has made cooking so much easier.  I love that I can literally just throw everything in, give it a good mix, put the lid on, and walk away. To be completely honest, I forget that I started making anything until I can smell it when it's almost done. Ninja Blender We actually bought our Ninja because Andrew is going to be having surgery on his jaw soon, and wont be able to eat anything other than liquids and soft foods. Also we plan on making Skye's baby food ourselves, so having a really good blend...

It's actually been quite a while since Andrew and I have gone on a date, but unfortunately that seems to be what happens when you have a baby. Here I am going to share with you 7 simple and fun ways to refresh your date night. Try something new So often when Andrew and I would have a date night, we would repeat the same thing over and over. Typically it was dinner and a movie, and while we still love to do that together, it became less of a date and more of a routine. So instead of dinner and a movie, maybe go on a day date. We both love to go out to breakfast, so a couple times we would go out to eat at our favorite breakfast place and then enjoy walking around downtown during the afternoon. Try an at home date night My husband and I love to cook together. We will make dinner, typically something we don't make often. Sometimes it's Chinese food, Pizza from scratch, or a new recipe. After we eat dinner we'll go watch a movie on our laptop in our bed,...

Have you ever looked at your house and thought, "how on earth did it get this bad?" That same thought went through my mind every single day until recently, it felt like no matter what I did, I just couldn't get my house under control. To be honest it's still not perfect, I still have rooms that need to be organized. Our bedroom is a constant battle, the guest room has become a storage space, and please do not open our garage door. Even my beautiful nursery, that I spent hours organizing before our little girl got here, is a mess. But, I have implemented some healthy habits, that have helped me to lessen the amount of chaos. Here are ===== simple habits you can start to help out with your "chaos". Go through your mail immediately I cannot explain how much this has helped with our dining room table being less cluttered. Right when you walk in our front door your greeted by our dining room, and our table seems to be one of our catch all spaces. After wal...

Andrew and Michaela Andrew and I met in 2010, started dating in February of 2014, and got married in December of 2014. In March of 2015 we moved into our first house together, and in August of 2016 we bought our first home. We are both originally from California, but Andrew is Active Duty in the USMC, so we currently live in North Carolina. We have both grown to love it here, and don't plan on moving back to California. Andrew is currently 21, and was born in November. I'm currently 20 and was born in December. Brinks Brinks is our 110 lbs. Pit-Mastiff mix, who loves to take naps, eat, and get belly rubs. Brinks was actually my dog before Andrew and I even started dating. He just turned 4 years old, and is finally out of his "puppy stage". His favorite treat is Peanut Butter, and he hates the bath more than anything. He loves walks, but gets tired after walking to the end of the street. Shadow Shadow is our crazy, energetic, curious little ...

So after you read this list, you'll be able to see that Method is clearly my favorite brand for cleaning products. No this isn't sponsored, I just genuinely love all of their products. I've included a couple other cleaning products that we pretty much always keep on hand as well, because nothing quite compares to them. Method Multi Surface Cleaner The multi surface cleaner is a must have in our house, especially now that Skye is around. I'm trying not to use such harsh cleaners, especially ones that have harsh smells. Half of the reason I love Method products, is because they smell pretty good. This cleaner leaves my stove, and counters feeling super clean, and I don't have to worry about the kitchen reeking of Lysol. Method Wood Cleaner/ Polish I love Methods Wood Cleaner and their polish. I have a beautiful wood table, that eventually we will be sanding and re-staining. These to products combined have literally brought it back to life. It was...

Since having Skye we are having to learn which baby products work best for her skin. Skye was born at 41 weeks, because of this her poor little skin was constantly peeling, which in turn made her skin super dry and sensitive. These are the "Holy Grail" products that got us through that time, and that we are still using on her. These are 100% my honest opinions, and none of this is sponsored. Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Creamy Wash When we finally got home and were able to give Skye her first "real" bath, it was a no brainer. Her skin was so patchy from it peeling, that I could only imagine how itchy she was. I applied this on my hand and lightly massaged it all over her little body. This not only reduced the amount of peeling skin, but it left her feeling so much more hydrated than before. Aveeno Soothing Relief Moisture Cream This stuff is liquid gold. I ultimately think this is what helped Skye's dry skin issue. I use this on her every nigh...