Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Happy Birthday Jameson Ryan

Your first year was amazing. We are so lucky to be your Mama and Papa. You grew so much and are now 23.15lbs and 29.5 inches. You are so full of smiles and snuggles and make us so happy. You are doing more and more everyday and getting stronger and stronger. We love you so much Happy Birthday Jameson!

With Love, Amanda

Ten Perfect Toes

Ryan and I were blessed with a perfect baby boy on April 23, 2013. We could not have been more trilled to welcome Jameson Ryan into our lives. At 7lbs 12oz and 21.5 inches we are so in love and can't wait to see him grow and change.
 

 Trina Bird came to our home a few days after he was born to take some pictures of our little man. She was able to capture our new family perfectly. We cherish each picture. 

So much love in such a tiny little package. 

With Love, Amanda 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Blossom VoxBox from Influenster


First I want to say thank you to Influenster for sending me the Blossom VoxBox to review. It was fun to check out some new products for summer! Included in this box were Nasoya Pasta Zero Spaghetti, Bear Naked Granola, Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs,  Hair Food Strawberry Ginger Root Clarifying Shampoo, Beanitos Original Black Bean with Sea Salt Chips, Australian Gold Lotion Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 and NYC New York Color City Proof 24 HR Waterproof Eye Shadow. 

The Nasoya Pasta Zero Spaghetti was a great alternative to normal pasta at only 15 calories per serving! ( http://www.nasoya.com/products/pasta-zero-shirataki-spaghetti ) We just tried these with a little past sauce. It was good but you have to get past the fact that the noodles come wet. It's odd but worth it for the calorie savings. I don't know if we are ready to switch from regular pasta for everyday though.

Bear Naked Granola is a staple in our house. We are in love with the Maple Pecan flavor which is perfect with greek yogurt in the morning. There were two flavors in the box Coconut Almond Curry and Sea Salt Caramel Apple. I loved the Sea Salt Caramel Apple but I think I leaned towards that because I am so use to sweet vs savory when it comes to granola. ( https://www.bearnaked.com )

The Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs came in perfect time for our cruise which I will talk about later. I had plans of getting a spray tan but was unhappy with the results from my "test" tan so I stuck with this and loved it. ( http://www.sallyhansen.com/skin-body/airbrush-legs ) It was quick an easy with no mess. I really want to try the spray version now.

One of my favorite items from the box was the Hair Food Strawberry Ginger Root Clarifying Shampoo! This shampoo smells so good and makes my hair feel good. Plus my son who has super sensitive skin tried it (because he saw a new bottle in the tub and I turned my back) and it does not bother his skin. This will be an item we buy again. ( http://www.target.com/bp/hair+food

The chips that were included (confession Jameson opened the BBQ before I was able to take a picture) were Beanitos which I have seen before but haven't tried. We liked the Beanitos Original Black Bean with Sea Salt Chips more than the BBQ flavor but again I don't know they they would replace our normal chips. They were just missing something for me. I want to give the restaurant style a try though. ( http://www.beanitos.com/

Australian Gold Lotion Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 was another item I was happy to get right before vacation. It was the perfect size to through in our beach bag to reapply during the day. I didn't use it on Jameson just because I stick to baby sunblock for him but I enjoyed it and didn't burn which is always the ultimate goal! ( http://www.australiangold.com/ )

One item in the box that is going to be a big money saver for me was the NYC New York Color City Proof 24 HR Waterproof Eye Shadow. I was using the Laura Mercier Caviar Stick which is amazing, quick and easy. That being said I get the same look with the NYC eye shadow stick and its from the drugstore. $2.99 vs $28.00 is a no brainier. I am not going to lie I didn't think I would like this as much as I did but I have a new favorite eye shadow stick. (  http://www.newyorkcolor.com/en/makeup/city-proof-24-hr-waterproof-eye-shadow )

Have you tried any of these product? What did you think? Anything new and exciting that I should be testing out? Let me know in the comments!


**All products were received free for testing purposes. 

With Love, Amanda
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