I haven't been able to get on for a little bit as I've been busy with an herbalife 30 day Challenge group, we have been preparing to leave for California next week, and my husband and son are both sick (but getting better!) On top of that asher is teething again! (Yay....not ;) ) his two top teeth you can see right under the gums so we will see how long until they come through.
Asher and I have been pretty bummed the past week with all the rain just because it's hard for us to get out and go for walks and that's part of a daily schedule for us.
Andrew and I were talking the other day about how our life used to be right after we got married, it definitely was a completely different lifestyle for us. We ate out almost every single night. We both worked and got home and didn't want to cook so we had fast food or went to a restaurant. It was not healthy at all and we didn't feel good at all. I mean dishes aren't fun now but we definitely feel better after making our own (heathier) foods and our wallets feel better too ha ha.
I want to take a min. To let all the mom's know how much you are appreciated, I know mothers day isn't for another week but I don't know if I will be able to get on then. Know that you are amazing and it's definitely not an easy job being a mom. I remember growing up having my mom there for me for everything, to help with homework, to cook dinner, to take me places, to take me to the doctor or orthodontist. Mom's do so much work that we don't think about often. So I'm hoping that all of you mom's have an amazing mothers day and know that you are appreciated even though it isn't shown all the time.

I am

Last week in my Herbalife group we had a challenge to do a video and we had to say 5 "I am" an example: I am strong, I am worth it, I am happy, I am confident, and I am determined. I didn't think it would change much for me, but do you know how great I felt after saying things I thought I was? Mind set was what that challenge was, if you believe you are something you will become it. Love who you are and what you do. I have worked hard on changing my life the past couple months, eating healthier, working out, taking walks, and I believe that it has had a great impact on me. I now believe that I am healthy and I am on the way to being the best me I could be, because I am worth it. Remember what you are worth, remember all the good things about yourself that you tend to not think about. Everyone always picks the things they don't like about themselves (I do too!) but, try thinking about everything good about yourself. Write it down, doesn't matter where, say it out loud, but think of 5 I am a day.

We are loving that the weather is getting so nice! We have gone for a couple walks, Asher and I have played on the swing set at our house, and we love just going outside and looking around. Asher is still getting use to how bright it gets outside since we keep the blinds closed inside (if we don't the neighbor kids come and look in the windows).
Asher thinks that it is pretty funny to pull himself up and stand and look at you to see what you say. He is now 7 months old and we keep thinking, wait, didn't he just turn 6 months old?! He loves the puppies a ton and loves when Mellie comes over and kisses his hand. Hopefully they will be best friends growing up. I know I loved having dogs growing up, Sadie was my best friend, I think dogs are some pretty special friends to have. We see our dogs as family and love them so much. I couldn't imagine ever giving them up.
Andrew and I are now on our 3rd week of doing T25 workouts and we can definitely tell there is a difference, they are still hard workouts but they are slowly getting easier. I'm trying really hard to prepare healthier snacks and dinners. One of the recipes we tried this past week I will put below. I can definitely feel a difference now that I'm back on Herbalife and having a healthier lifestyle. I have so much more energy now, which is saying a lot with how little sleep I've gotten since Asher started getting his two teeth in.

pan seared chicken breasts

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves about 5 ounces each
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp. dried tarragon

Season chicken breast halves with salt and pepper. Heat a frying pan (or an other shallow pan with a lid) over medium-high heat until hot, then drizzle in olive oil. Place chicken breast halves in the hot pan and cook for 5 min. or until nicely browned on one side. turn the chicken breasts over. turn the heat down to medium-low, and add tarragon and orange juice. cover the pan and let the chicken cook just until cooked through-- about 10-15 min. depending on size of chicken pieces.

When the chicken is done, remove from pan, and turn the heat back up to high. cook and stir the pan juices for 1-2 min. to reduce the liquid down to a really small amount-- there should be just about enough to cover the bottom of the pan and it should look more like a glaze

turn the heat off and add the chicken in with the glaze, coat the chicken and then serve