Lifestyle. Health. Fitness.
Today marks 3 years of marriage for the hubs and I. 3 whole years as a Montana. Crazy balls.
Happy anniversary Zacky. Thanks for being the best best friend. Doing life with you is my favorite. I can’t wait to see what our future holds.
It’s finally Friday y’all! Not that our weekend routine varies too much from the week, there is still an excitement in the air that it’s the weekend! We have lots of fun fall activities planned this weekend that should lead to some epic afternoon naps for the little guy, which will mean some bad A workouts for this mama. Woohoo!
In the meantime, I wanted to share one of me and Max’s staples. The fruit/veggie/protein smoothie. I am a sucker for anything that can knock out a serving veggies while only tasting like a serving of fruits. I wish I liked vegetables, but I don’t…so I have to get creative with ways to get them in my bod!
Here is what you’ll need:
Makes 2 Servings:
2 cups almond milk
1 cup strawberries
1 cup blueberries
1 banana
3 cups spinach
2 scoops Orgain Organic Protein Powder
Combine all ingredients into blender, blend until smooth.
ENJOY!
Max Approves!
Which means I do too. 😉 
Happy Weekend Friends!
XOXO
Tavia
We had the best Halloween this year. My brothers, both of them, made the trek to see us! We all had so much fun watching Max trick or treat for the first time and collect candy for us to eat.
These pictures speak louder than words.
I wish it was acceptable to dress babies up in costumes all the time. This dragon was so on point! I’m already thinking about what he will be next year. Ha!
How was your Halloween?!
Happy Sunday Friends!
XOXO
Tavia
Holidays are so much fun with little babes around. Halloween is on of my favorites! Our neighborhood hosts a “Monster Mile” every year. It is a mile long walk with popular characters dressed up to say hi to the littles. All of the kiddos dress up in their costumes (a perk for us parents because it makes us feel a little less guilty about spending money on a one time outfit).
We were joined by great friends and enjoyed the Monster Mile with an overload of baby cuteness.
Happy Sunday friends!
XOXO
Tavia
The weekend is here, finally!! Although that no longer means sleeping in late (babies don’t understand that), it does mean we get to work out as a family! It’s a little difficult to take Max into the gym with us. He doesn’t just sit happily in his stroller like he used to. We’re getting creative and hitting the pavement!
Here’s What We did:
Warm up: We walked about 1/2 a mile to our community nature trail. There are park benches along the trail that are perfect for different exercises!
Push-ups off the bench: Get as low as you can and get as many reps as you can for 4 sets.
Step-ups: These are my favorite. Get anywhere between 12-25 reps per leg for 3-4 sets. Burn baby burn!
Squat Jumps: These are a doozy. Make sure you are squatting low, keeping your weight back in your heels and fire up from your booty. Try to land as softly as you can on top of the bench. To modify: Don’t jump onto the bench. Squat down and jump as high as you can! Get 12-15 reps for 3 sets.
Finish, by jogging 3 minutes, walking 3 minutes. Until you are back home or it has been 30 minutes!
oh, and don’t forget to FLEX!
I hope you guys enjoy this as much as we did!
Happy Weekend Friends!!
XOXO
-Tavia
I don’t think I am alone on this one (or at least I tell myself I’m not), my toddler pretty much hates anything I cook unless its pizza or mac and cheese. I can only sneak in so many vegetables on his pizza and trying to stuff chicken into his shells and cheese is getting old. Although this recipe might not be loaded with vegetables, it’s loaded with protein..and Max scarfed it right up. There may or may not have been happy tears shed.
We’re calling it Mexican Chicken Pot Pie.
Here’s what you’ll need. 
3 Chicken Breasts
1 can cream of chicken (I use the organic kind)
1 can black beans
1 can corn or 1 bag frozen corn
1 jar salsa
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
2 pie crusts
What to do:
Preheat oven to 375.
Boil (or bake) your chicken breasts until cooked thoroughly. Shred. I shred my chicken in my kitchen aid mixer on setting 4 for about 40 seconds.
Combine chicken, black beans, corn, cream of chicken, salsa, and cheese into bowl. 
Mix Thoroughly.
Pour mixture into casserole dish. Mine is 13×9.
Roll out pie crusts and place on top of mixture. Puncture with fork. I might have gotten carried away with the poking.
Bake for 35 minutes (or until pie crust is a golden brown).
Waa lah! You have yourself a super simple, delicious, family approved meal! I served mine with a side salad.
Let me know what you think!!
Happy Thursday Friends!
XOXO,
Tavia
You know those days where the thought of working out just makes you want to eat some ice cream and take a nap? Don’t lie.. I know it happens to all of us. I can’t be the only one. I had one of those days today. It took some major inner battles (and a couple cups of coffee) to get my butt moving. I tell you what, once I got in the groove, I was in it. My Pandora station was killing it and my body followed. Here’s what went down.
Thin Thigh Tuesday (Is that a thing?):
Warm up: 5 minutes on the elliptical. My warm ups are crucial to my workouts nowadays. It gives me a chance to find the right Pandora station and get ready to rock.
Set 1:
Curtsy Lunges: 1 warm up set of 20 reps per leg. Add dumbbells and get 15 reps per leg.
Stiff Legged Dead Lift: 15 reps with weight. I used the 25lb dumbbells. Listen to your body. Make sure you are isolating your hamstrings and glutes with every rep! If you are feeling it only in your back, your weight is too heavy!
1 minute plank.
Repeat 3x through.
Set 2:
Sumo squats: 25 reps with a weight you are comfortable with. Remember to keep your toes pointed towards the corners of the room, your hips tucked, weight in your heels, and your booty tight! 😉
Seated Hamstring Curls: 25 rep with a weight that is hard to move after 12 reps. Burn,baby, burn.
Push Ups: As many as you can on your toes, and then drop to your knees and get 10 reps.
Repeat 3x through
Set 3:
Stationary lunges: 20 per leg
1 minute on the stair climber at a level where you have to jog a little. It hurts so bad good.
V-ups: 20 reps
Repeat 3x through
Workout DONE! Remember to modify where you have to. Don’t use weights if it is too much, and cut your reps down if you are feeling light headed!
Let me know what y’all think!! If you have any questions about what something is, leave a comment or send me an email!
Happy Workouts Friends!
XOXO
Tavia
It’s OU/texas weekend y’all!! We have been rocking our crimson and cream all week!! One of the things I love the most about having gone to OU is the school pride. I don’t think it is going to matter how old I get, I will always get butterflies when I hear our fight song. The OU/Texas rivalry is something every Sooner and Longhorn fan looks forward to each year. It doesn’t matter the team ranks, each team shows up for this game (well, you hope they do). We had a little watch party to cheer on our Sooners while they did some work losing.
On the menu:
White chicken chili: I follow this recipe, White Chicken Chili , and make a couple changes. Actually, just one. I use all organic ingredients, so I don’t use the Bush beans. Ha.
Dutch Oven Beef Chili: I used this recipe, Dutch Oven Chili. I altered the recipe by using just 1lb beef. The hubs, wasn’t so happy about that. He’s right. There really isn’t anything better than chili leftovers. We cooked this chili in our Dutch Oven on our Big Green Egg (best investment ever).
The Sides: Shredded cheese, sour cream, green onions, and Fritos.
Chili seems to be my go to menu item when having a group of people over. It’s healthy, fairly easy to throw together, pretty hard to mess up, and easy to make sure you have enough food!
The party was a success…even if the game was not. We lost. Bad. But, that’s what keeps this rivalry fun. You never know whats going to happen. We still love our Sooners and we’re mourning with them today. 😉
^^ Best. Photo. Moment. Ever.
^^ Long gone are the days that it was easy to make him perform for pictures.
I hope y’all had an amazing weekend!
XOXO, Tavia
Just in case y’all haven’t seen enough pumpkin patch posts floating around.. 😉 Baby Max absolutely loves anything that is shaped like a ball. Go figure. So of course, all the pumpkins at the pumpkin patch earned me some MAJOR points on the best mom ever scale. It was like an orange ball heaven. Another bonus…he had one of his besties with him.
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XOXO Tavia
Holy. Cow. The last couple months have been a whirlwind. I think I last left y’all with the news that I was starting an Instagram/Etsy shop, Little Nugget Apparel. It has been successful (YAY!). I have been so busy that my first love, this blog, has fallen to the wayside. I’m finally feeling more in control of time management and I’m ready to bring this bad boy back to life. I need you guys to help me stay accountable for things like, brushing my teeth before noon meal planning, keeping my workouts up to par, and most importantly letting me journal our crazy life.
I’m going to give y’all a speedy break down of what has been happening in our life. Ready? Ok.
This is my pledge to never fall behind, be a better blogger, and only procrastinating when it’s truly necessary (like when I have to update my inventory sheet, and give my hubby all my receipts shhh.) Stay with me y’all. The rest of this year is going to be a crazy ride. I can’t wait to share it with you.
These Crazy Montanas 