Thunder Thigh Thursday

Ok....I am finally here to blog about THUNDER THIGH THURSDAY!
Well, I must admit that it has been a rough last couple of days due to Christmas BUT - I SUCCEEDED! No weight gain to report today! Actually, I have to report a 3 lb loss! HIP, HIP, HURRAY! So....drum roll please.... that brings me to a total of 48 lbs! And here is a picture of me now.... And me then.....YIKES....and AGAIN!

Christmas at the Cole's!

Keegan, Cooper, Riley and Carson
Christmas Breakfast of Champions!!!

What did you get Keegan???
Riley got DIAMONDS from Papa!
Look Mom, I got a toothbrush!

This one is all MINE!!!

Mommy got her first "Harley Davidson" shirt

Daddy got a new "BEARS" shirt. (The BEARS still Suck daddy!) As you can see, Christmas was good to us. I hope Santa was as good to you as he was to our family. MERRY CHRISTMAS !

After 39 days..

Cooper came home from the NICU. Last year - Christmas Eve day we got to bring Cooper home!! It was the best Christmas ever!!!

We hope everyone has a great holiday season!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thunder Thigh Thursday

Well, it's that time of week again. I am only down 1 lb this week, which I guess is pretty good considering what happend over the weekend. I went off my diet Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. By Monday I was up 5 lbs!!!! Holy Crap. Who knew what 3 days of eatting like cow could turn into. So, ever since Monday I have been working my butt off to get rid of those extra nasty pounds! With that said.... I am happy with my 1 lb loss this week.
I am not sure what I will do next week. I am tempted to skip the whole "Thunder Thigh Thursday" entry, but who knows, I guess I will decide Thursday after I step on the scale.

With a 1 pound loss, that brings me to a total of 45 lbs gone, and a total of 10 inches gone from my waist. (4 pant sizes, and a whole bra size!)
Here is hoping for a new wardrobe for Christmas!

We would like to wish everyone very Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year!

Thunder thighs, friends, and bugs

We wanted to start this blog with a little reminder to our friends that we miss them . I know this isn't the best song for our message....But it's the one the kids liked the best. So, Jacob, Tyler, and KJ......We miss you guys! (Hugs from Riley and Keegan)

Ok, I guess I should report in to my "Thunder Thigh Thursday" journal. Once again today, I am down 4lbs. Yeah! That's a total of 44 lbs! Hopefully the ball will keep on rolling! We'll see what happends over the next 2 weeks. All I can do is pray for the best.

We have officially caught the sick bug in this house! Riley and Keegan have been sick of over a week now with a cold and a nasty cough and believe it or not.....it spread to Cooper and Carson.

Tuesday night I was in the ER with Cooper. He seems to be ok, but has a NASTY cough. We sat in the ER for 3 hours for the doc to tell me he has a cold. GEEZ...I didn't even have to go to med school to figure that out!
Wed, I took Carson to the dr. She has a dbl ear infection, a rash from her toes to her head, a sore throat, a fever, and an eye infection from all the lovely boogers that keep getting smooshed in.

Today, we were back into the dr's for both little kids. Carson is eatting less and less, but seems to be perking up a bit. Cooper on the other hand is getting a bit worse. Our doc seems to think he could be getting the start of RSV - a BIG no no for preemies. Annika seemed to think though if either Carson or Cooper end up with the full blown RSV, they should be ok. They are otherwise healthy enough, and big enough and should get through it with out a problem. We will keep an eye on it and keep our fingers crossed that either one of them don't end up back at Children's. So, that is all the excitment in the Cole household.
So until next week, I will keep busy by running around the house with a can of lysol, a container of clorox wipes, and a box of tissues!
That should help the pounds fall off!

After 26 days....

Carson graduated from the NICU 1 yr ago! I can't even begin to explain the emotions we felt. It was very exciting to finally bring our little girl home, but it was very sad to be seperating her from her brother. It would only be another 14 days before they would be reunited again.
Welcome home Carson! (Dec 10, 2005 - weighing 5 lbs 10 oz)

Thunder Thigh Thursday

And then 40 were gone!!!!
You read correctly...... 40 lbs - poof, gone! I almost shocked myself when I got on the scale today!!!! Yippy!!! I can't believe it!! Even after the late night Diary Queen run with Molly this past Saturday night, and after the Cinder block piece of lasagna I ate...And salad with REAL ranch, and the brick of garlic bread! WOW!!! Who knew!

Ok....only 10 lbs more until I reach my Mexico goal!!! The first "pit stop" is in sight! I think I can, I think I can......

Until next week....

Happy munching!

The "New" me picture...Stolen from Molly

Ok...So many have been waiting for the " 35 lbs lighter " picture. Well, I have been having issues with uploading pictures from our new camera so I decided to steal it off of Molly's blog. Thanks Moll! The whole Ray Clan came for a visit last weekend and we had a blast. Feel free to see pictures and read about it on Molly's blog.
I will update more tomorrow on "Thunder Thigh Thursday"! stolen

...here are a few of my favorite things

Ok, so last week, I was tagged by Molly to tell about my my favorite things.
So, Here are a few of my favorite things......




1) I am truely in love with my Dansko professional Clogs!
These things are amazing. I could walk around the world and back - if it was possible! The only issue with these shoes is that they are a bit spendy - but worth every penny!


2) Every woman needs a great chapstick. For me - I love Burt's Bee's (Beeswax lip balm). It's the bomb baby!










3) My next favorite item seems a little weird, but I am in love with my Cordless Shark Sweeper!!
Every mom with toddlers and no dog, needs this item! I have only had it a few days and it is the best!











4) Since I have kids, I must admit - You got to have Britax Carseats!! I have 2 sets of twins and we have 4 Britax Carseats. My 1 yr olds are in the Britax Roundabouts.
We have the puma print - JUST LOVE IT!








My almost 4yr olds just got the Britax Regent. We love these too!

5) My last favorite thing are my Keen hikers! If you are looking for nice winter or hiking boots - These are it! You will love them! For some reason I am not able to upload the picture, so you will just have to take my word for it!

So, These are just a few of my favorite thing!

Happy Holidays!