We had a quiet Valentines Day. Sent the kids to a sitter and 5:30 and then Aaron and I made pink waffles for dinner and watched the movie Courageous (really, really good). It was actually a lot of fun to have a little us time at home.Saturdays are our wood cutting days. Right now the weather is really cold, 28 below zero one morning last week, and so we bundle up the kids and they haul wood in to me to stack next to the fire place while Aaron cuts those frozen logs (next year we will have more cut BEFORE it snows and freezes). It is our family job we do every week. Then we have hot chocolate and a snack. The day we took the pictures, we had warm brownies and hot chocolate.
The down side to having an older sister is that Cole gets to wear all her pink snow gear. We had some for Todd when he was little but have collected some hand me downs when Brooklyn was born that were a lot better and warmer. Poor Cole. Doesn't he look cute in that pink and white hat and those pink snow pants??
I wanted to add this picture. This was from the indoor triathlon a couple weeks ago. I didn't post the picture because I didn't like the way I looked. But why not show it off. We took 2nd in the the pair category. We both did everything, swim, bike and run, and they took the best times. Good thing I had Aaron. I only beat him in the swimming. So, this is me. 41 pounds down. My pants are a size 12 but they are obviously too big (hooray!)
I started losing weight because I didn't like the way I looked. It is amazing how much I love the way I feel now. I am in the young womens at church and I love that I can keep up with the kids. Last weekend we had a Valentines Dance and Aaron and I danced our gutts out. We didn't sit down the whole night. We taught the kids some Polka and the Waltz and the two step and some swing. It was fast moving and I was pooped at the end of the night but we kept up. About a month ago, we had an activity where we played games in the gym. We played this game where you lay on the floor in twos. Shoulder to shoulder. Two people are standing and one is trying to tag the other. The only way to be saved is to lay down on the floor next to someone and then their partner they were laying by gets up and runs from the person who is it. It was SO much fun. I had bruised on my knees and elbows and hips the next day. But I loved it and I was the only leader (man and woman) who played the whole time. The weight loss has been great but I love being physically fit.
The down side to having an older sister is that Cole gets to wear all her pink snow gear. We had some for Todd when he was little but have collected some hand me downs when Brooklyn was born that were a lot better and warmer. Poor Cole. Doesn't he look cute in that pink and white hat and those pink snow pants??
I wanted to add this picture. This was from the indoor triathlon a couple weeks ago. I didn't post the picture because I didn't like the way I looked. But why not show it off. We took 2nd in the the pair category. We both did everything, swim, bike and run, and they took the best times. Good thing I had Aaron. I only beat him in the swimming. So, this is me. 41 pounds down. My pants are a size 12 but they are obviously too big (hooray!) 
I started losing weight because I didn't like the way I looked. It is amazing how much I love the way I feel now. I am in the young womens at church and I love that I can keep up with the kids. Last weekend we had a Valentines Dance and Aaron and I danced our gutts out. We didn't sit down the whole night. We taught the kids some Polka and the Waltz and the two step and some swing. It was fast moving and I was pooped at the end of the night but we kept up. About a month ago, we had an activity where we played games in the gym. We played this game where you lay on the floor in twos. Shoulder to shoulder. Two people are standing and one is trying to tag the other. The only way to be saved is to lay down on the floor next to someone and then their partner they were laying by gets up and runs from the person who is it. It was SO much fun. I had bruised on my knees and elbows and hips the next day. But I loved it and I was the only leader (man and woman) who played the whole time. The weight loss has been great but I love being physically fit. I am shooting for a 10K in May and another in September. I have 12 lbs to lose to hit my goal weight. I have never felt so good.
2 comments:
Carolyn, I love it. You look great. I hope all of us can get together sometime. It is great that you did a tri-they are so fun.
You look great Carolyn! You are good inspiration to us all.
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