Another catch up…
In August we were thrilled to have my cousin Meredith and
her family come visit us all the way from New Hampshire. We had not yet met Dominick in person and we
could not wait to get all the cousins together. We had a wonderful time that
passed entirely too fast. The little ones enjoyed their time together playing
and checking each other out. Avery was enamored by her little cousin, always
wanting to pat him and give him toys. We were able to get off to downtown
Annapolis for lunch and some sightseeing and even had some time to show Dominick
our neighborhood beach. We can’t wait for our next reunion!
At the end of September we went to Virginia to celebrate our
favorite Aunt Suzie’s birthday…
I couldn’t wait to get the kiddos to the National zoo now
that they are so into animals. I have SO many fond memories of going there
myself when I was growing up. I was
waiting for the weather to cool down a little and school to be back in so the
crowds wouldn’t be as large. We found the perfect day in September to go on a
Friday with our friend Reece and her mommy Abbey. The dads were able to pop
over and meet us after work on Friday afternoon.
Next up was my birthday weekend…
I had been training for weeks to run my very first Half Marathon.
On September 14th (why not do
it on my birthday) I ran the Navy/ Air Force Half Marathon in Washington D.C.
with my very best friend Ren and my co-worker Jennifer. 13 miles on my 31st
birthday! I’m not gonna lie, the training was pretty rough considering I had
never really pushed myself beyond my comfort zone of running about 4 or so
miles. Not to mention I was training in the months of July and August…ugh
(H-O-T and H-U-M-I-D), but I did it. My long runs leading up to the race were
pretty rough but the actual half really wasn’t so bad. The weather was amazing,
a nice 70ish degree day, no humidity and the adrenaline of all the racers coupled
with running alongside my best friend made for an awesome first half. I definitely
got the itch and cannot wait to sign up for my next race…and maybe a full
marathon someday…maybe! After the race we all met for brunch followed by a
quiet afternoon of resting and hanging out with my family. I couldn’t have
asked for a better birthday.
So, that about sums up the last month in the crazy life of
the Hatchers. It doesn’t look like we will be slowing down anytime soon, but we
wouldn’t have it any other way!
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