Bright and early Saturday morning, Mommy woke up to get to the bi-annual Parents of Multiples sale. Since she had signed up to volunteer at the sale, Mommy got to take advantage of the early bird shopping...at 7 a.m. She had one hour to shop before her shift as a volunteer started, and she took full advantage of the great merchandise and low prices to stock up on a carful of goodies including an extra high chair for Miri and Opa's house, a Pack and Play for Nana and Poppy Jack's house, two booster seats, a few toys, and a large assortment of winter clothes. The find she was most excited about, however, was a costume for Ari that matched the costume lent to us by our neighbors for Alex (more on that below). Anyway, after that Mommy spent the entire morning and part of the early afternoon volunteering at the sale, which attracted hundreds of people eager to get deals on gently used infant and toddler goods.
By the time Mommy got home, it was time to get ready for Cousin Naomi's third birthday party. Alex and Ari enjoyed getting dressed up in new outfits Mommy bought at the sale and celebrating with their older cousin. Here is Ari in her new carseat (and new jacket and outfit) on the way to the party:
Today is Ari and Alex's seven month birthday! The day began again at the crack of dawn (which came one hour earlier thanks to the end of Daylight Savings Time...thankfully that meant Mommy and Daddy had an extra hour of sleep!) when Miri arrived to take care of Alex and Ari while Mommy and Daddy ran the Marine Corps Marathon. For years, Mommy has been promising Daddy that she'd run a marathon with him (instead of ahead of him) and to help him run a marathon in his goal time of under four hours. She made good on both promises today: she and Daddy ran the entire marathon together, crossing the finish line holding hands in a time of 3:49:29, more than ten minutes faster than Daddy's goal time. It was a beautiful day to run a marathon, with temperatures reaching a high of around 60 degrees. There was a brisk wind out of the west, but it only felt bad heading into the wind and crossing the bridges in the race. Here are pictures of Mommy and Daddy before and after the race:
After the marathon, Mommy and Daddy ran (figuratively, not literally) home to pick up Alex and Ari from Miri and Opa's house (thank you Miri and Opa for being such great babysitters and allowing Mommy and Daddy to run this marathon!) Next up, a birthday party for the twins' friend Jeremy, who turned two today. An hour later, we were at twin friend Lilli and Gregory's house for a kiddie Halloween party. Because we were short on time, we had to skip the annual neighborhood Halloween parade, but we plan to attend next year when the kids can enjoy the parade.
Speaking of Halloween, even though it's a few days early, here is a sneak peek at Ari and Alex's Halloween costumes. Alex's was lent to us by our friends and neighbors, and then Mommy found a matching (hot pink) costume for Ari at the sale this weekend:
Finally, to cap off our eventful weekend we ventured out to Virginia (not far from the start of the marathon) to Daddy's boss' house for his annual Halloween party. Ari and Alex enjoyed spending time with Daddy's boss and his family...Ari especially took to Daddy's boss and even cried when we took her out of his arms when it was time to head home!
One final important milestone to note: Ari began cutting her first tooth this weekend! Luckily, she hasn't seemed any worse for the wear and remains her perpetually happy self.
It's been an exciting weekend, but we're all glad to be able to rest and recover this week. Hopefully November will be a calmer month than October!
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