I have spent a lot of time really watching Alice lately. The
things she’s learning, her little quirks, her personality is really starting to
shine through and take over! She is playful, loud, friendly, loving, outgoing
and she is starting to understand the importance of communication. She is
finding her ways to tell us what she wants and figuring out ways to get it. It
still just blows my mind every time I think about the last year and how much
she has grown, how much she has learned. Since she has been walking for a while
now she is now learning to run and climb, keeping Ryan and I on our toes at all
times!
With all this new found love she has for everything around
her it’s getting me even more excited for the months to come. Fall is here and
with that of course comes the holidays, the beautiful weather and the best time
of the year!
For some crazy reason this past New
Year’s Eve I thought it was a brilliant idea to declare that I, Rachel Vaughn,
would run a half marathon in the year 2012! Not only did I have this crazy idea
I decided to share it with everyone and I am ever so lucky to have friends who make me stick
to the things I say.
So, in just a few
short days I will be running in my very first (and possibly my very last) half
marathon… 13.1 miles… 3 hours of running… in SF… up hills… oh my. However, I keep reminding myself that I am not only doing this for me but for my little bug. I know she is to young to understand but I want her to grow up knowing that she can do anything she sets her mind to... even if it's painful and kinda boring.
