I don't know if I can bear to say it. I, Jennifer Downs, being of sound mind and swelling body am now a newspaper reader. I'm not talking the Observer here, I'm talking the real 'grown up' paper. What has happened to me?
Ok, so I've always been an avid fan of NPR and relied on it to get a lot of my news information. Granted its not 100% complete but I get what I need and can research if I need more. Well, recently while J and I were going through the weekly ads I started venturing off into the Metro section...then got pulled into the Business section and before I knew it I was reading the front page and searching through the entire paper to find the rest of the story.
Oh goodness. My PARENTS read the newspaper. Before I know it I'm going to be drinking coffee like a full fledged adult. What has happened to me?
New Shutterfly site
Hello family & friends.
Life has been wonderful and exciting, but super duper busy. In an effort to preserve my sanity I've decided to streamline. Instead of keeping up GetDowns.com, you'll be able to come to our shutterfly share site (http://downspartyof4.shutterfly.com/) find our family pictures . The Shutterly site will be updated monthly, the blog will be updated more frequently.
If you want to get updates whenever I post pictures (usually monthly) just let me know & I'll make sure you get the emails! (if you were already signed up for 'getdowns.com' updates then I've added you already)
-J4
Life has been wonderful and exciting, but super duper busy. In an effort to preserve my sanity I've decided to streamline. Instead of keeping up GetDowns.com, you'll be able to come to our shutterfly share site (http://downspartyof4.shutterfly.com/) find our family pictures . The Shutterly site will be updated monthly, the blog will be updated more frequently.
If you want to get updates whenever I post pictures (usually monthly) just let me know & I'll make sure you get the emails! (if you were already signed up for 'getdowns.com' updates then I've added you already)
-J4
It happened.
I knew it would. Everyone told me it would. So, here it goes, my first experience with the inappropriate comments of my child in public.
Walking into the NTTA store the other day, we passed a man with an unusually large beer belly. With all the baby talk that is going on at my house these days of course Jackson noticed the man. He stopped right in the middle of the walkway and asked the man why he was having a baby too. Only greels can have babies. My face was as red as my shirt and I quickly gathered Jack up with a nervous little laugh. I don't know if the man didn't hear (I hope that is the case), but he kept walking thank goodness. I couldn't think of a quick or clever response so it was probably best that way.
Walking into the NTTA store the other day, we passed a man with an unusually large beer belly. With all the baby talk that is going on at my house these days of course Jackson noticed the man. He stopped right in the middle of the walkway and asked the man why he was having a baby too. Only greels can have babies. My face was as red as my shirt and I quickly gathered Jack up with a nervous little laugh. I don't know if the man didn't hear (I hope that is the case), but he kept walking thank goodness. I couldn't think of a quick or clever response so it was probably best that way.
You mean I spent 2 years of my life without a Happy Meal?
Although I am in no way a fan of Mickey D's these days, there was a time in my life where a trip to see Ronnie was the biggest treat one could ask for. I can't remember a time without the Fry Guys or Grimace or even the Hamburgular. I still have fond memories of my birthday parties there and would never want to deprive Jack of the joy of anticipating what prize lies in that beautiful cardboard box. (Did you know that SOME people save the $.59 and DON'T get their kids the Happy Meal? That's just UNAMERICAN!) That is why I was so incredibly surprised to find out that this was only the 30th anniversary of the Happy Meal. You mean, I spent 2 years of my life WITHOUT a Happy Meal? The horror!! What on earth did we eat? What was my special treat? How different would my life have been? I guess we'll never know.
Another little soccer player
Our second little one has started to let us know that he/she is in there! I love each and every little kick because it just reminds me even more that soon our family will grow even larger. I LOVE LOVE LOVE being pregnant and this is just one more thing that makes it better.
Independence Day 2009
We got the opportunity to spend another Fourth of July with our good friends Joel and Paula Furnace. They are wonderful hosts and really treated us well (spoiled us) over the weekend. Life has been more than crazy here lately and the opportunity to just sit back and relax with good friends was long overdue. Jack loved the Independence Day parade (1.5 hours long) and quickly learned that if he wore his cute top hat, waived his flags and said ‘Happy Fourth of July’ people would gladly fill his bag with candy. After that we headed over to the festival in search for Jereme’s long awaited roasted corn on the cob and then headed back to the house for nap time. After ‘nap’ (or lack thereof) we headed to the lake where Jack got to ride his first jet ski. The boy’s lack of fear as he gave his Daddy ride after ride at full throttle speed scares me a little bit. Grilling up steaks led to a night sky filled with fireworks and then 4 exhausted adults and 1 tuckered little firecracker crawled into bed for a good nights sleep.
Sweetie Hearts
Oh, in case you were wondering, you no longer have to have flowers to be cute. Sweetie-hearts are apparently the new ‘in’ thing with 3 year old males.
Casanova
Oh boy, I think I have a little Casanova on my hands!
So, Jack and I were at the pool today and just playing along when in walks a group of pre-teen girls in tenny tiny bikinis and super long legs (so long they even caught my attention). Well, my little boy stops playing with his pool toys and stops and stares and the group. I mean, REALLY stares (think Lenny from Laverne and Shirley). He watches them walk the full length of the pool, while I try to hide my giggles. When he’s done I asked him what he was looking at and he said ‘Momma, those greels (aka, girls) are cute’. I of course asked him what made them cute and he said that they had flowers on their swim suits. Then he proceeds to pick out another girl (unrelated to the group, but equally cute) and says ‘look at her mommy, she’s cute too’. I didn’t look but said, ‘yes, yes she is cute’, so he grabbed my face and turned my head so I could get a really good look at the cute greel. He has been spending way too much time with his Daddy!!
So, Jack and I were at the pool today and just playing along when in walks a group of pre-teen girls in tenny tiny bikinis and super long legs (so long they even caught my attention). Well, my little boy stops playing with his pool toys and stops and stares and the group. I mean, REALLY stares (think Lenny from Laverne and Shirley). He watches them walk the full length of the pool, while I try to hide my giggles. When he’s done I asked him what he was looking at and he said ‘Momma, those greels (aka, girls) are cute’. I of course asked him what made them cute and he said that they had flowers on their swim suits. Then he proceeds to pick out another girl (unrelated to the group, but equally cute) and says ‘look at her mommy, she’s cute too’. I didn’t look but said, ‘yes, yes she is cute’, so he grabbed my face and turned my head so I could get a really good look at the cute greel. He has been spending way too much time with his Daddy!!