Happy Thanksgiving 2008!

Baby Dowden #2 Update

Thought I would give a Baby #2 update...

We are more than half-way through now. Time

is flying by! We had our 20 week ultrasound

a couple of weeks ago and all went well.

We are going to be surprised this time around

and are not finding out the sex.  Jackson

is beginning to understand that he will

be the big brother and that there's a baby

in mommy's tummy. I am feeling good,

aside from the current cold / cough I have.

Hopefully that will go away soon!

Fun with the Northways

We met up with our friends the Northways at 

Tallman Mountain State Park. Jackson &

Mackenzie had fun getting to know each other

and we took a nice fall hike. Jackson even got

a kiss, or a nuzzle. It was very cute.

The Intrepid

Yesterday we took Jackson to the aircraft carrier,

the Intrepid, in NYC. It was a beautiful fall day and we 

had a blast. He (and Daddy) loved all of the airplanes

on display. I highly recommend you go there, 

especially if you have a little boy or a pilot

for a husband.

http://www.intrepidmuseum.org

Halloween 2008

Halloween was so fun this year because:

a) Jackson is another year older and was SO into it.

b) I dressed up and trick-or-treated with him.

(Note: that is a drawn on "pilot" mustache 

in the picture; I don't need an upper lip waxing...)

Also, Nana Janet came down for the night's 

festivities since Bill was traveling. We trick-or-

treated early with our neighbors and then headed 

home for dinner and to answer the door.

This morning we went to the local Farmer's Market and then 

on a fall hike as it was in the low 60's. It was a great

time but of course WE MISSED YOU DADDY!