Leaning to the right...

When Elizabeth sits in the chair that her cousin Connor passed down to her every night for dinner, she tends to lean to the right. Grandpa Dave tries to straighten her up, but Daddy liks to leave her that way in hopes that she's actually displaying her political preference for social and financial conservatism. (We love him anyway!)

Good friends...

My mama and daddy are blessed with good friends and I've had the chance to meet some of them recently. Marly and Daddy grew up together and have been good friends for a long time. Hong and Daddy met while they were getting their MBAs - which mama and Lan both say does NOT stand for 'Married But Available'! Evidently that is a common phrase in China where Hong, Lan and their son Alex live. Good thing we're Hoosiers!

Kids these days...

We've heard elder folk say, 'it seems like kids are born knowing how to use computers nowadays'... Well, Elizabeth is proving that to be true! Since she loves anything shiny or bright, the laptop screen is just too much fun. Besides that, we've been experimenting with our webcam to send and stream videos to our family and friends far and wide, so she thinks the computer is all about her! She did sit and type her first letter in Word the other day and managed to open functions and menus that we didn't know existed. Guess she's pretty tech-savvy after all...

Sorry we've been away...

Hi there! Just a note to apologize for the delay in updating our blog! Much is going on here in Indy with busy times at work, the house back on the market and time with family and friends. But thanks for continuing to check up on us... all is well, just crazy busy!

Love lots,
The Downings