Our Little Chicken!

So here she is...our little chicken! Poor daddy had to leave a day early for his trip to California, so he wasn't able to be with us, but Grandma and Grandpa Lykowski made the trip down to participate. Because our little chick is still too young for all that candy (and mommy and daddy certainly don't need it), we didn't go door to door, but we got together with all our neighbors at the top of our cul-de-sac and had lots of treats and played with friends. Success!

Pumpkin Carving

Wednesday night Whitney cleaned out her first pumpkin. I don't think she was too fond of the sliminess, but the seeds intrigued her. At one point she was separating the seeds from the "gunk". That's my girl!!

Do you know who Josh Turner is?

Over the last couple of years Ben and I have taken a liking to the country singer, Josh Turner. We got to see him live at the Grand Ole Opry last year and just went to another concert a couple weeks ago here in Atlanta. At any rate, he's probably not the most main stream singer on the radio, but I'm guessing if you listen to country music at all you have probably heard some of his songs. This song is one of our favorites that we have been wanting to share with people. I won't do any explaining of the song as it will ruin it, but if you find yourself wanting more, I suggest you check out his other songs as well. Not all, but some have the same "vibe". We hope you enjoy it!

A Cold Day and A Growing Belly

Yesterday was a cold day...for the south. It was in the low 50's and very, very windy. That didn't stop Ben from taking his little girl outside to play. We just bundled her up. We both agreed it was overkill, but she looked so darn cute in that hat!

Yesterday also marked my 16th week of pregnancy. I am feeling good and, as expected, growing faster with this one. I am already in my maternity clothes, they are a little big, but more comfortable than my regular clothes. As one of my friends said, "Wear as much elastic while you can!" Why can't elastic waistbands be the latest fashion trend?!

A Fun Fall!

The fall is definately different here is the south. A couple weeks ago we went to a pumpkin patch. On the day we went, the leaves hadn't changed yet and I think it was in the mid 80's. I definately am not complaining, but Ben has been asking when it is going to get cold. The farm we went to had a petting zoo with pigs and goats, a corn box, a cow train ride, a hay ride, pig races and of course, pumpkins. Whitney loved the corn box and wobbling around in the pumpkin patch to find the perfect pumpkin. All in all, it was a fun family day!

Whitney saying "Hel-wo" to the pig

And eating some corn...Riding the cow train with mommyIt's hard work looking for a pumpkin!

My first blog!

OK, so today I (Amy) decided to embark on a new adventure...blogging. I have a few friends that have their own blogs and I have enjoyed reading theirs even if I already know whats going on in their lives. I have also recently learned that http://www.blurb.com/, the site I have been using to digitally scrapbook, does blog books! So instead of scrapbooking and having to pick and place and think too much, I am hoping this will serve dual purposes of being informative for family and friends and an easy way to get our lives documented in book format. Isn't technology great! For those of you wondering, we still have our Phanfare website (http://www.hartsock.phanfare.com/). It will contain pretty much every picture and video we take, where as this blog will have specially chosen pictures and videos from the masses. I am sure it will contain enough to satisfy as I know I will have a hard time picking and choosing the cutest pictures of Whitney to post!

More to come...