Storytime at the Library

Stories at the library are always a good time, but at bedtime in your pjs is especially awesome! Not too sure about the librarians book choices though. One was about spiders and the other was about a wolf eating pigs. Really? Right before bedtime?

Whitney, rockin' her slippers and headbandThis pretty much explains it...

Henderson kids...calm, Whitney...crazy! Love it though!

Silly and Sweet

Acting Like a Monkey

We went to Monkey Joe's yesterday with our friends Cole and Luke. It was Daddy's first time and I think he may have had more fun than the kids.

Climbing through the obstacle course Lindsey and Grandma taking it all inDown the slide with mommyMandy with her little monkeysDown the slide with daddy

Who said its just for the kids? Climbing up

An Organized, Wet Ballerina

Yep, that would be our Whitney. Some shots from the last few days...

This is just a small glimpse into what Whitney is into now a days. Pretty much all of her toys get separated and organized like so. These are her Mr. Potato Head pieces, by noses, shoes, hats...we were still in process here...not sure where she gets this from...

Grandma Lykowski is here to visit for a few days. Yesterday we had a fun day outside with the water hose...

Filling up the bucket...

Dumping the bucket on me...

then Grandma...then rest...Lindsey steered clear of the action, but thought it was funny

Now for the pretty ballerina...I love it!

Lindsey Kate is 3 Months!

Our little peanut is 3 months old. What a difference 3 months can make! It seems as though she has turned a corner, not that she was bad before, but a newborn is a newborn, right? She is sleeping great at night, 8 to 9 hours and she seems to be a bit happier during the day, not quite as fussy and is able to be put down for some play time. She's smiling and talking a lot more and starting to track as people walk by, or run by in Whitney's case. :)

Happy Birthday America!

We celebrated the 4th with our friends the Pognants and Drakes with a great cookout and then fireworks. It was Whitney's first go at fireworks and she did very well. We were very skeptical because she has recently become very afraid of loud noises after Ben was teaching her about thunder and one cracked right in front of our house...Anyway, we showed her plenty of fireworks on the Internet and reiterated that they would be very loud, but that she could cover her ears. We told her they went "pow, pow, pow" and that she had to say "ooooh" and "ahhhh". So we tried to make it a big deal all week to warm her up. Once we got settled to watch the show, we really lucked out because there was a smaller show in the distance that really warmed her up to the idea so that once the closer show started she was already comfortable. She loved them and can't/won't stop talking about them and asking us if we like fireworks. She just keeps asking to see fireworks and says they are "sooooo pretty". We were going to do sparklers at the fireworks, but as Ben was on his way to the car to get the cigarette lighter, flames broke out 50 yards from us from someone else sparklers, so we thought maybe that wasn't such a good idea. So we broke them out last night...Hope you all had a great 4th to celebrate our freedom!

The whole group...Little Miss herself waiting for the fireworksStomping pops...they wouldn't work by throwing themSitting with daddyPretty sparklers

6 Years Strong!

Ben and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary on June 28th. To celebrate we usually take some type of trip away, but with our new little addition, aka Lindsey, we (I) didn't feel like we could/should go away over night. Even though she is sleeping through the night now, I still just don't trust her. Some nights she'll sleep through entirely, other nights she'll wake up for a few seconds and go right back to sleep, then other nights she'll not settle back down and we'll have to go in, re-swaddle and give the pacifier. I just don't feel like someone else should have to deal with that just yet. Anyway, all that to say that instead we rented a Harley for the day and drove around north Georgia. We had ton of fun even though it was HOT HOT HOT! We left around 11am and drove around our county for a little bit, then headed over to Athens/University of Georgia. We had lunch there at a little restaurant called The Last Resort, great food! Then there was a little music festival going on so we walked around it for a few minutes. After a quick tour through campus, we headed northwest towards Helen, GA. This little town was the tourist trap of all tourist traps! First of all, all the buildings were decorated in a Tudor/German village type feel, even the Wendy's and Huddle House! They had all kinds of little gimmicky shops, even a Tarantula shop. What more could you want! We pulled into a "biker" restaurant for a little snack, then made another pass through town and all of the trinket shops. We are definitely heading back there some day soon! After that we headed back down to our neck of the woods for some dinner at Panda Express, then a little Cold Stone Creamery for dessert. Home at 830 pm and exhausted, and very sweaty! But what a fun day we had! Great memories with a great husband! Thanks to Grammy Hartsock for making an unexpected trip through Atlanta to watch our girls. She was on her way back to Ohio from Kansas City where she was visiting Ava and our new nephew Andrew.

Random June Pics

Just some random pictures from June. Whitney is a great big sister. She is just learning all the time. She is speaking better and better everyday and picking up on what mommy and daddy are saying too. We are trying to get words like stupid and butt out of our vocabulary so she doesn't start saying them. I've learned I say stupid and dumb a lot! She is loving trying to entertain Lindsey, drawing, Mr. Potato and building with bristle blocks. Lindsey is 12 weeks old now. She is smiling much more, holding her head up better and talking much more too. The best thing is that she is finally sleeping through the night! Hip hip hurray! We are definitely enjoying this new feature. Both girls are such a joy!

Our little builder

and bike riderand pretty girlNot the greatest picture, but cute none the lessI know, matching outfits again...Lindsey's not happy about it eitherNotice the death grip Whitney has on Lindsey's hand...this is a common occurance

More Father's Day Fun

Pictures from the actual day. We went to church in the morning, family nap in the afternoon and pool in the evening. It was Lindsey's first trip to the pool. She didn't like it too much...but Whitney had a great time!

Daddy and his baby girls

Lindsey tolerating the poolWhitney swimmingand splashingSo much fun!

Father's Day Fun

So for Father's Day the mother's planned a day at Durhamtown for all the guys. I have not been to Durhamtown myself (yet), but my husband has repeatedly assured me of its awesomeness. It is a 6000 acre fun park full of multiple tracks, trails, and whatever else you can ride dirt bikes/4 wheelers on and Ben absolutely loves that place! He and a group of guys from church went the Friday before Father's Day for an all day event. It was the hottest day of the year, about 96 degrees, but that didn't stop them at all. After the fact Ben calculated that he drank 7 lbs of liquid that day and still lost 6 lbs. He is planning on making riding part of his workout regime. There were only a couple minor injuries and one major one, a broken hand for our friend Chad. He claims it was still totally worth it and is already planning another trip. Happy Father's Day to a great group of guys!

All packed up and ready to go. Ben, Chad, Bowdie, Britton and Matt

Chad, Britton, Matt and Bowdie

MattBritton and ChadBenThis is Ben in mid air behind the fence/signAt the end, just plain filthy and lovin' it!One little boo booAnother little boo booThen one broken handBack home safe and sound...and on the way to urgent care