Big Girl Bed!

We (read: Dave) set up Katelyn's "big girl bed" yesterday so the room is now officially arranged to accommodate baby sister (still in the market for a name). I love being able to lay down and cuddle with Katelyn in her very own bed now. She is making the transition nicely, and we love seeing her so excited about it! She got to open two of her Christmas presents early--a fitted sheet and a flat sheet!! :)

Katelyn's Preschool Christmas Program

This past Tuesday evening was Katelyn's preschool Christmas program, and she did a fantastic job (along with the other kiddos, of course!). Here are a few pictures and a little video snippit!

Katelyn is on the front row, second from the right


Katelyn in her classroom after the performance

Katelyn with her teacher, Mrs. Andrea

Katelyn with her best buddy, Reese

Enjoying ice cream at Braum's with her friends after the performance

....and enjoying her daddy!

Click on the play arrow to view the video! Don't worry grandparents, we ordered a copy of the full performance on DVD for you to watch when we come visit over the holidays!

Run Dave Run!

I am so proud of Dave for completing his first half marathon! He trained hard for the White Rock Half Marathon which took place this past Sunday. Katelyn, Brittany, and I went out to support him along with our good friends the Hills! Way to go Dave!

Dave and his good friend Brian after their run

Dave and our good friends James and Dangela Hill (who braved the traffic and cold weather with all three of their kids to come support Dave--we love you Hills!)

Dave and Katelyn after the race

Katelyn and Brittany waiting at mile 13 (the home stretch!) of the race route. Sadly, we somehow missed Dave as he was running, but thankfully, we were able to reunite with him after the race!

Thanksgiving!

We had a really fun Thanksgiving in Austin! See for yourself....

Katelyn found Mamaw's sun glasses and reading glasses

Katelyn and Aunt Jessie (Katelyn modeling the apron my mom bought for her. Thanks mom!)

Katelyn learning how to play Candy Land

Katelyn reading with her great grandmother

Watching lots of football

Group picture (from left to right): My grandparents, my uncle, my cousin and her fiance, my sisters, my parents, and us (minus Katelyn who was taking a nap!)

Me and my grandfather

Our Blessing Tree

I saw this idea in a magazine and thought it was so cute! We found the perfect branch, sat down as a family and took turns saying what we were thankful for, and wrote them on "leaves" to tape on the tree! Simple, fun, and free! Now that's something to be thankful for...

29 Weeks!

February 10 is right around the corner!!

Happy Halloween!

This is the first year we have "officially" taken Katelyn trick or treating, so it was quite fun! Only now I'm a little worried that she will start knocking on random doors any day of the week and expect to get candy. Joined by our sweet friends, Kyle, Jill, and Brodie Scott, we walked up to the neighborhood fall carnival at the park and then trick or treated our merry way home! Here are some pictures of the fun:

Patiently waiting for Brodie to arrive

We're ready! Let's get this party started!

Katelyn on the blow-up slide (her favorite part of the carnival)

Enjoying the fire truck

"Trick or Treat!"

Back home...Katelyn out of her costume and enjoying Brodie's!

A Trip to Dallas Heritage Village

A few weeks ago, Katelyn and I went with my sister and my good friend Rose to visit the Dallas Heritage Village, a unique museum just south of downtown Dallas dedicated to preserving and teaching the history of Dallas and North Central Texas. Every third Sunday from 12-4, you can get in FREE! Go see for yourself! Here are some pictures of our visit:

Katelyn getting her supplies ready to make a "family scrapbook"

Playing a "old time" children's game

Looking in the outdoor pantry of preserves

At the train depot

Watching lady spin wool--funny story about this picture...

Lady: I'm spinning this wool to make a hat and mittens.

Me: Oh, Katelyn! You have a hat and mittens at home!

Lady: (to Katelyn) Who made your hat and mittens?

Katelyn: God did!

Brittany and Katelyn taking a little break from all of the fun!

Movin' Right Along!

Sorry its been awhile....Here are a couple of pregnancy progress pics for you to enjoy! Baby McCurdy is quite the mover/kicker (much more so than Katelyn ever was). I know I've heard the saying, "I'm eating for two," but is it safe to say "I'm sleeping for two?" (or at least I wish I was!) My energy level isn't quite what it used to be, and it's all I can do to keep up with Katelyn these days! Her energy level is enough for the both of us!

19 weeks

23 weeks

And did I mention that Katelyn is growing so fast too?! She is dressed up to attend her first official tea party for a friend's birthday!

We're Having A.....

GIRL! I had my sonogram this morning and ask the technician to write "boy" or "girl" on a piece of paper and put it in the envelope I brought so we could open it as a family tonight. And that we did....well, kindof...

We headed over to the Nestle Toll House Cafe by our house, and I gave the envelope to the girl working (whose name happened to be Kaitlin!), told her the situation, and asked her to open the envelope and write "B" or "G" in icing on one (out of six) of the chocolate chip cookies we ordered. While we waited for the cookie to be presented, we interviewed Katelyn one last time about her prediction. Click on the link below to see that interview...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD7QidR8_JI

Back to the cookie presentation, cookie artist Kaitlin actually brought the cookie out in a box of its own, and here's a video of the excitement and scrambling to see what letter was on the cookie...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CtaiukkARM

Might I add that no sooner did we get a glimpse of the "G" on that cookie, Katelyn had her hands all in the frosting and half the cookie was in her mouth. Good thing we looked when we did!

Family pic after all was said and done (and eaten)!

Note from sonogram technician

Katelyn's First Day of Preschool!

Katelyn started preschool on August 31st! She is going on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lakeland Christian Academy, and she loves it! Her teacher's name is Mrs. Andrea, and one of her best friends, Reese, is in her class too! It has been more of an adjustment for me than I thought, but I'm getting used to the time to myself and really starting to enjoy it!