Summer, here we come!

I bought the girls new swimsuits the other day, and I couldn't resist taking a picture of how cute they looked!

First Road Trip!

We took our first road trip with two kiddos the weekend of May 14. We went to Austin for my cousin's wedding (which we drove to San Antonio for), and we had a great time! Here are a few pictures from the trip...

On the road!

Katelyn enjoying the DJ's music selection

Anna and Daddy hanging out

Family pic

Me and Dave (and Anna)

My sister Jessica and her husband Evan

My mom and dad....could they be any cuter?!

Katelyn and her uncle Evan (or as she calls him, "Ev")

Just another day...

I met a friend for dinner one night a couple weeks ago, and she requested that I bring some recent pictures of Katelyn and Anna (she apparently doesn't follow the blog). So before I left the house, I snapped these pictures really quick...





Welcome to life with the McCurdys. Thankful for every minute of it.

Anna at 3 months!

Anna at 3 months

Katelyn at 3 months

Anna and bis sis Katelyn

Peepaw to the Rescue!

Dave recently went on a business trip to Atlanta for a week, and my dad came up to help me out while he was gone. He actually gave me a "homework" assignment even before he came...to get a list together of the things I wanted him to cook, places I wanted to go (by myself!), activities he could do with the girls, and what their schedules were! Twist my arm. :) So needless to say, my dad is amazing. He planned meals. He grocery shopped. He cooked. He did the dishes. He cleaned. He gave Katelyn baths and brushed her teeth. He made her lunch and got her ready for school. He fixed her hair. He held Anna when she was crying (...and crying and crying) and played with her when she wasn't. He encouraged me to rest and take a load off. And so much more....Thank you Peepaw for coming to the rescue. I'm not sure what we would have done without you--definitely not had as much fun, that's for sure.

Katelyn and her Peepaw

Rough day.

My dad is a grill master!

Happy Easter!

This Easter, Katelyn really started to "get into" the Easter story. It has been really special to teach her the meaning of Easter and watch her learn...at home, at school, at church. It all started with a set of resurrection eggs that I bought a few weeks ago. She loved opening each one and finding a symbol that corresponded with parts of the Easter story (ie: a little donkey figurine symbolized the donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem). Three days before Easter, we sculpted a "tomb" out of playdough. On Easter morning, we rolled the stone away to find the tomb empty! Enjoy the pictures and link to a video of Katelyn below....

Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6AJj_p6Kg0

Our tomb scene (complete with big stone in front of tomb and angel)

Rewind

I was just looking back over our blog posts/pics/videos from the past three months (Katelyn loves to do that!), and in doing so, I realized that I forgot to highlight a very important person and event surrounding Anna's birth! Rewind about three months...

I volunteered to host my sister Brittany's 25th birthday party at our house (or maybe she asked me and I agreed...either way, I was happy to do it!). Her birthday was Tuesday, February 1st, and she decided to have the party on her actual birthday (smart thinking Britt!). However, if you live in the Dallas area, you may remember the crazy snow/ice storm we had that week, so the party was canceled and rescheduled for the following Tuesday, Feb. 8. I called Brittany that morning, and I think my exact words were something like, "Brittany, you probably need to plan on packing your overnight bag to stay with Katelyn tonight....and maybe the night after that. I haven't been to my doctor's appointment yet this morning, but I think today's the day!" She arrived at our house that afternoon, and since my contractions were still not very consistent and I wasn't in a noticeable amount of pain, we decided to start preparing for her "make your own pizza" party! People started arriving around 7ish, and although my contractions were getting stronger, they still weren't a consistent amount of time apart (30 minutes here, 15 minutes there...). I just excused myself when I felt one coming on, and then back to the party I went! Everyone had left the party by 10ish and Dave and I followed shortly after. We checked in to the hospital a little after midnight (right before another ice/snow storm hit) and Anna was born at 3:24 a.m. So....we started out the night celebrating one birthday, and when all was said and done, ended up celebrating two!

Brittany, please accept this long overdue "Thank You!" for the sweet way that you cared for Katelyn (in so many ways!) during this big transition in her life and in our family. You love us well, and we are thankful.

The birthday girl!

Let the good times roll!

Last picture as a family of three!

Birthday girl #2!