McCurdy McMemos

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Our Little Pumpkins!

We went to Calloway's Nursery last weekend and found some really cute photo ops! I love this time of year!

We have established a new tradition in the McCurdy household--Family Movie Night. October will be our fifth month to have it, so I think that counts as a tradition. The last Friday night of each month, we let Katelyn choose a movie (parent-approved, of course!), and we pop popcorn and stay up "late" to watch it as a family (at this season of our lives, this means we actually start the movie after Anna goes to bed, but she'll get to participate eventually). I figure if we start traditions like this when the girls are young, they will be accustomed to it and look forward to it as they get older. Katelyn's movie picks so far have been The Tale of Desperaux, Snoopy Come Home, Toy Story 3, and The Lion King. Upcoming selections consist of The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, and Mary Poppins....looking forward to some fun family memories!

Just Because...

These are a couple of pictures that I just really love.

My sister took the one of Anna. A girl (and also a friend of Brittany's) on the church shuttle bus took the other one, and I had no idea she was taking it (because she was sneaky and used her phone). Those are sometimes the best ones. The sweet thing about the bus picture is that Dave left the day before to go on his week-long sailing trip to the Apostle Islands (he'll have to do a separate post about that once he gets his pictures uploaded), so the girls and I had been on our own and actually managed to get ready for church that morning in time to ride the bus (it's one of Katelyn's favorite Sunday morning events). That picture is one of many sweet mother/daughter moments we shared while daddy was away (though we did miss him dearly!).

Who's a Happy Helper?

I recently saw a really cute "happy helper" chart (read: chore chart) that one of my friends made for her daughters, and for once in my life, I thought, "I can do that!" ....and actually did it! The project was super easy and cheap (less than $10)--two qualifications for anything I set out to accomplish. It's a little hard to see in the pictures, but the left-hand column of the chart is the "to do" column. The middle column is the chore that needs to be done. The right-hand column is the "ta da!" column. When she does a chore, she gets to move the cupcake magnet from the "to do" column to the "ta da!" column, and while doing so, we say "TA DA!" with lots of energy and excitement! My happy helper loves it, and so do I. :)

Friday, September 9, 2011

7 months

Here is Anna's 7 month picture (and Katelyn's too!). She's working on her 4th tooth and laughing a lot...she learns that from her sister! :)

Second 1st day of preschool

Katelyn started her second year of preschool this Fall, and she is loving it already! We let her choose where she wanted to celebrate her first day and she chose frozen custard at Freddy's (chocolate with marshmallow topping)! Lots of fun (and calories) had by all!

Katelyn and her best buddy Reese (they were in the same class last year too)

For comparison sake, this is Katelyn and Reese on their first day of preschool last Fall

Katelyn enjoying her sundae!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Happy 4th Birthday Katelyn!

We had a joint birthday party this year with one of Katelyn's best friends, Reese. It was a pool party at a friend's house, and it was lots of fun (and lots of hot!). Instead of collecting gifts, we requested that everyone bring a donation (puzzle or card game) for Children's Medical Center. The girls went this week to deliver the donations and had a great time doing it!

The party....