Summer Fun!

just a few quick pics to brighten everyone's day. our summer has been lots of fun so far! outdoor fun:

cruz was a ring bearer for my cousin shane and his new wife ashley:

Big Boy Bed!

cruz's big boy bed arrived today and he is so excited! here he is 'breaking it in' before bedtime tonight:

A Few Pics

so i've gotten very bad at blogging and i must confess that i am considering ending our adventure here online. when i started the blog it was meant to be a place to share our adoption process, keep everyone updated on it's progress and then bring you along with us on our journey to colombia. who knew that it would turn into our story of becoming a family of 4! i've enjoyed the ride, but life is getting crazier and busier and if i'm going to do something, i like to give it my all. i don't want to just post something random once a month or less. thought i would leave you with a few recent pics of the kids. cruz and libby are quickly becoming partners in crime and it's so fun to watch them grow together! as nervous as i was to have them so close in age, think it's going to be pretty amazing. adios for now!

Gotcha Day

february is quite the month for the reedy family. on valentines day we also celebrated cruz's 2nd anniversary of his gotcha day! he proudly wore his colombian soccer jersey (probably one of the last times as he's finally starting to outgrow it...don't worry we have a special request in to our dear friend jose to go on a mission in bogota to find him a new one)to school and we explained to his teachers about his big day. it's so hard to believe that it's already been two years! meeting for the first time: our family of three: father - son bonding time: night one at hotel paris: our little colombian-minnesotan: we are truly blessed!

Tall & Skinny

tall and skinny?! definitely not two words i would have ever thought would be used to describe a child of our's, but that is exactly what our pediatrician said about little miss libby! here are her latest stats from her one-year well-child visit: height: 29", 50th percentile weight: 18 lbs, 14 oz., 10th-25th percentile head: 18.25, 75th-90th percentile the poor girl had to get four shots as well as a finger prick. she did pretty well with the shots, but absolutely hated the finger prick. she was pretty much inconsolable and it didn't help that her finger wouldn't stop bleeding. poor thing!

Libby is One!

where has the time gone? our baby girl turned one last thursday! we had a fun day - she took ice cream birthday treats to school, tore into a cupcake after dinner and had fun celebrating with tia and grandma and grandpa johnson on friday night. cruz loved helping open her presents and especially loved that he got to eat cake, too.

we go in for her one year appointment tomorrow...details & stats to follow! libby, we love you - happy birthday & we hope all your wishes come true!

Libby, Libby, Libby

another first for libby! on friday, january 25th, tia mel and i took her into wild child for her first trim! her hair was getting a bit straggly so we figured it was about time. let's just say she wasn't a big fan! the tears started almost immediately and i had to hold her hands the whole time. here she is (note the cape didn't last very long!):

libby is also very close to walking! she loves to push her little 'scooter' walker and walk all around the furniture and everything else. she's attempted going up the stairs a couple times (thanks to big brother cruz showing her the way) and has even tumbled down the top couple stairs to the landing a time or two (and usually ends up laughing!). our little girl is pretty fearless and will attempt almost anything cruz does. we're going to have to keep our eyes on her!

walking makes a girl tired!

tomorrow our baby girl turns 1! i can't believe how fast this year has flown by. she has brought so much joy to our family and we can't imagine life without her. happy birthday princess! we love you!

Little Miss Libby is 11 Months!

this monday little miss libby turned 11 months old! i cannot believe that in less than one month she will be a year old. she has turned into quite the big girl lately - pulling herself up and walking around all of the furniture and whatever else she can find, babbling away to us and basically trying to do everything her big brother does. she is our little sweetheart and while she loves her new 'girly' toys, she's just as happy pushing cruz's trucks and tractors around and throwing balls and blocks everywhere! perhaps a little tom-boy in training? unfortunately she's home with an ear infection today...the only good thing is that it's slowed her down a bit and she's into snuggling with me on the couch. we went into the doctor yesterday and she's now 18 pounds, 4 ounces - soon she'll be catching up to cruz! she loves to eat (pretty much table food exclusively - no more interest in the baby stuff!) and especially loves to try and feed herself. 11 months:

little miss piggy!

happy girl!

we love you libby!

Merry Christmas!

it's hard to believe christmas 2012 has already come and gone...the tree and all the decorations are already put away and this january rain is making it feel more like march! the other day cruz asked where pinky (our elf on the shelf) was and i had to tell him he went back to the north pole until next holiday season. we had a great christmas and it was so fun to watch everything through the eyes of cruz and libby. here are some photos documenting our fun:

unfortunately we had to cancel our trip to iowa the weekend before christmas...a major snowstorm, pink eye and a touch of the flu kept us home. we missed seeing all of the reedy and ahrens' families, but hope to get down for a visit sometime in the near future. we hope you all had a wonderful christmas season as well! xoxoxo, ang & family