Happy Halloween!

halloween was so much fun this year! cruz wasn't sick, the weather was pretty nice, tia mel joined us for trick-or-treating and the kids loved it! our celebrating started friday night with cruz and me going up to our church for their fall festival. he had a blast doing the cake walk, playing games, getting his face painted and dancing to a live band! we'll definitely be back next year.

on saturday we had a little break from our halloween festivities, but that didn't stop us from celebrating! we pulled off a surprise party for my mom's retirement! it took a lot of planning and a LOT of little white lies, but we did it. she was definitely surprised and had a great time visiting with several of her family, friends and former co-workers. unfortunately we didn't get many pictures...we were too busy having fun!

cruz provided the entertainment as he sang and played guitar with my aunt darlene:

monday night our halloween festivites continued with trick-or-treat street at primrose. we went to each classroom for a treat and fun game or activity.

on tuesday night, heath and cruz carved pumpkins!

finally, we had a blast trick-or-treating with tia mel on wednesday night! libby made it around our cul-de-sac and then she went home to help hand out candy with heath. we took cruz to about 10 more houses around the corner and then called it a night.

hope you all had a happy halloween as well!

Pumpkin Time

after a weeklong forecast of rain for last saturday, we woke up to the weatherman assuring us that "the rain had shifted" and it was now supposed to be a party cloudy day with temperatures in the upper 60's. with that promise, we decided to call grandma & grandpa johnson up (at 7:30 in the morning!) and re-invite them to go to a pumpkin patch! after twisting their arms (ha!), they agreed and planned to meet us at our house around 11:30 following cruz's haircut and trip to primrose to see costume kim. cruz had a blast singing and listening to stories with costume kim, but reminded us in the car that "i miss grandma". needless to say, he was delighted to see her and grandpa when we arrived back home. unfortunately, the weatherman seemed to get things a bit wrong...his original forecast was much more accurate than what he promised that morning. the sun never did come out, the misty, drizzly rain set in and the temp hovered around 50. so...we ended up going to a covered pumpkin patch/nursery and still had a great time, despite the cool, damp weather. cruz loved the hay maze (and chasing grandma around in it) and libby stayed all snuggly warm in her stroller. it was great being one of only about three families in the nursery...we pretty much had the rule of the place and the workers were so sweet. think we'll be making another trip back for our christmas tree this winter! dancing with his friends at costume kim

running through the hay maze

hi frankenstein!

libby all snuggled & happy

all in all a very fun day!

Eight Months Old!

yikes! life is busy! good, but busy. i just realized i haven't blogged since libby turned seven months. eek. anyway...as of today little miss libby is eight months old! it is unreal to me how fast she is growing up. she is now army crawling all over the place and can pretty much get herself wherever she wants to be. she LOVES watching her big brother - cruz can always make her laugh. she also loves playing with his toys now (especially his cars and trucks), so we're starting to see a little bit of jealousy come out. it's so much fun to watch them interact and start to play together. today cruz asked me if he could "play with libby?" so cute! nothing else too exciting to report. we're hoping to head to a pumpkin patch next weekend...if we make it, i'll do my best to post pictures! here are a few shots of libby at 8 months:

happy fall!

Libby is Seven Months!

time continues to fly by! libby turned 7 months old last friday and is getting to be such a big girl! here she is this morning all ready for school:

we've had lots of exciting milestones around our house lately:

+libby is now eating cereal & baby food 2-3 times per day and sits in the highchair for her 'meals'

+cruz is now sleeping in a toddler bed! we've only found him sleeping on the floor twice, so it seems to be going fairly well

+cruz moved up to the early pre-school 2 room at primrose the day after labor day

+libby is sitting up on her own

as you can see, life is good at the reedys!

love and hugs to you all!

Up North 2012!

last week we were fortunate enough to spend the week with my family at kavanaughs resort on beautiful sylvan lake near brainerd. after a crazy week prior (cruz getting over croup, libby's ear infection, my sinus infection, cruz's second trip to the doctor - which included another chest x-ray!), we were more than ready for a week of rest and relaxation. the weather was absolutely perfect and kavanaughs turned out to be the perfect family vacation spot for us (we've already booked the same cabin for the same week next summer!). it was wonderful having my family there to help with the kids and of course both cruz and libby loved all the attention from grandma, grandpa and tia mel!

highlights from the week included:

+ cruz LOVING superman ice cream & eating an entire cone by himself (twice)
+ renting the pontoon for the day - cruz caught his first fish (bigger than daddy's!)
+ libby scooting a little bit and rolling everywhere
+ libby's first attempts at baby food - bananas!
+ libby's first 2 teeth popping through
+ cruz & heath's "boys' trip" into brainerd for 'old mcdonalds'
+ libby, tia's & my "girls' trip" to maddens for coffee
+ the duck races
+ swimming in the lake & the pool almost every day
+ riding the surrey bike with cruz up front
+ flying daddy's balsa wood planes & grandpa's kite
+ a sunset walk on the dock with cruz & him saying, "i want to touch the moon mommy!"
+ cruz cuddling in bed with grandma every morning
+ walks with tia & grandma
+ an amazing week with the family

a look back at the week through photos:

thanks for a great week grandma, grandpa & tia! we're already looking forward to next year!

6 Month Stats

libby had her six month appointment today! we came away with some good news and some bad news. the good news was she didn't need to get shots! the bad news was she didn't get shots because she has an ear infection. who knew? she's been as happy as can be, no fever or anything. i'm just glad we found out today because we head up north on friday. she starts on amoxicillin tonight...while cruz is finally getting over the croup. oh, and i have a sinus infection! no fun being sick in the summer! let's just hope we're all happy and healthy by saturday.

here are libby's six month stats:

height: 26", 50th-75th percentile
weight: 15 lbs, 3 oz, 25th-50th percentile
head: 17.25, 75th-90th percentile

here's to healthy and fun week ahead!

We Have a 6-Month Old!

libby turned six months old on august 7th! despite the fact she was battling pinkeye, i did manage a few cute pictures.

she and cruz (and their toys!) 'flying' on their blanket:

right now i'm home with a sick cruz (he has the croup). keeping our fingers crossed that no one else gets it as we leave for up north for a week on saturday! can't wait!

enjoy the rest of your summers! can't believe how fast it's flying by.

love,
the reedys