bippity boppity boo - quilt

It's finished!! Well... except for the tag, and I need to tack down the skirts and shirts, but that's it. So I'm counting it as done. I "finished" it a while ago, but for the life of me, I haven't wanted to sew for weeks and weeks, about 14 to be exact. But now that I'm feeling a bit more energetic at 17 weeks (not at 100% yet), I've sewed up the tag, and now it just needs to be hand sewn on. 

Here are some more details I like: 

 And here's the last of the 'wordage': 

Flanked by sparkly pumpkins: 

OH! Can't forget the witches' eyes:

And here is the one my mom did when she came back in June, the nose throws off the look a bit: 

And finally, the tag that has yet to be written on and sewn down. I had huge plans for the tag, including an entire pumpkin patch of mix-and-matched sizes and colors, candy littering the ground with a toppled over treat bag, and so forth. But with how I've been feeling, this will do. So I love it: 

Happy Halloween! 

getting my granny on

Every 4th Sunday of the month, a few friends of ours get together to swap treats! It's the best idea in the world and I highly recommend it.

October is our month, and we're getting ready to make some deeeelicious caramel-covered apples. I'm really getting excited for them, since I haven't made them since the Halloween 2 years ago! It's been far too long.

So let me give a big hello to lovely, tart and green, Granny Smith!

way up high

Mont's back side (again) in the Reeder's high chair on our trip to Utah. This was how we held him in the chair so he wouldn't squirm out. Nice! While traveling, this kid was full of some fun surprises.

He slept in my arms (never-ever happens) on the plane rides.
He said "cheese" and someone other than myself heard him! ... though he still doesn't do it on command.
He was a professional waver to all friendly ladies.

a little lonely

He won't be lonely for much longer!

There's another little Reeder coming in April- can I hope for March? ha

I didn't know quite how to introduce this news to my blog. We are so excited, and we were so shocked it happened so quickly this time around. I figure Mont just must have pulled some strings before he made his debut, and had this little one lined up for a quick arrival after his own.

Any guesses on girl or boy? Things have been pretty similar to being pregnant with Mont, though this time around chocolate still tastes good, and I'm not craving candy. More salt this time, please! Oh, there goes my blood pressure..