AWESOME PICTURE of the WEEK

Look who's WALKING!!!!!!!



It's still a little intermittent, but he's definitely taking steps, all day long. And you can tell from the top shot, he's VERY proud of himself.

...mullet and all...

Hair 'issues'

If you've EVER met our family OR even just seen pictures, you know there are some hair 'issues' here. All 3 kids were born basically bald and stayed that way until about 2 years old (for both girls) and right about the year mark for Mitchell... I cut Elise's hair once (like 18 months ago) and it was DISASTROUS. I did a blog about it, but don't know how to do that fancy link-to-something-else-in-the-text, so use your imagination. It was a bad haircut. So I'm a little scissor-shy after that last incident.
We've never cut Ainsley's hair- not one strand. She was SO BALD up until 2 and then in the last 6 months or so, she's actually getting a bunch of hair...but it's pretty scraggly looking. Ok, REALLY scraggly looking. I try bows, headbands, hairspray, mousse sometimes, but it's really just useless...it's so uneven, she's got some mind-of-their-own curls (hmmm...no idea where THAT came from!?), and NO patience for mommy to work on it.
She went down for a nap a few weeks ago with a little bit of wet hair (mid-day bath? not likely..maybe it was syrup or peanut butter in the tresses. That sounds more probable.) and woke up with a HAIRDO that HAD TO BE IMMEDIATELY CAPTURED ON FILM...seriously.

She's still 1/2 asleep here, but I had to get proof of this look.

I PROMISE PROMISE PROMISE that I did NOT stage this at all!

Here's after a few more minutes and she realized Elise and I weren't laughing AT HER (ok, not in a mean way at least...)...and it's a better angle with light/color behind her to get the full effect.
Man, she is a funny kid. Stubborn and exhausting, but funny. =)

She's not alone, though. Her brother is still rocking the SKULLET, and it's actually getting better. (or worse, depending on how you feel about HORRIBLE hair on a baby).



Elise, however, is the one shining star in the hair department of Moseley kids right now. On a total whim a couple weeks ago, she said she wanted her hair cut a little... I thought, "I can do it this time...it's much longer than the last attempt, there's more room for someone else to fix it once I mess up...". So, I just cut off about 4 inches straight across the bottom, then did some of the little 'texturizing' stuff they always do to my hair, and it worked! She loves it and I think it's precious.

The day before the cut...it was SO long! And she's wearing a gorgeous hand-made outfit from a friend of mine. It's a tunic/long shirt on Elise and Ainsley wears it as a dress. Beautiful!


Immediately after the haircut.

oh, man...

I'm so behind on this thing. It bothers me for two reasons when I'm behind...1.I hate to disappoint my 'fans'...ok, our family + about 3 other people. and 2.This really is our (online) photo album and keeps things in order in my head to have pictures, stories of our hysterical kids/life, and dates all in one place. (So, in theory, when I get around to updating the kids' baby books, this is a huge help)...

Ok, I'll just throw up a smattering of pics/stories from around the house this past month:


For Mitchell's 1st birthday, my great friend Erica F MADE this adorable (A-DOR-A-BLE) little froggy for him. It's a tennis ball in the middle and SO CUTE!


It's quickly turned into one of his favorite bed-friends and he giggles whenever I hold it out to him. It's like his own little secret with froggy...so cute. Thanks, EF!!


Ainsley MAY be one of the most stubborn kids on the planet. She asked for a banana with lunch one day about 2 weeks ago. I asked again "Ainsley, are you SURE you want it?" because she's already eaten a full lunch. She said "Yes, I sure." So, I gave it to her and she immediately handed it back to me and said, "No, i not hungry now." WRONG ANSWER, kiddo.

She stayed at the table for ONE HOUR and TWENTY MINUTES longer (almost 2 hours total for a weekday lunch). I didn't give in, she was crying, laughing, angry, etc... but there was NO WAY she was getting out of this one.

...halfway through the event....

but ATE THE WHOLE THING. And she was so proud of herself...all this over a banana.

The whole time she was at the table, Mitchell, Elise and I had exaggerated "fun" without her, Elise pretended she was a cheerleader, etc...

Mommy won that day.