Much better....

Things improved drastically after I had my little pity-party the other day concerning the lost items, crummy weather, etc... and all is good now.
During naptime, I found the card reader (in the master bedroom closet!) and later that night, we found all the everyday dishes (in a box marked "everyday dishes"...not sure how it eluded me for 6 days!). I'd say about 95% of the boxes that are going to be unpacked are done at this point, so that's good. We still need to do all the decorating of walls, fix some little stuff, organize garage and basement, but I'm feeling pretty good about it all. =)
So, thanks for listening to me whine...here are some of the cute pics that I knew were on that memory card:

The day before the movers came, I asked Elise during her rest time to "pack up her stuff from her room and put it in some bags/boxes"...this is what I found 10 minutes later: I LOVE IT!

Ainsley was helping us decorate once we got in the new house. She kept saying "HEBBY", translated: "heavy"...she thought she was so cool to help out! And that second picture...ahhh ....we LOVE that smile!



Adam and Elise heading off to school one day last week. My favorite thing about this school is STILL the fact that Adam can take her in the mornings...=)

Last but not least...cutie pie Mitchell. He LOVES this little toy (Thanks, Kristina and Jean!!!) and will do his little inchbug-crawl to get all the way across the room to get to it.

Grrr...

For several reasons, I'm a little grouchy today. First of all, the BE-AU-TI-FUL weather we had last weekend and most of this week is going to be trumped by storms and 20 degree-cooler weather this weekend. We've been cooped up with hundreds of boxes to unpack and now we can't even enjoy the outside. I guess we did get outside most afternoons this week, but I love the sun and want more and more and more!
Secondly (and thirdly, maybe?), we're missing just a few things from the move and it's driving me NUTS to find them. The card-reader thingy that connects the memory card from our camera to the computer? missing...So, you get no pictures today. AND I have some REALLY cute ones on there- even of Ainsley- and those are hard to come by! Also, our 'everyday' dishes.... how did I lose those? I packed the whole house by myself and i know those were in one of the last boxes packed. They're my favorite square dishes from Japan and I miss them each time we sit down for dinner. Bummer. Elise's school sweater was missing, too, but I just found that in the drawer of a bedside table that we use in the laundry room. Makes perfect sense, right?!
So...naptime today is dedicated to 1.organizing the Master Bedroom closet and 2.Finding the dishes and card reader. Let's hope all three nap/rest well so I can also cook dinner! We'll see...

Big couple weeks...

About two weeks ago, we had Mitchell's 6 month appointment and he's doing great! He's right on-track for all the important little milestones, but needs to put on a little weight. Adam REALLY doesn't want a puny baby boy, so we're starting some solid foods. (For those of you w/o kiddos or have just blocked out those early months, babies usually start "solids"-which is really rice cereal, single grain oatmeal, bananas, etc... at between 4-6 months). With my hands totally full and being somewhat overwhelmed 24/7, I just kept putting it off. He's very content with JUST being breastfed, but I guess he has to eat food at some point. Anyway, we tried it last week...it was a huge mess, VERY FUNNY, and not so productive. The girls, of course, were a gigantic "help" and I managed to snap a few quick pics in the process...







Mitchell is also right on the verge of crawling. He's doing the cool little "commando crawl" and crossing the living room in just minutes...I think it's adorable (but NOT going to make my life any easier!). At least we never really 'baby-proofed' the rental house that we're in now. He seems to enjoy the freedom and Elise and Ainsley like to track his progress, give him little pushes on the behind-which also usually end with a face plant on the carpet, and clap for him as he makes it to a toy they've placed out in front of him. It's a fun stage, but I'm a little concerned about being able to keep up with this boy. =)
On that note, he's waking up (I'm not complaining, it's after 8am), so I should go and feed him and get on with our day...

About 90 seconds:

I keep trying to get some cute pictures of ALL THREE kids together and maybe it'll never really happen. This was an attempt last week, all the following pictures were taken in under 2 minutes. No "keepers" really, but it was entertaining to see how much they jump around, play games, laugh at each other, etc...Elise is showing her "pretty ballet arms" in one shot and you can see why the bottom (green) piece of the Exersaucer is already broken- Ainsley loves playing Peek-A-Boo and she's under there in all of the pictures from this photo shoot.

lots o stuff...

It's been...yikes...THREE weeks since I've posted on here. Crazy time around the Moseley house...Adam was out of town for about a week two weeks ago. Then right as he got back, I took the kiddos to Ohio to visit some family and friends over Elise's Spring Break. All I'm saying is EIGHT hours in the car with three kids and ONE STOP. We had lots of snacks, games, movies, Adam rigged a pulley system that went to the way back so Elise and I could pass stuff back and forth. It rocked. We got home on Sunday night, had the Closing for our new house on Monday (YAY!), and now we're prepping to move THIS weekend to our FINAL (at least for a long time...) house! We're only moving 3 miles away, but since it's NOT a NAVY move, we're doing it all. Phew. That's a quick summary of why I haven't been on here much...but I'll throw out a few pictures now to keep people happy. =)


When Adam was out of town, Elise decided to "decorate" part of the playroom. It was precious and she spent a TON of time arranging everything JUST.THE.RIGHT.WAY. Then we had to keep Ainsley out of the way for 48 hours so Adam could see it exactly right. She was so proud of her creativity and hard work...adorable. She INSISTED that I take a picture of the stuff she hung from the knobs of the armoire, too... so, here you go.


This is a face I get from Mitchell ALL THE TIME. His little flat lip smile as he looks up at me from his Exersaucer (his new favorite pass time, by the way. love that thing.).

Elise loves making silly faces at the camera. She thinks she's so clever...

Could.not.be.any.cuter.

I snapped these two pictures of Mitchell a couple hours ago and had to put them on here immediately. We were heading to a birthday party for a little one year old friend, Norah, so Mitchell wanted to dress up for a potential future girlfriend. He fell asleep about 3 minutes after we got there and slept the entire party. Oh well. He was so adorable getting ready that it didn't matter what really happened. =) We so love him!!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Shocking, I know...this is a week or so late! HA. (but, I have been working on baby books and have all three almost caught up to 2010! Woohoo!).
This was Valentine's Day. We don't really 'celebrate' V-day, but we did something little this year. Here's the basic story:
Elise went to grocery store with me on Feb 13. They had a special vendor there with a crock pot of chocolate fondue who was dipping strawberries and making little gift boxes. Elise was enamored. Chocolate AND Strawberries!? Nothing could be more heavenly in her eyes...ok, unless it was a princess with a crown and a wand dipping the strawberries in chocolate!
I decided that we would do that as a family on Sunday...not the princess part, just the fondue.
In my head (that's always where the problem starts!), I pictured the four of us sitting around the table happily dipping our fruit in chocolate, sharing stories about how/why we LOVE (the only tribute to V-day) each other... I think I'm a few years ahead of myself... but Adam went along with my vision for the afternoon.
During naptime on Sunday, we made the fondue (whole other part is that I didn't buy any milk chocolate, just dark and semi-sweet...but I don't like those. I only like Milk Chocolate. So, Adam kept adding powdered sugar and more cream to 'lighten it up' some...) surprisingly, we ended up with like a QUART of fondue that was really only going to be eaten by Adam and Elise. We got the girls up, had the table set nicely, told them our idea, and sat down for a nice time of yummy food and sharing sentiments of love and appreciation.
Oh wait. Our kids are barely 2 and barely 4. A little young for such plans...but it sounded so good in my head! It went something like this...
4:10 pm:Sit down and explain 'guidelines' for eating and sharing. Adam and I have a small glass of wine on the table, ready to enjoy...
4:11 pm: girls DIG IN to some chocolate
4:13 pm: We've already gotten up 3x to get more napkins, a fork, and water for the girls
4:15 pm: only Mommy and Daddy are sharing stories. Nobody else is listening. I'm not even sure Adam was listening to me!
4:16 pm: Sharing time over. I still doesn't like the chocolate, so I'm just eating fruit. Ainsley starts whining b/c she's "too messy, Mommy"
4:18 pm: Ainsley full-out crying b/c her hands and face are covered in chocolate. She only wants to eat pretzels
4:19 pm: Adam gets up to refill his wine already. I haven't had a sip of anything yet...
4:25 pm: Elise still hasn't said a word and is basically INHALING the chocolate. I have to grab a headband for her to keep her hair out of the mess...
4:26 pm: Ainsley has thrown her bowl on the table and CRYING "ALL DONE, MOMMY..."
4:28 pm: We pry the chocolate out of Elise's hands, use two washcloths to clean off the kids, let them down to run and play

Seriously, it was all over in less than 20 minutes. I was planning on it taking all afternoon, leisurely talking, slowly enjoying the time as a family (minus baby who was sleeping, of course!)... augh...when will I learn?
It was probably 1 1/2 hours of work, a DOZEN or more dirty dishes, crock pot, two saucepans, etc...oh the joy. And we could've given them an open bag of the chocolate morsels and they would've been every bit as happy.
At least we got some good pictures! Maybe this will work a little better when they're older.


Elise Before

Elise After...
Ainsley Before...

Ainsley During... hard to get a good picture through all the tears.