Mosely is Six

Birthdays.

I love them.

Mosely celebrated Six while we were on our vacation.

In honor of that number and that stinkin' adorable little girl - here are Six things I love about Mosely.

One. She loves her little sister. When Mosely wakes up in the mornings she eases up to my side of the bed and asks quietly, "May I wake up little Pipes?" And once I agree Mosely makes every effort to take care of her little sister. She tries to change her diaper and dress her in clothes that are Mosely-approved. (Which usually means a dress, of course.) She even gets her a cup of water and entertains her before breakfast.

Two. Her sporadic, but precious, bouts of physical affection. With the Mo-Town, you cannot force affection. The harder you push, the more she resists. (But Daddy keeps trying anyway.) So when Mosely deems it Cuddle Time, you drop everything and hold that kid tight. When she's ready for hugs, they are powerfully good ones.

Three. Those big, brown eyes.

Four. Her love of all things pink and pretty. It is so fun to buy Mosely trinkets and hair bands and bows and little pretty things. She adores them. The shinier the better. Her sparkly pink Chuck Taylors just define her sweet style.

Five. Mosely's laugh. I mean, have you heard this child laugh? It is fantastic. And contagious. And unstoppable. I love it.

Six. Her curiosity. She asks fun questions. She likes to know why. And I like to tell her.

Happy Birthday Little Six Year Old. Happy Birthday.

Birthday Dos

A lot of my pictures recently seem to be of this kid. But she's just so darn cute.

And today there are more shots of Little Willow. Because it's a big day. She turns two today.

Piper, you're a pretty cool kid. I like how you ask me to sing your special song every night. "Bennnnd Will-whoa". And I think it's hilarious how you wander around the house singing, "We will ROCK you!"

Your stuffed eagle is still your absolute favorite toy and companion. He's filthy and you have a particular way in which you hold him - upside down so you can caress his tail feathers all day long. (What you don't know is - Daddy located two back up eagles in case you ever lose that guy and they are hidden in our bedroom even as I type this.)

I have never known another two year old with a memory for names and faces like yours. You recall more than 30 Look Up Lodge staffers and say their names when you see them, even in photographs. Not to mention the myriad of other people you recognize and love. And you freely share high fives and rocks with anyone who offers them to you first.

And your laugh. Oh, your laugh. It is sweet and adorable. Bergen does dramatic free falls just to hear it. (And you always oblige.) You have even mastered the fake laugh. And the fake cry.

I think your daddy would eat you if that was allowed in polite society and was not really weird and wrong. He calls you Little Munch because you are so tasty. His favorite word that you say is "gah-in" [again] and you say this after every silly face he makes at you during dinner.

You're pretty popular among your siblings as well. Bergen asks every morning if he can wake you up for a little cuddling. (I don't usually deny this request.) London thinks choosing your clothes is a special privilege. Mosely refers to you as "Pipes". You and Otto are the only Keigleys that Riley requests to babysit.

I think the point here is clear - we love you!

Happy Second Birthday Piper Finnian Willow Lacey Keigley!