it's always short weather

don't let the face fool you...

...this kid loves books. pictures? not so much. love.

a maddux shell

i found a 'maddux shell' laid out on the floor this afternoon. he has been sleeping on the floor (for some unknown reason) and laying out his pajamas where he sleeps. silly boy. love.

"math genius"

madelyn always tells us that she is a "math genius" - and now she has some proof! love.

creative bricks

maddux built this "air/sea plane" with his own creativity and some orange legos (and brick splitters). love.

where did this skinny kid come from?

manning was lotioning up after his bath tonight and i was struck at how long and lean he has grown recently. who is this skinny kid?! love.

mason's haircut

mason is our long haired boy. he likes his hair long and it really does suit him. but i do like to trim him up every now and then. he wasn't feeling up to it when i cut the other boys' hair last week so today we got it done. 

this time he and i looked at some shorter haircut styles and decided to try a sort of mohawk style where it is shaved on the sides and longer on top to be swept to the side, slicked back or spiked up into a mohawk. 

sectioning off the top

i didn't get it quite short enough on top for the mohawk, but we are both happy with the final look. love.