A bold choice in accessories.  I think she makes it work.

Our house.  (Before it was our house.)

"Would you LOOK at the size of this BATHTUB!"  (The Twink yelled this out the first time we viewed the house - we knew then that we had to have it.)

Back in our incredibly spacious and luxurious hotel room...

Jonas is letting me take pictures of his feet.

Hey!  I said no feet pictures!  Gimmie that camera!

Wait a minute?  Who is that in charge of the stroller?

When you don't have any of your toys, sometimes pushing your baby brother around the room in his umbrella stroller has to do for entertainment.

Ok - you wanted the feet?  You got 'em.

Take the picture already!  You think this is comfortable?

I may have taken too many pictures here.

I can't think of enough witty captions for them all.

I mean, surely cuteness like this speaks for itself?

He's wearing his rocket man pj's that Grandma sent.

And looking absolutely adorable... Hey! Is someone tickling my rocket man?

Hmmm?  Who, me?

Whoa!  You stop paying attention for 2 seconds, and he goes right for the camera.

Ok, Jaynie - time for another turn around the room..

Almost 2 weeks with no pictures taken...

But look!

That is not a hotel chair!

This messy, squash-eater...

...Is making this mess in OUR dining room!

Sitting in his OWN chair!  No more meals in the stroller!

Hooray for a new house!  (He's upset about the sheer number of boxes needing to be unpacked still.  Trust me, hon, I'm right there with you.

I cannot remember why Jonas would have been given a spatula with yogurt on it, or why I would sit within firing range.

I do remember, however, that Joe ran for the camera, and would neither let me wipe it off nor take off the stupid fuzzy pink headband Jaynie had me wearing before taking the pic. (That sentence cannot possibly be grammatically correct, but you get the point.)

Here in Bella Italia...

...we enjoy fresh pasta on a regular basis.

Along with every baby's favorite...

Messy Marinara!

HaHA!  Bring on the Spray & Wash!

Is he eating, or posing for the camera?

Seriously - this cuteness can't be natural.

He must be doing it deliberately.

Huh?  Whoa!  I don't know what you're talking about!

Now - no more pictures.  I need to actually eat some of this, and I'm afraid I'll accidentally turn my bad side to the camera once I start.

Princess Jaynie!  (I have no idea what this costume is *supposed* to be, but that's what she says it is.)

The headband and necklace really add that special something to it.

As do the fishnet fingerless gloves.  Again - no idea what this is designed to be.

So I took all these pictures about a week after Madam's accident.

(She accidentally hit the side of a toilet, hard.  With her face.)

And at the time I thought "Wow!  She looks totally normal again!  She's healed!" 

(The swelling had been really, really bad.  You can see here, right under her bottom lip, where her tooth almost came through.)

But now, months later when she actually *is* all the way normal, I can see that she's still kinda swollen and funny looking in these pictures.  Still cute, but just not Jaynie.

Naked baby!  Show us a splash!

SPLASH!

Yeah - this bath-tub is HUGE!

Totally big enough for two!

The loove it.  Bath time is the favorite time of day for everyone.

Ok - how beautiful is this weather when it's practically November?

We love our private garden.

Question: What's more fun that one adorable kid outside?

Answer: TWO adorable kids!

She's kind of a camera hog, huh?

Ha!  It's ok - I don't mind.

I'll just play with these toys while you take pictures of her.

Gorgeous, gorgeous.

Now a little smile... perfect!

Now show me your belly!  (I love a model who can take direction!)

Hee - look how much fun this kid is having.

This is the bench Madam helped her Dad assemble.

Every time someone comes over she shows them "the bench that JAYNIE made!"

In this picture you can see my #2 phone. This was after I lost the first one, but before I lost it. (I'm on #3.)  Man, I miss this phone.

To punish me for losing 2 phones, Joe bought me the cheapest, crappiest one on the planet.

Sure, maybe he was just being practical - at the rate I'm going we can't afford to buy the nice ones...

Ha!  Maybe you should take better care of your stuff, Mom!  Honestly - it makes me kinda nervous about leaving the house with you!

Jonas is distracted from lecturing me when the Twink walks by...

Watch out Twink! He's gonna get you!

Oh, did you see that?  She was *this* close.  

So Madam tells me she's going to draw a picture of her and Daddy, and proceeds to draw a totally recognizable face!  Who knew she could do that!

On the left there is Joe - eyes, nose, mouth, ears, one long hair, skinny red legs (such a good likeness!)  On the right is Jaynie (not as easily recognizable), and all the red is "my boo-boo from the aquarium" (when her face met toilet as described above).  Man, Jaynie - kill us with the guilt why don't you.

Madam's up bright and early, taking her baby for a stroll...

Wait just a second!  Is that a diaper on that baby?

So - if you were wondering how to get a diaper on a mermaid, now you know. Just get one that's big enough to go all the way up to her shoulders.  (In case it's not clear - I did not put this diaper on this doll - I'm as surprised as the rest of you to see it there. )

The Muffin Man.

The Muffin Man's foot.  (These pants are still a bit long, huh?)

Don't mind me.

I'm just casually playing with this orange star...  (Holy cannolli folks - look at that belly!)

You mock my belly?  I throw this star at you!

Uh, actually - can I get that back?

Thanks. I've got a tooth that's just killing me!

Heck yeah!  It's a Halloween princess!

And her "little monster" of a brother!  (That's what the onsie said, folks - it's words, not mine.)

This is what she wore all day long...

Until, of course, it was time to get dressed in her costume.

What?  You thought this was her costume?  Silly people - this is everyday wear for the Twink!  Just more orange than usual.

Ok - pop quiz time.  Which child did NOT dip into the trick-or-treat bag...

And which one DID?

Huh?  I wasn't supposed to eat all that candy tonight?

I laugh at your two-piece rule!  It's mine all mine!

And now it's time for a little magic with the wand.

Heheheheheeee.

Those looking at this Princess Jeweliana costume...

and wondering "What happened to the Blue costume?"...

She was Blue and Joe was Joe on Friday night when we went to this big Halloween thing.  I failed to take any pictures.

Maybe I'll get some tomorrow (Jan. 20) and put them up.  They both still have the outfits, and they were really cute...

Aw - this is one tired monkey.

Get me out of this costume, and put me to bed already! 

Happy Halloween, folks!