
Charlotte loves to brush my hair, and I enjoy it too -- except when she whacks me with the brush. She tries to be gentle but sometimes she just doesn't manage it.

Sometimes it turns into a group event.

The kids like to help Dean with water changes -- usually followed by clothing changes.

The baby dolls often have dinner with us.

If she finds a pair of anything, Charlotte calls the little one "baby" and the big one "Mama" or "Daddy." Here she's showing me Mama and baby cat-shaped magnets. The other day she told me that the microwave was "baby" and the wall oven was "Daddy."