The BSC

Recently I was reminscing with some friends about one of the best book series ever: The Baby-sitters Club. From the first moment in third grade when I ordered the first book in the series, "Kristy's Big Idea," I was hooked. A few years and many books into the series later, I started noticing that they were a bit formulaic but I didn't hold it against them. How could I? After all I'd been through with them (Stacy's diabetes, Mary Ann's break ups with Logan, Mallory's mono, and Claudia's grandma dying to name a few)! If you read the books as a kid, you'll understand.

But I digress. This week Katherine and I had a baby-sitting adventure of our own. Our "charges," as the BSC would call them, were our neices and nephew: Paige, Ethan, and Samantha. I know I'm biased, but these kids are so cute! Here's the evidence:

This is Samantha. She is such a little cutie. Look at that hair! It's too cute. She's not quite ready to walk on her own, but is almost there. Meanwhile, she's just this adorable little cutie, crawling around and smiling. Did I mention her hair is really fuzzy? I love it.

Here are a couple pictures of Ethan. In the first one, he looks very innocent, reading a book. In the second one, you see his other side. The side that attacked me when he was supposed to be playing "hide and sneak" (as Paige calls it) with Katherine.

Here's Paige hanging out with Katherine, and in the other picture, posing with her sunglasses and Barbie vanity. She's such a little actress.

We had a lot of fun with these kids! It was a day Kristy, Mary Ann, Stacy, and Claudia prepared me for years ago. Too bad I left my "Kid Kit" at home.