... including the bold and the beautiful,

the long-snouted, always elicits a shout of joy from the baby, mascot #1 ...

the I-do-not-know-what-it-is-but-she-loves-it mascot #2 ...

the bold (again) and the teacher/dancer who delights her sister with her mere presence ...


and the serious but loving older brother ...

They were waiting for a chance to shower their sister with love and devotion, and never complained or whined or cried out that none of this was fair, and they wanted to get back to their regular lives ... never ... not once.