How Aidan passed his time before our vacation...

Really, what did I expect from the boy. I mean look what my brother and nephew did to a barbie doll recently. Growing up my dolls were often the victims of my brothers' twisted humor. They found out that if a Cabbage Patch Kid was left outside in the warmth of the sun, its face became soft and could be smashed in (much like what Aidan is doing to Eme's doll). The difference being, a cpk would stay that way once it cooled back off. Poor Julie's bald cpk wasn't the same after Ed and Bill had their fun.

They also loved to switch the heads around on my barbie dolls and stawberry shortcake dolls. Dan later got in on the fun by "teaching" Julie and I how to cut our My Little Ponies' hair (we needed boy ones, he claimed). Although, he probably shouldn't have taught us how to use Ed's electric razor to give them buzz cuts.

Sadly, Julie and I weren't the only ones whose dolls suffered. Ashlee and Heather have their own horror stories. And it's not like Eric has grown out of it himself, last summer he did make a noose, no questions asked, for Bill. That poor, poor stuffed animal had no idea what was coming.