Sugar Bugs

I think Ed's silliness has rubbed off on Bella. While cuddling with her in bed tonight, this is how our conversation went:

Bella: Mommy, I forgot to brush my teeth! I want to brush my teeth!
Me: No Bella, you're stalling. You already brushed your teeth. You just don't want to go to sleep.
Bella: But I had ice cream for dessert! There's lots of sugar bugs in my mouth and they're going to poop on my teeth and make cavities!

And Oh!, the abundance of sibling adoration! I might as well take all the photos that I can of this Love-Fest.

Little Alex, smothered in pink in Bella's bedroom. (Poor fella!)

Bella will go anywhere to get hugs from her little bro.

And on a different note, Bella worked on some abstract artwork this evening. Here she is double-fisting the paintbrushes:

Shocked by her own results?

Concentrating on the finer details. It needs just a touch more colour...a little bit here, and a bit more there...