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It’s official. Charlotte has wrested control of story time.

Tonight when I told Charlotte it was bath time, she informed me that I was wrong. It was, she told me, jump time. So I downloaded the biggest hit of 1992—”Jump,” by Kris Kross—and we had an impromptu dance party.

Before you know it, Charlotte will be wearing her onesies backwards.

Here are a few pictures Ellen’s mom took of Charlotte earlier this summer.

These two pictures (above and below) could be in a gallery somewhere.

And they were captured on the first two takes! (OK, maybe more like takes 37 and 49. But still!)

We’ve been training for season two at The Little Gym.

She’s going to rewrite the isometric hanging record books one day.

Bailey turned five today and Charlie couldn’t have been more excited. She sang her “Happy Birthday,” gave her several new toys, and heartily laughed as I served the dog a birthday London broil in her Kong. And as a special birthday treat, ESPN’s Bill Simmons recorded a two-part podcast with Chuck Klosterman, one of Bailey’s favorite authors. So we went on an extra-long birthday walk tonight, too.

What did Bailey look like when we first brought her home, you ask? Here’s the internet’s first report on the matter.

And here’s how Bailey celebrated the big 2-1 (in dog years).