Barely able to fit on the ledge of the tub, Beansprout makes herself comfy in the most repulsive spot in the house: on top of Emily’s gym clothes

David makes a good supervisor as he watches Chris till the garden on Friday afternoon

Give us a few months and this plot will be overgrown with tomatoes and cucumbers and more than two okra plants. for now, it’s a big ol’ mudpit full of weeds and last year’s compost bin

Gus’s future is so bright, apparently now he’s got to wear shades

“Say ‘cheese’, Gus!” Ever since his most recent school pictures, David seems to have a much better grasp of what the whole camera thing means

Or not. Maybe we should get back to him after he’s had his Saturday morning cuppa (of hot chocolate) and bowl of yogurt

A spiny-tailed agama lizard munching lunch in the Deserts dome

David meets the meerkats again for the first time. Finally, he’s actively interested in the animals he sees and reacts to what they do

“He’s digging!”

And he’s holding still long enough to get a picture