It took Emma & Jude half the morning to work out the kinks in their cousinly relationship.

"Mommy!" Jude kept shrieking every five minutes, "Emma won't listen to me!"

Emma, for her part, preferred non-verbal communication. She dealt Jude a good ol' whack upside his head, an injustice that left Jude sputtering in consternation.

They finally settled upon a mutually enjoyable game they named "Catch on the Boat." The boat was my bed, the object was to catch the half-deflated pink ball. As you can see from the above pic, the ball kept flying over Jude's head, much to Emma's delight.

"Yep," Jude proclaimed, "we're getting married!"