About "them"

My Posse is, well...there's not really one word I can think of to describe them as a group.  Wanna know about them?  This is the place.

The Posse's oldest member is BoyCrazy.  She is 13.  This means that she is a train wreck waiting to happen EVERY SINGLE MOMENT.  She feels emotions at an extreme level that concerns my Deputy.  He just doesn't understand.  Come to think of it, maybe I don't understand, either.

When BoyCrazy is not being a wreck, she enjoys typical stuff.  She likes to read and watch tv.  She loves cooking, loom knitting, writing and creating artistic masterpieces to hang on the fridge.  She also likes cleaning, which is a strange thing to like, but I'm not complaining!  She wants to join the Coast Guard when she is old enough.

Next in line is Mastermind.  He is 11.  Mastermind is a special needs child with a mental health diagnosis that scares a lot of people, so we don't really share it often.  Mastermind looks like a "normal" boy, so we get a lot of strange looks about his behavior.  He is definitely a challenge, but cute :) 

A typical day with Mastermind includes keeping track of him at all times.  He's just so unpredictable.  His two favorite calming activities are reading and art.  Everything else is just a fleeting interest for him, it seems.  He wants to be crafty, but his coordination level and behavioral outbursts prevent him from finishing most projects.  

Mastermind spends his day trying to get someone in trouble.  It doesn't matter who gets in trouble, or why.  In order to accomplish this, Mastermind tells.  A LOT.  Maybe he will grow up and be a spy.

Hambone is the middle child in The Posse.  He is 7, and is a pretty easy child.  He is patient and kind.  He is the peacemaker and has the wisdom of an old man sometimes.  He is a very sweet boy.

Hambone likes to play video games, watch tv, and play outside.  He loves math, science and history.  He doesn't like excessive noise for any reason.  This is a problem pretty often in a Posse of Five, but he manages pretty well.  Maybe he will be a mediator.

Fourth in line is Pinky.  Pinky will be 4 next month.  She is a smart girl and is learning more every day.  She knows all of her letters and their sounds.  She can write her name, Mom and Dad.  She LOVES to work on reading, writing and math.

Pinky loves playing in the dirt.  She is all girly and clean until she sees dirt, then it's all over.  She will play in the dirt for hours.  I thought it might pass, but it's been a year and she still loves it.  Maybe she will be an archaeologist.

Last member of The Posse is Poopaccino.  He earned this name because The Deputy says that his breastfed poops sound like a cappuccino maker.  He was born a month early, and it took a while to get him on track, but he is great now!

Poopaccino is at a very cute,but noisy stage.  He has just fully discovered his voice.  He makes all kinds of cute baby noises, giggles, complains, and now he yells.  His favorite things are nursing, jumping, yelling and bathing.  He is amazed by light fixtures, his hands and my mouth.  Maybe he will be a dentist.

And then, there's my Deputy.  He works a lot to support our family, so that I may be at home with The Posse.  He is very supportive of my decisions, probably because it means he won't be able to make the wrong decision :)