Susie loves to come home and tell Papi all the things she learned that day, including the jokes. Not everyone truly appreciates a good elephant joke. She hates that she has to compete, not only with both sets of twins and Mommy, but with work and the phone. She wishes she were an only child like Estella - whose Dadick doesn't have a job! But of course Good Girls don't look at their little brothers and wish them out of existence. They play nice and are Very Kind to them. If she pretends hard enough to be a Good Girl, surely Susie will become one?

"Let me take you home, my sweet! You look tired!"

"It's about time you got my oldest great-grandchild something to play with. She'll need someone to play with, too - any progress on the next one?" "Not yet, but I think soon we'll be able to afford it." "Afford? You already got all the stuff - second one's no expense to speak of!"

The Casa twins keep Tosha too busy to think during the day. It's almost a relief to be in a trailer - the pressure to keep the place nice is so much less. Thank goodness Pigeon Hawkins came through with a rush order for toddler beds! The boys putting themselves down for naps is a small thing, but small things bring large relief.

Stephen Casa is considerate, hard-working, loves small children, and prefers staying home to going out. Too bad these are the perfect traits Estebanico wants to see in his daughters, not his sons!

Susie Casa tries to be extra good and perfect so everyone will love her. It’s hard work! She likes visiting Aunt Susana and Uncle David because they never make a fuss about anything. And it’s the only unit in the compound with no babies to steal her thunder. 

Natasha gets her homework done at night, for once. Nobody knows what she has to look forward to. It's a secret, all hers. Something she doesn't have to share with anyone. Someday, Natasha knows, she'll have to come out to someone in the family besides Stephen. Mom will be fine with it. The littles won't understand and will take their cue from Papi. Papi and Abuelo...who knows? Maybe she’s underestimating them, but if she’s not, things could get ugly. And she's afraid she'll break Abuela's heart.

(Not shown: constant routing fits as everyone tried to go babymob Jamesina Spitzig!)