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Will's last birthday pic with Bill on Twitter, ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://twitter.com/MR1929/status/460132852651134976/photo/1

Anna's aaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddd drives me bonkers and since I first noticed it I almost cringe waiting for the next one! I have noticed that some of the others use it a lot as well so reading that post about "keeping" the floor while talking makes sense but how sad....

Was that what she was pouring yes pouring into that aluminum pan, green bean casserole?? Looked really runny! And Jim Bob and Josh were on diets, couldn't have been eating at Anna's too much! Loved the beginning intro by Anna telling us about "the family" coming and I think she said it was time to pull out all the stops and I am thinking wow go Anna and then she tells us she needs to buy ready made things or something.....I don't pvr this show so that is all I recall if I got that wrong!

That is an understatement!!!! That turkey looked like it was about 12-15lbs and they needed twice that to feed that brood...oh a pun not intended! When she picked it up in the store I thought oh she is cooking 2 or 3 that size and that was it??? I guess there were no leftovers for turkey sandwiches....and even the sides she made to serve with it were puny...one tablespoon per person?

I think Jessica is smiling too much! I have been trying to figure out why there is no facial/body connection to her songs. I like her voice and she picks good songs. I wondered too if it was her background of singing in bars to people who were paying little or no attention to her and her job was to smile and look pretty so why bother attitude. Even after receiving feedback from the judges she would just say "I'm so blessed to be here" over and over to Ryan. OK, we get it you are blessed but you should also be in it to win it! I want her to show she cares! When Majesty got the boot remember the comments about her huge grin the whole time and she was grinning from ear to ear when it was CJ....I didn't see any empathy coming from her for him. I wonder if she will cry or just smile and say she was blessed to be part of it when she gets the boot as I think she will soon enough. She is just not fighting to win.

Ok, got it and thanks for clarifying! I am glad Jen is not being deified!

It might be like asking Caleb to dance contemporary if he was on that other show!!! LOL

Unfortunately that house has no yard for kids other than what is at the front of the house so nowhere for kids to play, seems odd when they planned their family and that is their dream house. Maybe in future they can have pool parties there when the kids get older and have it catered out of their own kitchen and hire lifeguards. I think we are in for some Will meltdowns if the promo is any indication!!! Will is going nuts wanting the cake (we knew he wouldn't let us down now right?) and Grandpa Bill is saying no or not yet or something....and poor Will is dressed like a safari guy with a huge heavy looking vest on and he looks like he fell over at one point! There are lots of kids there and we have never seen Will with friends to play with so who are they I wonder....to Will they are just strangers but I guess this is an elaborate TLC party.

I would like to see more of the kids interacting with each other; talking, playing, sharing, making decisions and how they get along with each other especially coming from orphanages where their background was not so focused on them as individuals, how did that prepare them to be and get along with others. I have seen many videos of Will/Josiah interacting with other kids but nothing of Zoey of course so how does she behave. Kids learn to talk by hearing others talk that is true but better if it is other children so let's now see them in a play environment not only with each other but other kids. I would love to see Will working with his speech therapist or working on that related "homework"...how are they learning English? Are the children going to be schooled in their own language as well or move onto English solely, is that the goal? How is Will's potty training going and if he is behind (oops pun!!) then why? I want to hear and see more of the kid's development and I myself am not really interested in Jen's work because we have seen that a few times and I don't want to follow another child's crisis at the hospital. Maybe Bill's job is boring at Emerge but the pet store isn't at least to me. Maybe more of Kate unless she has said no.....I guess asking for others to be involved either means TLC paying them too or the person getting free advertising like Hannah with the cake. Just show me those kids and I really don't want to see more of the 4 of them together because Jen is controlling how that is being presented and talking too much. Bill is too passive and makes me want to shake him through the screen! LOL BUT those kids make my day and is what I want to see and I want to see them move forward and not talk about Bill and Jen so much anymore.

Well Jen can control his weight percentile but she is not God and can do NOTHING about his height! LOL

I liked how Zoey said "up please" to Jen! First time I have heard please!!!! I do notice we heard about Will's growth in height but not in weight....chuckle chuckle....

At their first meal Will was at least using a utensil and not just his hands. Eating all the fast finger foods in the US has taught him to eat more with his hands, burgers, fries, onion rings come to mind.

Ok so I asked before but I guess we don't know what happened to CJ's girlfriend, anyone know or did she just go home, odd they didn't mention it..they were showing her in the audience all the time crying and singing along with him and then last few weeks nothing...wow that family can cry but then so can I!! It was time and I hate that stupid question Ryan has to put to a judge "do you think it is the right bottom 2?" Harry's answer was great! I do feel more and more now that it is being geared to Jena/Caleb final two. They are all in on it including Randy with his opinions...vote swayers! So I read this band is the band from DWTS and I think the AI band is now on that show??? Is that right? Could explain why a dance band would play louder than a band for singing? Just askin'?! Keith looked cool in the suit but his new hair do has not grown on me, liked the old one...Harry is so handsome it kills me. JLO's makeup gets heavier every show but her dress fit her well and she looked good but she still ranks too much camera time.

I am sure Jen meant wish we had more wall space instead of walls!!

I love how Will is mesmerized by things! Bill gave him that stud finder I think it is and he went to town with it. Yes growth charts have sure come a long way.....and gee I am wondering why they couldn't get more walls installed....a doctor huh....and Bill's dry remark "we have 4..." fell on deaf ears, she didn't seem to get that...note to Jen: insert nervous laugh here....lol Loved Will with the sticker sheet and I was so hoping he was going in to pick out number 4 but he just grabbed the first one that became available yet Jen made it sound like he would saying "can you get it?" Aw Zoey...all you wanted to do was meow like a big kitty kat but Mama had other plans and took over your game...Jen almost overplays her hand at trying to be playful with both kids but she is too controlling to relax and just roll with it. An extremely competitive person like Jen cannot relax and fights for control all the time. Zoey seems to be developing really well, her meows were cute and well said, she is interested and active and you can definitely see what she likes and doesn't like! I loved seeing Will's face on the replay of his 3rd birthday cake NaiNai made, his eyes turning up and that little smirk with the candles.

Let's hope so!

They just got back from a public trip to San Fran on a plane surrounded by people and to a convention. And she will never be able to take Zoey alone anywhere until Zoey listens to her and obeys her.

Agree it was hard to watch Bill lumber down the sidewalk into the store with that back of his...someone said he tweeted during the episode that viewers might have noticed him laying in a prone position a lot and how he had hurt his back a year ago and needed surgery....I felt his pain walking and no wonder he grunts so loud when he hoists the kids or any kind of weight....AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH I just adore Will, absolutely adore him, his personality, his smile, his devil eyes and Zoey is mimicking Will in everything! Jen produces a ready-made (not self made imho) sandwich platter straight from the deli that is way way too much for the 2 of them! Then in her highest upper register tries to get Zoey excited about dressing up...scarf/gloves Zoey?..NO but what does she want "EAT" Jen says oh you just want to get right to eating.....yep just like Will. If there wasn't so much emphasis on food on the shows then it might not be a hot topic for me. And Boy in Tarzan has more words than those kids...EAT!! Will is getting pudgy, look at that tummy and this is not healthy especially when he suffers from sleep apnea. Zoey has filled out too and not as drawn looking as she was when she first came thank God, nice to see smiling eyes instead of wtf eyes. Did they actually expect to tell Will we are taking a box of candy to NaiNai and not expect him to try to try to get into the box again and again and finally just take one. I truly think he is old enough to know who something belongs to. They told him it was NaiNai's so he just takes one and I think he said MINE to her when he took a piece of it and walked over to her with it. Zoey has a meltdown wanting this one first..no, tears shaking head pointing to another one...no, now the other one while Jen plays the game with her instead of saying eat this or nothing Zoey enough. These kids are not and should not be in charge. I never thought we would catch a break with her rattling on and on in the tea room and why couldn't we see Zoey just being Zoey and letting her decide on her own what she wanted to do, what she wanted to play with...why couldn't Jen say (for the viewers to watch) "Zoey show me _____ or bring me ____ and let Zoey be the life of the tea party instead of Jen? And what kind of a slam was that to Judy when Jen made the underhanded remark about her childhood and wishes for more tea parties or something.....geez sorry Mom.... Has anyone noticed how much faster Jen is talking, is this a fallout of some medication(s) she is taking or is she so self conscious about being solo on camera with a child who is not talking much and trying to fill space for the show? It made me say out loud "ya think??" when Jen (oh but bless her heart) said to the camera well after all Zoey is only 2 and not expected to know tea party etiquette or some such dribble when Zoey put a cucumber in her tea! Judy was cute at the bookstore and clearly LOVES HER WILL just like me! She lit up when he came in. Yet the exchanges between them are food focused as well, eating chocolates, eating cookies, kisses in between.

NOPE!!!

So funny!! No one seemed to get it including Caleb looking rather stunned! That is kind of why I said before the show that country and rock songs can sound the same sometimes and Caleb found 2 that didn't change his style one bit! Caleb could have found a song to showcase his voice more than his style...let's face it if he wins (not my choice) he will be slamming microphone stands and jumping around on stage shaking his hair doing only what we have seen....I couldn't take 2 hours of that...even the best of rockers slow it down and emote some feeling in some songs....Kenny Chesney comes to mind.

If they don't can AI after this season then wtf?? the show could not be worse....songs, singers lame lame lame...doing my best to remain a fan but it sure isn't easy this season. JLO calling Jena the winner??? agree, they gave her all the credit and tossed Jessica a bone...Caleb sounds the same no matter what he sings, he is good but not my vision of the idol winner....Sam is so much improved...CJ has to go and throwing out that a dear friend died 2 days ago and this song was for her? sympathy for sure but it sounded like a sympathy vote because that is why he is still on the show, likeable and somewhat sympathetic...his voice is awful and that second song....zzzzzz.....

Hmmm those 2 themes can be interchangeable with so many songs, let's hope for some GREAT singing for a change and fewer close ups of JLO doing her "serious" side to side head bop while Keith gets the long shots with his chicken head bops and steadfast Harry remains steadfast!

Yes I agree they dumbed down Bill to showcase Jen's knowledge of mammals. I fast forwarded most of this episode and think the upcoming tea party will be a Jen show too if the previews are any indication but will save my comments until it airs. If it weren't for the kids I wouldn't be watching it.

It is simple to do/ask yet they don't even try and I am sure the speech therapist gives them homework to help Will. Will is very adept at using his hands to motion his needs, something they taught the kids at New Day, how to sign their basic needs because so many were challenged I guess. He points to his mouth for "eat/drink", waves his hand back and forth for "no/mo"...those are the two we see most but at least now he is adding words to the hand gestures albeit not many!

Yep the fans comment makes me flinch!!! Who does she or anyone using that phrase think they are! She has been told she is wonderful all her life so why would now be different, even the judges have not given her much to work on so she feels like she is there at the top WITH fans I guess! Making out comment was likely more flirting with Caleb, it seems they are sitting beside each other etc....gag....but go for it. Every AI season seems to put a couple together although I haven't kept track because I don't care! LOL