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Joshua is now eight, Jay has turned the big five and can go to school EVERY DAY much to Josh's annoyance and Jypsy is now a feisty eighteen month old toddler who definitely has the old magic to her … poor Daddy is her personal minion. Ianto is now used to Jack walking around with the little girl demanding 'walk' as well and Jack is bent over so often holding her hands as she toddles along that he needs a massage most nights, not that he minds that bit though.

Today Jack was off on one of his jobs with Owen, something Torchwood that did not involve the rest of the team so Tosh was sitting watching her friend as he calmly tried to herd the kids for school.

"But Taddy, its green!" Josh wailed like it made perfect sense and Ianto stopped fussing to look at his son, his frown all that was needed to ask what the colour had to do with anything. "It's Red Day!"

"Of course" Ianto nodded as he rose and went to search for the shirt, the scream of rage making him turn to watch Jay stomp out of his room with the red shirt in question on his head like some weird head dress. "Jay! What the hell, that's not your shirt!"

The child plucked the front of his shirt away from himself and looked at it with a frown "Yes it is!"

"The one on your head" Ianto said calmly, even as his mind whirred with how to fix this problem.

"Well, the only other clean one was green. Can't wear green, it's Red Day!" the child said with a look of pure horror like his Taddy was going slightly insane or something.

"But it's MINE!" Josh screamed then collapsed on the floor. Gods he was like his father this one.

"Well … you might have to nick Dad's one he wears to bed" Ianto said and he watched the chid not only light up but practically glow as he raced to the master bedroom to thump and bang about then whoop as he stood admiring his huge shirt that looked like a dress.

"Wow, I bet no one else will have one so big" Ianto smiled as his first born bounced with glee, the shirt around his knees swinging back and forth. "Now, are you happy with that?"

"I might need a belt" the child frowned and Jay stood there thinking about it for his big brother then he had a suggestion.

"Why not just wear ya gumboots. They are red too, then you would look like a big tomato! Hey … where is the red bobble hat from Christmas?" Jay pointed with his hip popped as he channelled his father as well, Ianto blinking slowly as the children raced off then Ianto looked over at Tosh who was still giggling in her seat with Jypsy watching with interest, then the little girl looked down at her pink skirt and frowned, her mouth opening to complain and Ianto was already there "Tosh, can you help the madam change into the little red dress behind her door?"

"Did you know it was Red Day?" she asked a she lifted the child and headed for the bedroom.

"No such thing" he replied sagely "The devil child made it up and his nemesis had to step up."

Tosh stated to snort into the toddler's back as she rushed away before her laughter gave away her amusement. She knew Jay wouldn't care but Josh had his Taddy's soft heart and might think she was laughing at him.

"Come on we will be late otherwise" Ianto called as he pulled the pushchair out and held it so it didn't tip as the mad woman of the house clambered into it to settle and look expectantly at the door.

"Tally-ho Taddy!" Josh said as he lifted his bag, then helped Jay with his "We are gonna be late if you keep us waiting like this."

Ianto took it all with his usual good grace, pushing the push chair out into the street as the boys ran gleefully for the school. Tosh shook her head, "After all that, they don't even wait to walk with you?"

"I have chastised them for it but Jack thinks it is cute that they love school so much. The fact they do not have to cross the road makes it easier for me to withhold the urge to scream blue murder each time they do it" Ianto snorted with a shrug.

"Little beasts" she agreed, "You know … they are so happy. Most brothers would be tearing one another apart at this age."

"Oh don't you worry .. they fight. Just in a more … stealth way than most children. You think that shirt was an accident? Or the fact there is no Red Day yet Jay knew to take it? Oh boy, you have no idea the pranks and naughty schemes they think up. The only thing worse if when they actually work together and team up on me and Jack. Well … Jack. I see their tricks but he is so gullible."

"Well" Tosh smiled softly, "He is Jack. When it comes to his children, he is a soft touch."

Ianto nodded, no argument there.