The Family Jolie-Pitt has made several outings over the past week, but we haven’t had access to any of those photos unfortunately. Go here to see photos of Angelina, Brad, Knox and Vivienne on Valentine’s Day last week – Knox has completely morphed into his father’s Mini-Me. And a few days before that, Angelina was seen out with Pax and Empress Zahara. As for these pics… no Angelina, no Brad. Just Empress Z and Shiloh out with a nanny-type and some other kids. According to Fame/Flynet, they were out for yogurt. Here is what we can determine from the photos:

*Shiloh prefers black cargo pants and what looks like oversized slippers.

*Leopard-print leggings are going to be HUGE this year if Empress Z approves.

*Purple hoodies are also going to have a great year. I want one!!!

*Converse lace-up boots (or whatever) are the next big thing.

*Shi has a boo-boo on her forehead, probably because she loves to rough-house with her brothers. Zahara also seems to have a bruise under her right eye. It must have been a hell of brawl!

*Shi’s shaggy Mick-Jagger-in-the-‘70s haircut is AMAZING.

*Shiloh is starting to look more like Angelina, I think. Her lips are becoming more prominent as her face loses the baby-fat.

*It’s always a good day for yogurt!!!

Sigh… I love these two!!! I love it when Z and Shiloh hang out.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

All of the children in this ^^ photo are going to appear with Angelina Jolie in Maleficent. Isn’t that exciting? Several months ago, there were widespread reports that 4-year-old Vivienne Jolie-Pitt would be making her big-screen debut in Maleficent as the young Princess Aurora (who will be played by Elle Fanning). Now Us Weekly reports that Empress Zahara and Pax Jolie-Pitt will be joining their mom too!

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children are following in their famous footsteps and heading to the big screen!

Two months after a rep for Walt Disney Studios confirmed 4-year-old Vivienne Jolie-Pitt will play the child version of Elle Fanning’s Princess Aurora in the live-action movie Maleficent, Us Weekly has learned that two of the A-list couple’s other children, Pax, 8, and Zahara, 7, will also appear in the fantasy flick; a rep for Disney had no comment.

“They have smaller parts,” reveals a source, who adds that Pax and Zahara won’t have speaking roles. “Shiloh was supposed to be in it, too, but she was bored and not in the mood during the day her part was supposed to happen, so she ended up not being in the film.” (Six-year-old Shiloh did, however, have a brief role in Pitt’s 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.)

Maleficent is a reimagining of the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, told from the villainess’ perspective; Jolie plays the titular role. The film also stars Juno Temple, Sam Riley, Brenton Thwaites, India Eisley, Miranda Richardson and Kenneth Cranham. It’s slated for a March 2014 release.

“It’s a really great script, and I’m having a lot of fun. I’ve already got my horns fitted,” Academy Award winner Jolie told Entertainment Weekly in March, three months before shooting began. “My kids are very happy.”

Jolie and Pitt, 48, are also parents to son Maddox, 11, and Knox, 4.

[From Us Weekly]

“Shiloh was supposed to be in it, too, but she was bored and not in the mood during the day her part was supposed to happen, so she ended up not being in the film.” DIVA! I can only imagine how that conversation went, from mother to daughter: “If you’re not going to behave then you won’t be in the movie. Fine. I’ll call your father and he’ll take you home. This is what happens when you can’t behave.” That’s how my mother would have said it. Anyway, I’m glad Empress Z will finally have an audience for her eventual world domination. And Pax too! He’s the empress’s henchman.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

Zahara Jolie-Pitt is a girly-girl. She likes fashion. She likes doing different things to her hair. She likes jewelry. She loves purses. All of it is pretty cute, honestly. Add to all of that the simple fact that Z is already a really beautiful little girl… and many of us are pretty convinced that Z will rule the world someday soon. But until that day, her parents are still going to fight over what’s best for her. Angelina is pro-style, as in, she’s allegedly encouraging Zahara to have fun with her “look” and Angelina likes that she has one kid who is interested in how she gets ready for a red carpet. Brad, on the other hand, is worried that his little girl is growing up too fast.

Brad Pitt is seeing red over his daughter Zahara’s blue hair – and he’s battling Angelina Jolie over their little girl’s sudden desire to become a supermodel!

Zahara got the idea to get bright-blue braided hair extensions after seeing singers Katy Perry and Selena Gomez sporting blue locks in fashion magazines. And that’s just fine with Angelina, who’s thrilled the once-shy little beauty is being more assertive. But dad Brad is dead set against it because he thinks the adopted tyke is too young to be thinking about a modeling career, say insiders.

“Zahara has finally come out from hiding behind Angie’s apron strings and decided she wants to be a cover girl,” a source confirmed. “She loves practicing her runway walk and putting together colorful outfits – and she’s perfected a pout just like Naomi Campbell’s!”

According to the source, Zahara’s fashion sense has been on display on family outings over the past several months. Along with her blue hair extensions, she’s been photographed in stylish dresses, designer knee-high boots and Hello Kitty stick-on nails.

While the other kids couldn’t care less about Angelina’s designer styles, Zahara loves to watch Angie get ready for parties and awards shows.

“Zahara is becoming a mini-fashion diva and Angie couldn’t be prouder,” said the source. “And while Brad isn’t on board with the whole model idea, they do agree on one thing – Zahara has definitely come out of her shell.”

[From The Enquirer, print edition]

Was I interested in fashion magazines and plotting out a model career at the age of 7? Not really. But I did have an interest in some fashion-y, girly things, and I think many girls really start developing those interests around this age. I’m taking the whole “Zahara wants to be a supermodel!” thing as just part of what kids are like, though – isn’t it on course with “I want to be a pony!” and “I want to be a space cowboy!”? Other than that, I just have to debate the whole “Zahara has definitely come out of her shell” thing. She’s never had a shell! She’s always been this awesome.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Has it occurred to anyone else that Shiloh Jolie-Pitt has the same haircut as Michelle Williams? Because that just occurred to me when I saw that Angelina (or somebody) tamped down Shiloh’s hair so it now looks like Michelle’s pixie cut. Anyway, these are some newish photos – two sets, actually. One set is of Angelina, Shiloh and Zahara leaving their hotel in Amsterdam yesterday, and then the second set is of their arrival at LAX. Note the bears!!!!! The girls got some Dutch bears. Is that a thing in the Netherlands? Bears? I thought that was just a German thing. Basically, these gigantic bears are the new “gerbils”. Whatever happened to those gerbils of doom, by the way? They were probably signed with CAA and now have a book deal. The gerbils are trying to “brand” themselves. And now it’s the bears’ turn. BEARS OF DOOM.

The Enquirer has a long story this week about Angelina and Brad’s bad parenting style. Basically, they are the Anti-Goop. Remember when Gwyneth – Brad’s ex! – said she’d “rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can”? Well, Brad and Angelina would rather feed their kids processed junk food than force them to eat veggies.

Brad and Angelina are way too liberal in giving sweet treats to their kids.

“With their money and resources, you’d think their children would be eating like kings and queens,” an insider told The Enquirer. “But they pride themselves on giving their kids a simple, normal upbringing – and that includes soft drinks, candy, cookies and everything sugary that children love. Their youngsters are hooked on junk food.”

“Angie and Brad don’t know how to say no to their kids. And with six of them screaming at once, it’s just easier to give in than fight.”

Brad recently admitted, “There’s times like, ‘We gotta get up. Get up! Here’s your shoes. Drink this Coke. Drink it all. Right now!’ Just so we could get ‘em up and going.”

The insider says: “Brad and Angie fight over the nutrition issue constantly,” revealed the insider. “He sometimes cooks up organic vegetable and tofu stir-fries or big salads, but everyone – including Angie – turn their nose up at the healthy stuff. For all their fame and fortune, they face the same dilemmas as any stressed and overwhelmed parents.”

[From The Enquirer, print edition]

Eh. Since I’m not a parent, do I not have the right to chime in? I was raised in a different era, and I was raised in the South by a Southern mother. Sweet tea was a staple of our household, and while I no longer drink it regularly, I do get a hankering for it a couple times a year. There was also a lot of fried food in our house, and a lot of sweets (my mom has a huge sweet tooth). I ended up not having much of a taste for pastries and the like (I love anything salty), probably because I outgrew it by being introduced to it early on. I don’t know, though. I’m not the picture of extreme health today (I‘m about average), but I don‘t think it‘s because of how I was raised. But when you think about what OUR parents’ childhoods were like (back when pregnant women were smoking and drinking), I just don’t see how this is some HUGE deal. Should the Jolie-Pitts eat better? Yes. Should the kids eat their veggies? Of course. But it’s not a war crime to give your kids candy.

Photos courtesy of WENN and Fame/Flynet.

After Angelina Jolie went to The Hague to see the International Criminal Court’s first conviction (of a Ugandan warlord), Angelina decided to lighten her day. She had flown to Amsterdam with her two older daughters, Shiloh and Zahara, so they had a girls’ outing on a boat. You know how much the Jolie-Pitt children love boats, right? Remember Venice? Those kids love boats, and they love gelato. Anyway, the paparazzi got lots of photos of Zahara and Shiloh playing around on the boat. The girls were even making faces at the paparazzi, and the photos are just… too cute. They just seem like really happy little girls. Even Angelina was laughing at their antics.

Meanwhile, OK! Magazine is still claiming that Brad and Angelina will have a wedding this year – I guess they don’t realize that Brad’s Oscar campaign is over? Not only will there be a wedding this year, but OK also thinks that Angelina will be giving birth to twin boys in the fall. I’m including a profile photo of Angelina in Amsterdam – does she look pregnant? With twins? As you can imagine, Gossip Cop is calling BS on the story. Why don’t the tabs ever let me write fake Brangelina stories? “Empress Zahara demands wedding, Angelina and Brad acquiesce!” “Zahara declares: blue hair ribbons for ALL!” “Zahara does not approve of Shiloh’s mullet, says her parents cannot marry until Shiloh gets a proper haircut.”

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Here are some new photos of Angelina Jolie, Zahara and Shiloh at LAX yesterday, taking a flight out of LA. My goodness we’ve had a lot of photos of the Jolie-Pitt kids lately. I hate noting that, by the way. The Jolie-Pitt-lovers yell at me because OF COURSE Angelina and Brad and their children aren’t photographed nearly as often as, say, Jennifer Garner and the Dimple Parade. And they’re right. And the Jolie-Pitt-haters yell at me because OF COURSE I love Angelina and I just refuse to see the massive conspiracy involving The Villainess Jolie and the way she outright forces her children to look happy for the cameras because Angelina is just plain evil. Of course. So I’ll just be pleasant and glide on through… the kids have been photographed a lot since the Oscars. Personally, I think it’s less about “Angelina arranging photo-ops with the kids” and more about “Angelina not caring so much about keeping her schedule locked down for a month following some bad press, so the paparazzi can easily find her and her lovely family.” Angelina and Jennifer Garner are surprisingly similar in that regard, I think.

But enough about Angelina. Let’s talk about the girls! I love everything about these two. I love that Shiloh really is a mini-Brad at this point. I bet she talks with an affected Missouri drawl too. She’s like the richest, most fabulous hillbilly child in the world. You know she totally picked out her tuxedo t-shirt. She probably thinks it’s the most awesome thing EVER. And it kind of is. It also seems like Shiloh’s little pixie/bowl cut is being grown out ever so slightly into a… mullet?!?!?! OMG. Shiloh with a mullet? Epic.

As for Zahara, I just love the way this girl puts together outfits. She has way more style than her mom. I basically wish I had her entire outfit in my size. Those are some kick-ass boots, and why can’t I have a snow leopard t-shirt?!?!?!?!?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Here are some photos of Angelina Jolie out and about in New Orleans with three of her children. It’s a different mix of kids than usual – Pax, Zahara and Vivienne. Angelina took the three kids out to do some shopping hours after the Make It Right gala on Saturday night. Since so many people bitched and moaned about last week’s post regarding Shiloh, Maddox and Zahara‘s outing with Jacques the bulldog, I’m going to do the EXACT SAME THING. Random thoughts in bullet points, y’all.

*First of all, Angelina’s blouse/poncho thing is either really, really unflattering and oversized OR she’s pregnant. I understand wearing loose, comfortable clothes in your downtime (or any time), but really, Angie? A giant black poncho?

*No Jacques the bulldog! Booooo.

*Pax is starting to remind me of this classmate of mine in college. This classmate was like the Vietnamese Mick Jagger. I think it’s Pax’s shaggy, Jagger-esque haircut. And the fact that Pax has moves like Jagger. If Jagger was performing a one-man review of West Side Story. *snaps fingers* When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way!!! GAAAH!!!!

*I just love how Zahara pulls together an outfit. Pale pink sundress, red shoes, and then she goes with the red theme by putting a red flower in her hair. GORGE!

*Vivienne is too cute with her little red shoes too. And she’s finally gotten out of that stage where she looks like she’s going to cry all the time.

*Does Zahara have blue ribbons done into her braids? That’s cute. Keep that in mind for spring and summer looks, ladies. Zahara is ahead of the curve.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

The family Jolie-Pitt has gone from LA to New Orleans. The paparazzi caught Brad Pitt tooling around town on a motorcycle yesterday, but we don’t have those photos. We have even better pics – Maddox, Shiloh and Empress Zahara were spotted out with two adults and the family bulldog, Jacques. Jacques was last seen in Budapest, I believe, when Angelina did the 60 Minutes interview and Jacques was all “Adjust my light, please.” As for the adults – maybe the African-American man is a bodyguard? Or just an assistant-type? The Asian woman seems to be with the group too – a nanny? I don’t know. I’m really just looking at the kids and the dog. Things I learned from looking through these photos:

*Zahara is elegant. The way she carries herself, her beautiful little face… she’s going to be a beautiful, composed woman (empress).

*Maddox has a cell phone! Who is he calling?

*Jacques respects Z’s firm hand – he doesn’t get out of control when she’s got the leash.

*Jacques and Shiloh are playmates. When she has the leash, Jacques is all “PARTY TIME!”

*Shiloh is an awesome mess of a girl. She carries herself like Angelina used to, back when Angelina was scary and goth and “different”. Shiloh’s got her mom’s old-school swagger. And I swear, Shi’s short hair is adorable. She has the same haircut Brad had in Moneyball.

*What’s up with Maddox’s hair? It’s a 1970s Florence Henderson shag. Is he aiming for Mick Jagger circa 1973?

*Shiloh digs The Ramones!!

*Z and Shiloh are super-tight sisters. Z seems to want to guide Shiloh, her little sister. And Shiloh isn’t paying any attention.

*Jacques often has an expression of “FML.” He must be so patient with six kids in the house. I bet the twins try to ride him like a horse.

*I desperately want Z’s sandals in my size.

And that’s about it. Shall we even discuss the conspiracy theories as to why we’re seeing so much of the kids over the past week and a half? Is it all about THE LEG?!?!? Maybe. Probably. Angelina just wants to remind everyone that The Leg is a mother. Good PR?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

I can’t believe I know this, but do you remember how Angelina Jolie pierced Vivienne’s ears when she was just a baby? Viv has been wearing earrings for a while now. Well, I had never really noticed that neither Shiloh nor Zahara had their ears pierced. That’s according to a British tabloid, although a two-minute search through older photos confirmed that Z and Shiloh never seem to be wearing earrings until this week (as you can see in these photos). Anyway, The Sun claims that Angelina just took her two oldest girls into a London salon to get their ears pierced, and hilarity ensued. Hint: only the Empress was brave enough to go through with it.

Shiloh and Zahara Jolie-Pitt are becoming little women. Accompanied by mom Angelina Jolie, the 5 and 6-year-old sisters recently went to a small salon in London to get their ears pierced, according to The Sun.

“The eldest girl picked out some pretty 18-carat gold studs ad gave them to her mom,” a source told the British newspaper.

“The piercing gun was a bit too painful for her and she screamed then burst into tears. She was saying it felt like a stapler, so her little sister changed her mind about having hers done.”

Despite Shiloh’s last-minute decision to opt out of the rite of passage, a source told The Sun that “they all left with big smiles on their faces.”

“Angelina bought them another little gift to make sure they both felt special,” the source added.

The Jolie-Pitts are currently staying in London while patriarch Brad Pitt, 47, films World War Z. Jolie recently took Zahara and Shiloh — along with 3-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne — to visit Gwen Stefani’s home for a playdate with Kingston, 5.

“All of the kids are very close in age,” a source tells Us Weekly. “They’ve attended each other’s birthday parties and gotten together several times at each other’s homes.”

[From Us Weekly]

Aw, what are big sisters for? I love that Shiloh had every intention of getting her ears done but when Z went first, Shi chickened out. Oh, and Z “screamed then burst into tears”??? OMG, poor Z! I always forget that she has moments when she’s just a little girl and not our soon-to-be empress.

Sidenote: I let my holes grow over years ago, because I got so tired of wearing earrings. Should I get them re-pierced? I’ve been debating it for a while. Thoughts?

Oh, and this is the best Shiloh photo EVER. I imagine this is the face she made when Z screamed.

Photos courtesy of Fame & WENN.

These photos are so cute! Fame Pictures claims that Zahara, Shiloh and Knox are all present in these photos, but all I see are Z, Shiloh and some of their little friends who are not Jolie-Pitts. Anyway, Shiloh, Z and their gang went to the London Eye today. I love when the Jolie-Pitts do touristy things, I really do. For today’s trip, neither Brad nor Angelina went with the girls – they seem to have a nanny-type with them, and it seems like the mother of one of the other children was there too.

Between Zahara and Shiloh, I think Shiloh is the one most likely to get into some serious trouble. You can see her swinging on something, and you can just tell she’s itching to compete for who can swing the furthest or something. Zahara is just taking it all in, and I’d be willing to bet that as the older sister, one of Z’s main duties in life is making sure that Shiloh doesn’t run off and do something crazy. Also: look at Shi’s Montenegro Style! It’s not so much Montenegro style as it is Mr. Rogers style. Shi likes pants and boy shorts and old-man cardigans. She likes a good Tony Soprano-style golf shirt. Shi dresses like a cross between Mr. Rogers and a New Jersey mobster on his day off.

The London Eye must be a lot of fun for kids – if they’re not afraid of heights. I would think it’s terrifying if you’re afraid of heights. Z and Shi don’t appear to be afraid of anything. Now, I’ve been accused of making Zahara sound too badass, but in my defense, the little girl is badass. Look at her face! She’s all, “Yeah, I’m a tourist. What are you looking at?”

Photos courtesy of Fame.