a little extra handwashing in the bath never hurt anyone.

i call this one - sink-bath with toothbrush.

someday our kids will have table manners like lucy and isabel. maybe.

it doesn't get much better than wearing your pjs on the swings.

kale spade, salad tosser extraordinaire.

uncle (it rolls off the tongue a bit more easily than second-cousin-once-removed) tom introduces the kids to dr. ticklefinger.

riley really embraced the catskills cabin lifestyle this weekend.

showing off their new slippers from geegeed with some fancy chair moves. (the tilting did not end well but riley's head is ok now)

autumnal baby blur.

taking in the sights at the sk8 park. s'up, bra?

pensive on the playground.

you never know what sort of wildlife you'll find wandering the streets of northampton.

(l to r) mamma conehead, firefighter kale, riley the amazing vampire magician, the dread pirate special craig.

a special's work is never done.

our favorite spooky scary house.

the dread pirate special craig and professor spade supervise a little drive-through trick-or-treating.

hard at work decorating special craig's welcome sign.

riley as a bat pumpkin for his school's trick-or-treating fiesta.

"ears?"

offhand, can you think of something cuter than a baby bathing in a sink? me neither.

riley brought the high heat to sophie's birthday piñata.

we've got gourds galore, gourds galore i tell you!

riley engages in a little swordplay with mommy (also known as twisted sister). nice wig, lady. nice wig.

who doesn't love a drum set?

the kids are really feeling the new stepping stones at the playground.

nama and her helpers whip up a batch of vegan wheat free chocolate chip cookies. definitely a grandma for the new millennium.

kale knows that pavement is for suckers.

it's safe to say that the rody is a giant hit. thanks nama.

around here, it doesn't really count as an apple unless it's almost as big as your head.

riley breads the eggplant, nama fries the eggplant. delish.

this little piggy went to market...

nama is espeically good at doing the maze on the back of the cereal box. everyone's got their talents.

it's important to practice drawing a line in the sand.

riley and calliope have their own ice cream social.

apparently, hating the feel of sand isn't genetic.

how hubie's blog doesn't get made.

almost tall enough to see over the table.

have carrot, will swing.

formal family portrait.

happy

a tete a tete with aunt hoolie.

sometimes we run like asof.