and then, you take your socks off. got it? 

well, tommy fred, it's pretty simple, actually. first, you take your shoes off. 

uhoh. 

here's cousin jessica in town from ithaca. she and riley got along swimmingly. 

rania's extended hippy clan (west coast) gathered for some indian fare. 

we call this "time to relax". 

you never know if one of those bugs might just leap out of the pages. 

aunt sarah, riley, and new baby cousin (in belly!) 

that sneaky clown! 

better than a bottle anyday. 

water fountain lessons are a great way to beat the heat. 

up the stairs, down the stairs. it's hard work being a baby. 

riley luvs his tiny chair. 

dirty mirror? oh no, that's just the fog rolling in. 

the world's your oyster when you've just had a 2 hour nap. 

sometimes, in the morning, we just call him alfalfa. 

turns out the pushcart doubles as a pretty decent stroller for riley's baby. 

finally a fork small enough for his pudgy baby hands.  

riley has taken to hanging out with incognito celebs at the playground. 

a boy and his blueberries. 

new tie-dye socks from grandma elaine! 

riley and kenji are getting their picture taken from two angles here. ahh the lives of celebrity babies. 

geni and rania went to high school together and then approximately
one million years later they had babies two weeks apart.  

mom and riley love to model their lexington club caps! 

who's a big kid?! 

riley likes to look at himself in the mirror as much as the next guy. 

life is good when you've got a toy in your hand and the wind in your hair. 

nothing cuter than snack-sharing babies. 

colby and riley love each other. 

all the cool kids hang out around the doggie water fountain. really they do. 

riley made a friend. 

this crafty photographer managed a shot of the rare tufted hair monkey in its natural habitat. clapping hands, no less. kudos! 

riley has a favorite new reading spot.