this game is called "stand potty", for obvious reasons.

have you ever seen such rough and tumble kiddies?

oh jeeze - i seem to be stuck up here!

who knew he could sleep sitting up?

these two in a bath is like cuteness to the nth power.

floor time is fun time.

a couple of deer in the headlights.

riley is learning the ways of the bandaid.

a mini purse full of trucks and a snack cup - life is good.

new boots

a day at the beach. 

that sea foam can be tenacious, though.  

sea foam : it's not just for grownups anymore. 

mike is showing riley how to blow the furry ocean foam. HILARIOUS. 

mike and rye want to know what is taking ari so long? 

it's hard to imagine what could be better than a regular day with ari. here's a hint: car ride. beach. mike. big dirt. car ride.  

elton riley rocks some big shades. 

good times on lynne's lap.  

at julius's new house, there's a table just for kids! 

it's true that there were "better" photographs of the kids all piled into the bath. but, come on!  

"overall, nature rocks!" 

in a flash, the rest of the kiddies joined him. 

riley warmed up to the forest after an initial bout of wariness. how can you not love a gigantic tree chair? 

please understand the sheer will and incredible amount of luck it took to produce this photograph. 

still life with family spade and mossy tree. 

the whole crew. there were almost enough kids so that everybody could carry one. 

at the redwood park, riley looked around like "what are those tall things?" another reason to move to vermont! 

myrie is three and has a big trike that was very flashy. go riley! 

um, did anyone see a giant snowpeople go by? 

up in monte rio there was a river and many many rocks to toss in it.