robbie has a little cold so riley does the cousinly thing and offers him a tissue.

pop and his great-grandsons, riley and robbie.

our stuff finally arrived! notice the slight difference in attire from the san francisco moving truck shot.

kate shows riley the ways of the concertina.

what about this poopchick?

mimi is teaching riley how to knead bread, he prefers to slap it.

they have snacks and stories at playgroup. basically vermont rocks.

gram and riley take sesame street very seriously.

riley hasn't forgotten his sf roots.

the neighbors have a baa baa black sheep. how totally cool.

shoveling snow is much easier when you have a pint sized snow shovel to go with your pint sized self.

riley is a real help in the kitchen.

riley attends his first peace vigil as a vermonter.

pop is truly a good sport when it comes to reading the truck book for the 100th time.

gram teaches riley how to use a funnel, which will come in handy when he gets to college.

this seemed a prudent distance from which to enjoy the snowblower clearing the driveway.

this is as close as riley would get to riding the sled. maybe next year.

first snow exposure. too bad we can't get him to wear mittens.

pretty much the whole reason riley agreed to move to vt was the tractor, and now finally he gets to ride it. sweet.

clearly, it's exhausting packing up your whole life and moving to the east coast.

dori hosts us for our last supper in sf.

our "blanket couch" does double duty as a "blanket table". excellent.

apparently there's no "california - vermont express" so we had to settle for these guys.

ari stops by for a little sit down on our awesome "blanket couch".

cheers!

riley takes a break from packing to watch a little sesame street.

turns out moving boxes make excellent tables.

punkrock poopchick.

these three have really worked out a system for labeling all our moving boxes. thanks guys!

riley thinks colby is boooooring. (just kidding, colbs)

tommy fred and riley show off their stylin' rides.

lynne and riley peep the aligator gars. jumbo indeed.

"whoa, many trucks."

amidst all the hubbub of packing it's nice to know there's always time for a bath and a story.

alef and susan realize they really can name 100 trucks.

great-uncle anton shows off his defensive moves.

someday he'll be playing ultimate with the best of them.

riley makes an excellent picnic helper.

apparently it's below zero in new england these days so we're making sure to enjoy our last few days of balmy sf weather.

big fish have been a real theme since our trip to the aquarium.

riley sat at the table for an entire 45 minute dinner. (the giant fish tank and paper worms might have had a little something to do with it.)

reading is big fun with the grandparents.

cutest riley picture ever? you be the judge.

nothing like a little fun time wrestling.

nama says " this baby sure is tasty."