riley's new ruby slippers make him wanna dance. thanks alef & susan.

not a great picture of asher and riley's not even in the shot, but you can sort of see the new baby bump. so that's something.

it's important to keep at least one eye on caliope at all times.

gretta gives rye some pointers on being an older sibling.

caliope loves gretta and riley loves dr. seuss.

you should have heard these three jamming out on twinkle twinkle little star.

just brushing up on the latest riverdance steps.

alef and susan help build a tall tall tower.

riley and anton are serious about whipped cream.

riley logwalker.

the corn plant is dusty no more.

with a little help from nama, no gully is too steep.

riley is still working on the whole 'no hands' aspect of soccer.

first cider pressing party. i think this makes us official new englanders.

the rainforest book is a real hit at our house.

nama and rye shoot some hoops.

it's super poopchick.

one last roll around in the leaves before it's time to get in the car.

riley tried to kill us all with cuteness on the way down the mountain.

what's up snugglers.

nama found raspberries. on the top of a mountain. in the middle of october. awesome.

yook at that view, and mama's new belly bump.

riley samples his first lollipop (gotta keep you're blood sugar up when you're on a hike with nama)

the family spade takes a nature walk.

last dandelion of the season.

protective earwear is a must when you're pretending to drive the tractor.

maybel is a real camera hog.

riley was so excited to wake up and find that nama had appeared during the night.

but it turns out that the real hightlight was the chocolate hazlenut torte (here zoe and riley patiently wait for their slices).

then he decided that the airplane was the coolest.

at first, riley's favorite part of jack's birthday party was the train set.

riley just discovered what everyone else has known all along - the best part of carrot cake is the icing.

fallen trees make excellent two person scooters.

special craig and rye play catch the windsock in the driveway.

nothing like a rousing game of uno in the teepee on a rainy day.

we spent ari's last night doing a little light reading.

we convinced the sheep to pose for us in exchange for a few apples.

'whoa. yook at dose big birds'

leila took us on a tour of vins and showed us some raptors - riley showed her some rocks.

i don't know about eating off the kitchen floor but it's definitely clean enough for a snuggle.

brianna's got an awesome swingset and she's in to sharing.

turns out changing the oil is child's play (when you've got dan and john on your team).

besties once again.

riley felt shy (for about a minute and a half) when we picked ari up at the airport.

big smiles for aunt corrina.