more older sibling lessons from ace big sister greta.

these boots were made for walking, but not quickly or easily.

riley thinks jeejeed is hilarious.

in this case, pretending to be kitties involved actually eating the cats' food. as parents you learn to choose your battles.

rye likes the idea of horses, but in the flesh they are giant and a leeetle scary

mommy doesn't need to see when she's got big da and riley as guides.

no shortage of trikes at elbers.

cousins on a couch.

mimi & bop bop take in a mini drum concert.

gram enjoys the show as much as the kiddos.

fuzzy hoods are a must for sledding.

we arrived back from san francisco just in time for the first snow of the season.

if you're under 3ft sleeping on planes can be just delightful.

some kids wait til high school to start a band. we call those kids late bloomers.

we were pretty psyched to find out the guitar man is still playing in duboce park.

gingerbread pancakes at zazie. with tracie. could breakfast get better than this?

wigging out at dori's house.

the (sfnm) gang's all here.

you didn't know i could climb so high.

chopsticks make good drumsticks and lila makes a good drum coach.

the itsy bitsy spider went out for sushi.

when you hitch a ride on mike's shoulders you're talllll.

nothing says 'we're on vacation' like matching tatoos.

colbs gives riley a climbing lesson.

it's not easy to eat pickled dikon with one chopstick but rye's no quitter.

lounging with the west coast fam.

riding muni is a serious business requiring serious faces.

who doesn't enjoy a rousing game of 'get thrown in the air'?

friends since birth. how bout that.

maybe you weren't aware, but blue muppet ducks will eat bottle caps right out of your hand. no lie.

such a good sport, that katie.

riley's really getting the royal treatment in san francisco.

a couple of bathing beauties.

you gotta sneak in the snuggles whenever you can.

salena has excellent posture. such a good role model.

oatmeal for breakfast. delish!

riley's drum concert was a big hit at the center.

breakfast at the pork store with rebecca and emelia, it's almost like we never left san fran.

turns out monkeys like pumpkins almost as much as they like bananas.

happy halloween from the spades.

what's up, googly eyes?

"you see this worm, mama?" riley's first exposure to the wonders of gummy worms.

alef demonstrates proper acrobatic swinging technique.

big people need big pumpkins, little people need little pumpkins.