good times in the exersaucer.

the littlest painter.

not even the sound of hideous wallpaper being removed can wake kale when he's sleeping in the ergo.

riley studies at the feet of a master primer.

grandspecial dave and kale show off their matching tropical finery in front of the rental car. (why do we always end up with a pt cruiser instead of a lamborghini?)

special craig and rye, what a couple of chatty cathys.

kale and his grandspecial, geri, share a little face-time.

perhaps you're thinking that's a stream they're running through, but you're wrong, it's the path to our cottage. it rained a little while we were in new hampshire.

riley is an acrobat, gee geed and big da are good sports and kale is fascinated.

baby kale and mama.

cousins lounging.

rye and big da bail out the rowboat after yet another rainstorm.

savannah manages the sling like a pro.

when he was pefectly cooked, riley popped out of the oven.

everybody say hola.

kale, amari & asher show off their matching ergos.

checking out the new iphone with edward.

kale and big da spend a little qt contemplating nature.

we got to take a sweet ride in an electric car. stoke on.

jane takes rye for his second annual visit to the big apple circus.

strolling down the shore.

kale mugs for the camera - born to be blogged.

gram and kale spend a few morning moments together.

shamelessly staged, but totally adorable nonetheless.

even big kids still enjoy the occasional storytime.

anton and riley have a little visit, do a little fishing.

what could require such scrutiny? only the babies know.

he's like a puppy with those giant feet.

*photo credit: anna elbers

exponentially increased baby bathtub cuteness.

when you're not tall enough to get on the swing the regular way, you gotta get creative.

never a dull moment with two kids.

everyone enjoys riley's new train set.

babies and kittens, together again for the first time.

almost big enough for the jumbo trike.

perhaps you remember last summer when he had to be carried into the water kicking and screaming... what a big kid.

hanging out on the screen porch with geegeed watching the big kids swim.

gretta and kale have a petite tête-à-tête.

riley "pied piper" lures all the kittens downstairs with his magical recorder music.

kale (sort of) meets cousin amari for the first time.

riley and cousin savannah have chubby chipmunk cheeks.

a little light race car reading over breakfast.

dori and kale, beautiful in blue.

bernadine leads the way to a favorite swimming hole (luke is maybe stopping to smell the flowers or perhaps doing a little dance - it's hard to say).

luke keeps it cool and misty in the back yard.

napping under the dogwood tree (this trip down to northampton we brought a few trans-plants with us).

best way to beat the heat : find a blanket in the shade and lie right down.

the calvalcade of tractors inspires awe and amusement.

kale and katrina got all decked out to go to the randolph forth of july parade.

Parades are noisy, but if you come prepared, you get rewarded when they throw candy from the fire trucks.

kale kicks it in the easy chair.