doing the splits in mid-air like a real acrobat.

sweet summer beauties.

riley has the biggest parasol of ever.

during the heat of the day, kale enjoys cooler indoor activities.

no time for lounging, aunt julie.

able to leap crashing waves in a single bound.

aunt hoolie has arrived at the beach and now the real fun can begin.

if you teach a person to fish it's better than if you give a person a fish. or something like that.

delicious rainbow chard, um, i mean kale.

the family spade spends a day at the races. the go-cart races that is.

clearly, he is not keeping his eyes on the ball.

nice farmer tan, mommy.

guess who's not scared of the ocean anymore.

kale's best friend and his greatest foe: le elephant

cousing calliope and co enjoy a hearty breakfast.

while uncle hubie takes calliope and rye for a stroll...

uncle jp and leila kick it on the front porch with kale.

someday we'll be done painting.

sun hats are a must when you are pale of skin like these two.

would you think we were bad parents if you knew he was listening to 'on my radar' by britney spears, on repeat?

kale gets his read on at the library.

amari and kale work it for the camera.

you can tell riley looks up to his cousin greta.

taking the babies for their evening constitutional.

here come the gooses.

"how you doin'?"

i think it's telling that his current fave toy is a paint roller.

bicycle bliss with bella.

the gas company won't turn on our gas because our beautiful old stove doesn't have a pilot light - so these days we're doing a lot of barbequing (and breastfeeding).

kale is plum tuckered out after a long day of being a baby.

first movie in a movie theater! i think he watched about 1/3 of the film in between trips to the lobby, but the popcorn was delish.

mommy and kale chillax while the paint dries.

now that we live so close to new york we get to see a lot of special craig.

the house has changed so much since these pictures were taken that i can hardly bear to put them up, but in the spirit of thorough documentation... here are the photos of our move.

kale surveys his domain.

clearly riley is already feeling right at home.

katrina is amazed by those newly refinished floors, riley is less impressed.

ah, home sweet home.

the truck is loaded up and ready to move, too bad the rest of us are not that organized.

riley enjoys some farewell mocktails with mead and maia on our last evening in vt.

pure joy.

it's like all this baby does is sleep. lazy baby.

a thoughtful builder considers his next move carefully.

nothin like a nap at the beach.

"we're gonna build a whole sandcastle village, mama."

what can i say in the face of such cuteness?

"well i don't know where the diapers are! just wrap him in a towel or something."

riley demonstrates the proper way to use a crushing claw.

grandkids for sale. headphones and sun hats not included.

riley gets both styling and photo credit for this shot.

with the help of a mirror you can even boss yourself around.