what's up, mr. jaunty hat?

katrina really captured a moment here. don't you think?

cousins eating pancakes. delish.

as a younger sibling, kale is naturally head-shy.

liam and riley know the best way to keep the trains away from grasping baby fingers.

oh happy baby.

holland and rye take a ride in a stroller built for two.

kale sneaks in a little qt with the jumbo firetruck while all the big kids are otherwise occupied.

it's true what they say, you can't make a cherry smoothie without pitting a few cherries.

some people like to brush between meals - some like to brush during meals.

boy with ambulance and light saber.

the snow is melting and the kids are getting muddy.

a demonstration of hands-free donut consumption. remarkable.

kale lets you know, in no uncertain terms, when he's done eating.

riley knows the importance of wearing proper ear protection when vacuuming. (and that's marker on his forehead in case you were wondering)

the kids max and relax in their space-age stroller.

thinking some thoughts, eating some pizza.

just because he can stand by himself doesn't mean he's always gonna like doing it.

it's not as easy as the grownups make it look.

kale got to wear a birthday hat.

holland turned 4, there was cake, everyone was happy.

these days kale likes the ball pit almost as much as rye.

and once again... standing baby with cell phone.

finally all that snow in our front yard is being put to a good use.

mimi and kale enjoy a good book.

rye looks good in readers.

baby kale and baby oliver do a little parallel play.

heaven is the ball pit at the indoor gym.

breakfast snuggles at the spade house.

technical difficulties

so we're having some technical difficulties with posting to the blog - hopefully they will be resolved soon, but in the meantime please enjoy this photo of kale standing unaided and getting ready to chat on his celly.

we can already tell this one is going to be trouble.

and spit. what a big kid.

recently we switched to a toothpaste with flouride. riley is now learning to rinse...

you gotta start 'em young if you want them to be able hang with the hula hoopers in golden gate park.

kale opts for the slightly smaller ride.

riley and levi rock out on the mini carousel.