first steps!

kale did a little casual walking yesterday. way to go baby.

first scraped knee of the season.

riley's going for that european nudist look - you know nothing but dark socks and sandals.

kale is really very good about getting shots these days.

the strange strange car has come out of hibernation in the shed.

it doesn't look like a comfortable way to sleep to me, but what do i know.

riley knows that trike's not gonna fix itself.

kale makes an excellent tickle-monster.

truly man hath wrought nothing greater than this conveyor belt - which moves the muck from the horses' stalls to this giant pile. (he would have stayed there all day)

yet another reason we heart trader joe's.

eating a cheese-stick. spacing out.

riley is not unserious when it comes to riding his bike.

the parent's center is all about learning to share - toys, snacks, germs, you name it.

the little kids always want to hang out with (on) the big kids.

should i throw it on the floor or stuff it in my mouth?

he's really feeling spiderman these days.

kale is still not entirely sure how he feels about having his picture taken so often.

our lawn is a much more manageable size.

you know what's nice about living near a college? all those giant lawns that someone else mows.

it's good to be able to laugh at yourself.

ari and mike had their baby. he is cute as a button and here is the address of their blog - minilovemuffin.blogspot.com

ten months old and goofy as can be.

this weekend we got a little taste of spring... riley decided to do some exercycling.

"this kid is very lippy and nosey" says katrina. (also if you look close you can see he's working on tooth number 8)

we ran into rebeca downtown and got her digits. sweet.

have broom, will travel.

at kaiah's birthday party everybody got a candle in their cupcake.

sharkboy strikes again.

hey, good lookin'.

riley likes to read on the couch. kale likes to lurk near his big brother.

maybe the water table is a leeetle high.

kale heartily enjoyed the children's museum.

the littlest paramedics.

bella reads to riley, kale chews on a small plastic toy. just another tuesday afternoon at the spade house.

one, two, three...

lovely loiterers.

faster than lightning (mcqueen).

mmmm mmmm sweatshirt string.

no visit to northampton is complete without a trip to the indoor gym.

special craig opts for the full body massage.

learning about "cold".

riley checks out his wheels.

these days, kale's preferred method of locomotion is the scooch-on-one-knee.

get a couple of kids in the living room and you can see why we're looking forward to finishing our attic-playroom.

we start 'em young on the banjo.