nothing makes me happier than this.

"that goat kissin' my hand."

riley and schuyler are serious soccer stars.

turns out wrestling in the water is even more fun than wrestling on land.

maxing and also relaxing.

pool surfing with big da.

a boy and his jellyfish.

cullen and savannah are a couple of good sports.

sandophile.

older cousins + shallow, brackish water = all day fun fest.

riley and geegeed spend a little time familiarizing themselves with the insects and arachnids of the eastern united states.

kale really likes to get his ocean on.

"help mom, my hands are all sandy." (seriously)

no trip to the outer banks would be complete without a stop at the 'digger's dungeon'.

checking out the haps at mommy's studio.

the end of summertime means the start of soccer time.

kale, on the other hand, seems to be leaning towards yoga instructor or gymnast as his avocation.

riley is going to be an inventor when he grows up - hence the capsela build your own robot kit.

making the rosh hashanah challah with dori.

after the successful conclusion of your first day of kindergarten it's important to refuel with a giant muffin.

a big day all around.

today is riley's 1st day of kindergarten (hence the look), mommy's 33rd birthday and the jewish new year. so much to celebrate. (also his name tag says 'riley p.' because there are two riley s's in his class. how weird is that?)

around here, you're never too young to help with a project.

mommy's 1st day of school send-off.

age-appropriate ride.

age-inappropriate ride.

the family spade attends their first monster truck rally.

snack time on the sound.

they don't call them sneak waves for nothing.

who is that masked vigilante on the stairs with mommy & rye? so mysterious.

"bop bop, look at this bloody finger i found in a box!"

surfing (tide pool) usa.

kale is definitely an ocean going vessel.

julie throws the skimboard and riley chases the skimboard but nobody actually rides the skimboard.

kale heart julie.

improving his forehand.

all the boogie boarders know that the waves on the salt pond shred.

hanging out on a log with some uncles.

a riley's-eye view of quonnie.