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before bath.

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looks like a headlock, is actually a hug.

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kung fu masters, every one.

otis loses a shoe a video by riley bo biley on Flickr.

a good antidote to the hour and a half we spent in the movie theater.

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sometimes you wanna rock matching pink skinny jeans with your mom.

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biking buddies.

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kale is cleverly disguised as a rock in the road. also our house is getting painted.

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you're never too old for a little mom grooming.

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nothing like putting together a puzzle of your own face. (thanks jp).

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riley is inventing a rube goldberg machine for getting the matchbox cars into the pool. kale is helping (and also stretching).

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the chase is on at pulaski park.

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i can't help it, i just love this picture so bad.

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i can't help it, i just love this picture so bad.

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these two take their battleship strategy very seriously.

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enjoying a little old timey music at the farmer's market.

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did i mention his party was a sleepover? here they are watching kung fu panda at 5 in the morning. obviously, i did not think they would get up that early.

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examining the birthday loot.

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the birthday begins with beyblade battling.

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ah, the sweet taste of success. treasure located and consumed.

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now where is that next clue?

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deciphering the first clue of their umass scavenger hunt.

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in an unsurprising turn of events, the 'lego star wars character encyclopedia' from julie and oren was a smashing success.

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general mayhem and hilarity at riley's school party (his home party is tomorrow, lest you wonder why there are no pictures yet).

i'm so lucky to have all this candy a video by riley bo biley on Flickr.

my mamble candies and my camble candies and my jamble candies.

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ah the old 'mentos in the coke' experiment. even the cat is impressed.

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just a couple of urban farmers sowing the pea crop.

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action shot.

seven times around the sun...

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and ready to celebrate with rice crackers and fruit-kebabs.

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you know what he's doing right? he's eating those jelly beans right off the ground, is what he's doing.

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riley has a largish personal space bubble.

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it's a real test of skill at the ft. greene park easter egg hunt.

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elaine and all her offspring (notice kale in the corner there) get arctic on the high line.

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the littlest coin thieves. (also, in my defense, this was a nama sanctioned activity and i made them stop after i got the shot.)

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the chelsea market fountain is magic.

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sarah does the hard work of early morning parenting.

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everybody's having dry bread and water for dinner.

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when nama's in town everybody gets a fancy dancer hat from bali.

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as you can imagine, they behaved like kids, well, in a candy store.

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except for when riley trips on the pirate ship play structure, knocks his loose tooth out, gives himself a fat lip and a bloody nose. then it is more like our mortal enemy.

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the dumbo playground is a real fave with the spades.