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the whole family caught on film. inconceivable.

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kale gives himself a mani and a pedi.

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it's all downhill from here...

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and here is everyone else not abstaining from the group photo on top of pitcher mountain.

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here is kale abstaining from the group photo on top of pitcher mountain.

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chillin' on the fire lookout station.

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look at these intrepid hikers.

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who needs a climbing gym when you have older cousins?

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to the seven and under crowd, edward is a comedic genius. to the tweens, not so much.

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katrina would like five more minutes to sleep off all that holiday merrymaking. (not going to happen)

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after dinner hijinks.

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cousin jake brought approximately one million games, which we played when we weren't on puzzle duty.

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a quiet and intimate thanksgiving for forty.

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uncle edward and his ipad2 made the blog!

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well hello there lovely nature child.

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this turkey is showing us his tail feathers as a thank you for not eating him.

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the nearly impossible puzzle from alef and brianne brought the whole family together for hours (literally) of shared frustration and general hilarity.

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what are anton and kale talking about? i don't know but clearly it is of the utmost importance.

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it's true that i chose the artsy shot over the awkward one that more clearly showed off his new snaggletooth smile. so sue me.

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the cherry tree is a less good hiding place now that the leaves are gone. on the other hand the view is better. six of one, half dozen of the other.

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this kid really cracks me up.

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edible art, just about to be eaten.

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sugar-fueled creativity.

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sometimes the hardest part is confronting that blank canvas and just committing to your art.

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riley could not get enough of the old timey waldorf school blacksmiths. looks like someone's going to be apprenticing with their aunt corrina when they're just a tad bigger.

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a little cooking, a little chatting... it's just how we do.

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the second graders screw their courage to the sticking place and sing 'revolutionary tea' for the whole school.

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family date night. pizza and a movie followed by a trip to the arcade. pretty much the highlight of their young lives.

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riley has had just about enough of that tire swing.

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the book is called 'dragon feathers' and i can't recommend it highly enough.

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elbers, de ghizes and spades, oh my. photographic evidence that alef does, in fact, return to new england every so often.

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what can i say, the funeral home at the end of our block has an amazing lawn.

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turns out folks from miami are not going to swim in new england in the fall, even if the pool is indoors...

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feeding the ducks was even more fun.

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the flyer said that cyclocross was the best spectator sport in america - i think that might have been a bit of an exaggeration but we had a good time.

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kaycee, owen and baby (not so much anymore) sparrow joined us for an afternoon of cyclocross at look park.

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who doesn't like a mini modern dance performance? (photo by riley spade)

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the grandspecials (dave & jeri) came for a visit - reason enough for a celebratory meal.

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everyone's an artist at the smith museum family day.

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oh my god i love them so much.

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why is it so beautiful at potwine farm?

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slightly more impressive on day two...

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surveying mommy's partially constructed jean pain mound with the whole crew. (in case you're not familiar with pain mounds http://compostpower.org/)

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dean and calvin escaped from new york and joined us for a little r&r.

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snuggle time with special craig.

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rag shag parade with clover and co!

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pirate pig and miss piggy joined our candy seeking horde.

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it's a family affair.

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zombies and the shadow ninja's who fight them.