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no reason to wait until you get home from the library when you can just walk and read.

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just a couple of cooks in the kitchen.

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strollin' in the snow.

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everybody knows the best seahorse fishing is in shredded paper bay.

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family fun times at the flubber table.

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spellbound by dan the yo-yo man.

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kale was psyched to be on the sled with rye and sky.

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riley caught some (semi) serious air on the sled jump.

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tromping to the sledding hill.

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keepin' it matchy-matchy.

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dessert hoverers.

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wednesday night potluck in action.

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'look, mama i made a letter. what letter is that again?'

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well hello there snaggletooth.

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no one can concentrate on what kale's saying when he's wearing such a sweet corduroy jacket.

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ready, steady, sledy.

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the real question is, who doesn't need sledding pointers from a seven year old?

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the wind might whistle through that gap where his front teeth used to be but it won't be chilling his neck, that's for sure.

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a young jedi and his handmade hat and scarf (thanks, jeri).

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the rubix cube from aunt corrina was a hit with the grown-ups as well.

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that rye, always so willing to help others (unwrap their presents).

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christmas morning with batcave.

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kale's skiing aspirations lasted just about as long as it took to get the picture.

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riley and julie and baby bump have a little visit with great gram peggy.

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petry and john cook up an authentic indian feast while future chef, kale takes notes.

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ah, back to snowy new england. here glen does the hard work of whipping the children around on the pond while everyone else gets ready for a little x-country skiing.

due to some unforeseen tech difficulties the blog is about a week behind reality. check back next thursday for all snowy goodness of our ersatz christmas celebration in nh.

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adios cali.

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donuts and convertibles. this has got to be the good life.

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our hike to and from the griffith observatory was steep and rocky, just how we like it.

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riley crushed hollywood.

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all aboard for travel town. toot toot.

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by far their favorite part of the lacma wasn't even inside the lacma.

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suddenly the scene shifts to los angeles. former home to short faced bears (i kid you not, it's called a short faced bear and 25,000 years ago it fell in a tar pit)

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christmukah photo '13.

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this kind of color coordination doesn't just happen people. well it doesn't just happen unless you're kale and katrina.

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who are these hooligans wandering the well manicured streets of palm springs?

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catching some serious air.

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i think it's safe to say we took full advantage of the pool.

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at long last sweet colby arrived and everyone decided to look out the window.