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in true spade style, kale has taken to cutting his own hair.

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facetime without iphones. amazing.

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everybody's interested in a diaper change.

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scuba gear. check.

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luncheon with mimi and eliot. delightful.

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brand new cousin elliott is a wee bit suspicious of these giant relatives.

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every once in a while you need to take a break of packing boxes and just space out on the brown chair.

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the memorial day parade was just a leeetllle too loud for the spades.

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really what else are you going to wear on a warm rainy day?

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next barn over dance party with dori midnight. obviously we were the first people there but it didn't stop us from shaking what our mamma's gave us.

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avi came to visit (right as we were clearing out our closets, check his awesome new pants) and do a little reading with rye while catlin gets her marker makeup done by kale.

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photographic evidence that kale is not pulling his weight during tag-along rides.

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can you spot riley shaking his booty? he's right in the middle with his baseball cap on sideways for maximum 'funky' effect.

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enjoying their front row seats for riley's 'harlem shake' assembly.

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getting his pre-breakfast reading in.

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to quietly coloring in record time. versatile interests, for sure.

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last night at potluck the kids went from beating each other with boffers...

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gettin' fancy.

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when you are packing up your house you find a lot of random stuff that you try to get rid of. sometimes the kids go poking around in the free pile and pull out the eyeshadow, which they then put to good use.

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rye's class visited a farm to learn about where their food comes from and how tractors work. awesome.

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it got hella dramatic on our way back down. #suddensummerstorm

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a little sustenance while we enjoy the view.

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rock-climbing with oscar.

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kale is captivated by the acapella, thu is curious about the concrete and riley wishes i would stop using the flash already!

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even when you're running late for illumination night at smith, there is always time to climb the giant stone anvil. priorities people.

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joining mama for a little early morning downward dog.

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kale and i went on a walk to find the bison but instead we found this hawk.

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riley and amalya are pretty much the baddest duo in the spy-game.

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kale and rye (that's our friend rye, not our kid rye) have totally twinsie summer haircuts.

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what about this giant kid who just gets on his bike and rides away every morning.

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there's always time for a little grooming on the front porch.

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nothing quite so interesting as a campus police on a segway.

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trading in his hat for his helmet as he gets ready to bike home from school.

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even though kale didn't want an actual birthday party he was pretty clear that he wanted a pinata. so a pinata he got....

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...a 3D movie and some time in the laser tag arena and the arcade. not a bad birthday at all.

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the second half of the day involved opening presents and reading by the duck pond as well as...

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kale tags along as mommy goes up to accept her 'top of the class' award during the architecture department brunch. she even got a gold medal.

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hurray (and also bunny ears) for mommy!

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may 10th was kale's birthday but it was also mommy's graduation. so we spent the first half of the day matriculating (here the kids are the first ones to get their bevies at the post-commencement reception).

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kale does a little doctoring at his 5 year well child visit.

happy birthday, sweet kale. we love you so.

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squinting and flowers, a timeless combo.

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kale's school birthday party, complete with fruit-kabobs, shockingly blue cookies and a little trip down memory lane.

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kale and jane make one last sculpy creation.

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last day of preschool. ever.

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from participants to observers. happy pride!

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pedal people is so gay.

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gettin' all gussied up for gay pride!

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free piles and firetrucks on orchard st. and yes, the children are picking out items to bring back into the house.

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snugglecity!

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have we mentioned how happy we are that outdoor brunch season is once again upon us?