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riley discovers nature's compass and the immense satisfaction that comes from drawing a perfect circle.

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kale gets up close and personal the skate we rescued from a hungry seagull on yesterday’s postprandial perambulation.

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sometimes the waves are a wee bit stronger than you were expecting.

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two hearts, one chair.

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no matter what kale tells you, he and eleanor are actually good friends.

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saltpond shenanigans.

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single file bike gang, heading for the saltpond.

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clover and the kids came for a visit and it was pretty much the best time ever.

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schuyler just goes ahead and jumps right in.

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waiting (semi) patiently for the crabs to show themselves.

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i wanna say 'islands in the stream that is what we are' so bad but it is not a stream, it is the atlantic ocean. fer realz.

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sword-fighting in the surf.

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some people like sand more than some other people.

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tide pool contemplation.

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somehow this picture of the tallest (totally functioning) marble run of ever didn't make it on to last week's post.

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can you see the teenagers they are just about to become?

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cousin greta is like the worlds best pizza crust maker.

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pure joy on the rope swing.

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asher shows rye how it's done.

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'that doll has no face because you made it. right, calliope?' clearly kale is not aware of the world of waldorf toys.

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what would a trip to alstead be without some sort of iproduct tutorial from uncle edward?

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final shot of the fam at the beach. kale refused to participate but that's ok, we've got eliot now.

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this is the part of the day where we patiently wait for the crabs to come and eat the smashed mussels we've placed in the tide pool.

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jonh peter is about to experience the business end of those water guns.

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sandcastle construction is a real group effort.

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i'm going to say that the water was very brisk and leave it at that.

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by the seashore.

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petry strikes terror in the hearts of all who behold her.

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the real problem, as I see it, with taking shots of doubles tennis matches is that 3/4 of the subjects are standing still at any given time. in other news, riley is unsurprisingly good at tennis.

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babygazing.

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checking out the sitch at the salt pond.

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in this kale is my polar opposite. i can't think of something i'd like to do less than lie down fully clothed and get covered with sand right before bed. call me crazy.

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future ultimate champion for sure.

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beachy relaxing feels even sweeter after the last month of moving stress.

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nothing soothes that baby eliot like a little ukelele music and some dancing cousins.

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driftwood as weapon. obviously.

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learning the alphabet with bop bop.

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hard at work on this year's amazing lego stop motion movie.

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just kickin' it in the ocean.

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'j.p., look at my brain. look at my brain.'

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ocean lover.

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nobody likes reading on the beach more than rye.

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learning early that you can't ask your friends to help you move unless you offer them pizza.

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why not hang out in the moving truck, i always say.

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luke and lauren carry one last box to the truck.

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a last minute visit from big da. just in time to check out our awesome moving truck.

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everybody makes their funniest face at riley's 'last day of 2nd grade party'.

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a last hang out on our front porch. oh 27 orchard, we'll miss you for sure...

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and then the spectacle. btw this game is called 'who can make the best face'

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first the audience...