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finally a game they can play by themselves with (almost) no freakouts.

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capoeira class gets a thumbs up.

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selfie.

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just a couple of ninjas enjoying the hilloween parade.

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hilloween at cal anderson.

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some people took down julie and oren's garage and some people spent the weekend skatebording.

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ninja vs. ninja is our fave new game.

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poke the baby!

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kale and mama stayed home and had some hangies with baby wiley.

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riley and mommy took a little trip down to porthland to visit with cousin eli.

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first school assembly. sigh.

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forced and awkward and adorable beyond words.

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school photos are amazing photos.

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because it hasn't started raining in earnest yet, the foliage is both brilliant and long lasting this year. thanks for easing us in to the gray, seattle.

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home again, and ready to do some dagger fighting under the watchful eye of shelby.

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breakfast time, and the living is easy.

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devon gets what's coming to her.

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there was some discussion of raking up all these leaves, but in the end it was decided that a giant leaf fight might be more fun.

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angelica's friend satchel came to visit and the drawing of many planets ensued.

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100% forlorn.

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doin' a little dance at d&a's.

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kindergarten takes concentration.

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everyone is hard at work except for devon and kale who are a couple of goof-offs.

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this week we've been staying with devon and angelica while we air b&b our house. clearly it's been a lot of unfun times.

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'happy birthday, dear anna, happy birthday to you" (and many more....)

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i think four kids at a time might be some sort of swing pushing record.

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good times by the filthy fountain.

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no pile of cousins can go undocumented.

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kidjutsu in the living room.

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lornie makes our house look like a toy house with all his tallness.

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shelby is literally (figuratively obvs) in heaven.

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power punches.

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riley can always be counted on to sample the party snacks.

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kale can always be counted on to get the dance party started.

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the children are such speedy high knee skippers you can't even see them.

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nighttime bike polo at cal andersen. another plus in the city living column.

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riley's newest chore is the laundry. someday he'll be able to carry it down the stairs by himself. someday.

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pure freeze-tag joy.

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so our old camera finally gave up the ghost and we got a new one and now i can't stop playing with the built in effects. also who knew fall would be so striking in seattle?

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new halloween costumes (like from the store) plus angelica.

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sometimes mommy sings to rye and he looks at her like a teenager.

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the extreme cuteness of the kindergarten morning line slays me.

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time to start digging through the costume box for halloween inspiration (and amazing photo ops).

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in kindergarten you don't get homework every day. sometimes you get to just space out on the floor while your older brother hits the books.

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while kale practices his roundhouse kicks, riley practices shredding and everyone is happy.

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kale has started classes at the international wudang academy. best decision ever.

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nobody lost an eye to the hotdog skewers, but it was a close thing.

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just because we don't go camping every weekend doesn't mean we can't have fire roasted hot dogs and s'mores every weekend.

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really, really working on his b-ball skillz.

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shelby joins us at the homework table, because you just never know when a tasty morsel is going to fall to the floor.