happy thanksgiving.

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a little something for your post prandial viewing pleasure.

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half time snack break.

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nothing like a thanksgiving morning soccer matchup.

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pre-turkey walk/skate.

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cousin eli makes rye look like a teenager.

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we arrived in portland without mishap and celebrated with a quick mimi & bop bop skype session.

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pretty much out of the woods, but not taking any chances on the road to portland.

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we all spent a lot of time in the 'sicky corner' of the living room this week, waging an epic battle with the stomach flu.

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post-teacher-conference celebratory dinner.

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no school means some serious time spent at the playground.

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homework before play. them's the rules.

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not even the lure of dessert can pull those children away from the wii.

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deviled egg emergency (his words) at nat and erin's friendsgiving feastola.

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serious air on the tumble track.

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circus school. i mean really does it get much cooler than this place.

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why so serious, friends?

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celebrating native american awareness day with a feast and some outfits of questionable historical accuracy (but a fair amount of cuteness).

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walking the dog, eating an apple.

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plenty of room at the table.

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kale (yes kale) jumped right into nat's arms and stayed there until nat politely requested the use of his arms.

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eagerly awaiting the results of the wednesday night potluck dance competition.

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shelby thinks we got her an extra big bed and she is not far wrong.

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it's getting chilly around here so we busted out the winter living room rug and rearranged the furniture.

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fantasy forest introduction round.

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mommy and rye skipped the farmer's market altogether. they'd rather stay home and finish the fence, and really who can blame them?

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friend, leah came for a visit and we quick pressed her into dog-handling-at-the-farmer's-market duty. also kale carried all the veggies so there is that.

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jude and alex are just the kind of game playing friends we like to have around.

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here the children are explaining the book they just co-wrote 'the advenshures [sic] of kale" to ari.

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telling fortunes and sharing secrets.

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surprise two hour visits from john and petry - another bonus of west coast living.

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just a couple 'a salty dawgs.

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filled with joy at the prospect of his first playdate with muktar.

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statues.

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the sheer volume of artwork produced is starting to become a problem.

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1st west coast wednesday night potluck.

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watching mommy play a little indoor soccer - kale is wearing his shin guards in solidarity.

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these kids know their way around a public library.

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sarah and nadia came for an unexpected visit and an impromptu capoeira lesson.

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origami is rye's latest obsession. lucky for us angelica is an origami master.

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this is kale, explaining how his 3D paper cobra is about to strike a helpless animal.

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apparently cousin eli likes it when everyone claps - even if he's not there.

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you sunk my battleship!

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bop bop does his best partridge impression and riley eats a carrot.

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who doesn't like french fries in a cup and taxidermy on the walls?

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riley is a firm believer in proper ear protection.

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they also had dinner.

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katrina's family plus her childhood neighbors came all the way to seattle to help us put up our fence.

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can you find the children in this scene? neither could we for 5 or so heart-stopping minutes.

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it is a real party over on 17th and aloha. that is for sure.

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like the village people, only weirder.