eating some vitamins, watching some deconstruction.

so this happened to the house across the street yesterday. on the plus side we'll have a great view of the space needle, at least until they put up the giant ugly condo complex they're planning.

i like it 'cause that apple is nearly as big as his head.

kale and emanuella whipped up a couple of magic fairy drinks after school.

who knew it was still legal to ride in the jump seat in the trunk of a volvo?

comparing their belly bumps.

brianne and alef are gonna have a baby and shelby found a great patch of sun to lie in. what can i say, things are good all over.

sometimes you need both a chore doer and a chore director.

uncle alef came to visit and enjoy some general hilarity with kale.

early morning dress up sesh.

just a typical morning at stephanie crystal diamond (did you know our house had such a beautiful name?)

katrina's urban death project documentary has expanded to include the kids morning magic sessions.

on tenterhooks waiting for the judging results from last night's dance off.

andrea is literally blown away by the amazing hand knit dolls from grandspecial jeri.

baby hart came to visit and look at a few of riley's baby pictures.

finally read to join the flotilla on rattlesnake lake.

it takes a loooong time to pump up the croc floaty with the little pump.

had to get a little bit closer to the action because, come on, it was amazing.

watching the break-dancing competition at the night market.

amazing feats of strength.

never too early in the morning for a rousing game of connect 4.

guess who is riding the bus back and forth to school these days like it is no big thing?

followed by a celebratory potluck.

opening presents from the kiddos is obviously the first order of birthday biz.

all that waiting paid off. welcome home.

artsy 'waiting for mommy at the airport shot'.

breakfast in bed? don't mind if i do.

riley's second 1st day of school. he got in to the option school we were trying for 3 days after school started and he's been such a champ about the whole thing.

daredevil floaty antics.

less action-y than most action shots. what can i say it was a slow game.

snuggle city.

you never know what might be going on at cal anderson. #bubblesoccer

celebrating the end of day one and sending a little shout out to mommy, who's in sf. we love you, lady.

cousin anna pointed out that 'kale justice' would be a pretty excellent book title.

apparently riley is taking to 4th grade like a duck to water.

just look at all those newly minted 1st graders.

1st day excitement.

still warm enough to swim in the lake. phew.

slightly less nervous than his brother, but still didn't actually want those scrabbley claws on his tender flesh.

riley begged me to buy the birdseed sticks so we could feed the parakeets, but then he felt a leeetttlleee too nervous to hold the stick itself.

turns out the seattle zoo is pretty cool.

sometimes we call him the baby whisperer. i mean we don't even know that baby's name.

squeezing in as much end of the summer beachy goodness as we can.