meet benny, dean's new canine addition to our extended family.

after school pick-up soccer in the field.

january in seattle? must be time to put on your bathing suits and have a water gun battle in the yard. also a first look at the monstrosity they are rapidly erecting across the street.

selfie with lego spaceship and seahawks hat.

we made it. (we didn't lose riley along the way or anything, he just preferred not to get quite so close to that sheer drop off)

hiking is thirsty work. and also furry trees!

kale inadvertently wore his northwest lichen camo from head to toe.

we sorta made our own trail because that is the kind of rugged individuals we are, collectively.

we totally went to nature this weekend.

a little light breakfast reading.

emanuella joins us for a late night lego party.

at phoenix, our local comics and games shop, source of all magic (the gathering) in our lives.

goooooooooooooooooal.

mancala is really blowing up at our house.

recording his practice sessions for posterity.

first tooth (teeth)! the tooth fairy left a $2 bill in case you were wondering.

homemade birthday cake by our queer dean. how did i get so lucky?

somebody has to bring up the end of the mlk march.

followed by a pre-march photo shoot in the yard...

my birthday started off with some handmade gifts from the kids...

i just want to point out that i was out of town when this festival of screen time occurred.

time to cut the potatoes.

sometimes when we don't leave the house all day and kale needs a little exercise he runs laps around the house. in his pajamas.

pictionary from the grand specials, the holiday presents just keep rolling in.

oh snap, kale's conjoined tooth is loose. the question on everyone's mind is will he be getting one dollar or two from the tooth fairy?

the littlest gangster.

what's this? why it must be tiny fedoras and potato guns from nat and erin!

how sweet it is.... to go to a decorate your own cupcake themed birthday party.

better late than never when it comes to making your gingerbread house.

kale is wearing his shirt as pants and his pants as a shrug while demonstrating his yoga moves.

you could do a lot worse than bbq chicken, pasta and salad made by your nine year old.

thank you card assembly line time.

i know chronologically speaking this picture is out of order but it was just sent to me and how could i not include it. also it makes me want to get a fancy slr digital camera for real.

happy new year!

at the finish line.

riley (who's had 103 degree fever for the past few days) got a prime spot for watching the runners who decided to do the polar bear plunge portion of the resolution 5k.

and they're off.

look at these two proud runners getting ready for the resolution 5k this morning.

so. much. luggage.

can't visit sf without eating some burritos.

kale the photo bomber.

snacks at the top.

hiking bernal hill.

wheeeeee!

and ran down them.

we walked up the hills....

wii tennis tournament at aaron and salena's house.

kale pretty much schooled the adults on the monkey rings.

oh look, our old stoop - and the jade plant we left there is still going strong.

lunch for nine at the smallest table ever.

the castro is extra gay these days.

amari, sophia, brik, malaki, riley and kale are armed and ready.

over to oakland to check out anna & lornie's new house and visit with a whole other set of cousins.

christmas eve feast with a bunch of goofballs.

cousin snuggle puddle.

holiday soup party at jay and julie's with surprise guests colby and adrienne!