after two 11pm nights, rye is ready for a little relax.

on the ferry ride home there's finally time to enjoy the cache of golden animals he collected from the tables last night (creative place card holders anyone).

let's get this party started. for real.

a little confab with the fab erin, herself.

chit-chat with nat.

the kids snagged some choice seats for the ceremony. (katrina and i were in charge of the confetti cannons so we got more of a birds-eye view).

checking out the seating arrangements.

at a three day wedding, you get to wear a lot of fun outfits.

riley powered through a case of nerves to rock the house with his piano stylings. talent shows sould be de rigueur at weddings, because most fun ever, that's why.

during the talent portion of the evening, kale combined his break-dancing skills with mer's jump-roping skills to tremendous effect.

ready to partay in all our golden splendor.

gettin gussied up for nat + erin's pink and gold pre-wedding party.

the deer on orcas island are not afraid of you.

special craig gets a 'spot it' tutorial.

the pink and purple team.

look who was waiting for us in seattle when we got home - hart and his folks, and boy were we happy to see them.

one last float down the chama.

oh we brought inflatable kayak.

s'mores!

art grotto in the cholla.

nothing like a little muddy river water to really get those dishes clean.

flotilla.

nature's sunscreen.

by the next day we had a handle on the river and the tubing began in earnest.

aunt corrina is an excellent fire maker.

sometimes when you've been driving for hours on tiny, rutted dirt roads, trying to find that perfect camping spot, and the skies are threatening to open, and the river is swollen from all the previous days of rain, but you've promised kale that he can go swimming as soon as you get there... well then you put him in a life jacket, tie a lifeline and say have at it.

all four spades in one place, amazing.

a visit to nama's wouldn't be complete without a little chanting at the hanuman temple.

sunset is serious business at nama's house.

tie-dye family 2015.

tie-dye artists hard at work.

great-grandma edna is about to turn 99. what about that?!?

heading to the pow wow.

we're not lying when we call him the 'baby whisperer.'

time to make the cheesecake.

pre bbq corn-shucking caught on camera.

can you even handle the sass face on this baby?

it's been raining here ALOT lately so the hot spring was more of a tepid spring but, you know, silver linings, the kids could stay in for hours.

no lack of vistas in new mexico.

readying themselves to hike down to the hot springs.

and the second is to have a little relax in the hot tub.

the first order of business at nama's house is to get re-acquainted with the art table.

Bye, beach. We will miss the pace of you. 

And some more face smooching.

Some more mocktailing...

Oscar and Garth came over, and we did some face smooching.

This will be remembered as the day we got reeeeaaaalllyy into board games.