nothing like the warming glow of someone else's electronics on a rainy day.

maybe he's practicing his riverdance, maybe he's entertaining himself while waiting for the dentist. you will never know.

we spend a lot of time these days waiting for the bus. a lot.

it's important to start out the year with a well organized pencil pouch.

it's not always that fun watching your brother's soccer games.

sometimes you car breaks down but then, because you live in a city, you just take the bus to your soccer game. boom.

just because summer is officially over doesn't mean you have to put away your shorts and scooters.

first day of school whole family shot. sweet!

first day of 5th & 2nd grade.

the bus is now 30 minutes late.

what about these beautiful children who love each other?

first game of the season. go nighthawks!

the sun is extra bright at this soccer field under the highway.

delish.

checking out the new udon place on 12th.

kale needs the whaaaambulance. for real.

teachers strike = an extra week of summer time goodness.

Supporting our Seattle teachers as they strike on the first week of school! 

turns out, we are a family with a lot of soccer balls.

katrina asks for a seven year old for her birthday every year, looks like her ship has finally come in.

i mean, who doesn't want help opening their presents?

warm and fuzzy at katrina's birthday dinner.

but by the end of the day they were like 'how many more runs can we get in the bowl before we have to leave?'

it's been a while since we've been to the skate park and at first the kids were like 'wellllll lets hang out on the flat part for a while'.

riley is finally on a rec league soccer team and he just couldn't be more pleased about it.

kale has A Lot to say these days.

frozen mango mincing has been elevated to an art form at our house.

discussing the pros and cons of his new back to school haircut.

it is hard to resist pinching those cheeks.

the hugs were well worth the wait.

eli's shirt got wet so he decided he needed to strip down to his diap for good-bye hugs.

riley is hilarious!

not too young to hold a baby.

not too old to sit on his grandmothers lap.

baby davis is not buying what we're selling.

one gang you don't wanna tangle with.

everybody likes to hang out while petry 'the bad-ass plumber' puts in a new faucet like it's no big deal.

eli is ready to lend a hand to his fallen comrade.

there's not a lot of furniture yet, but the breakfast nook is pretty functional.

mimi and bop bop just moved to portland so we thought we'd scoot down for the weekend and help unpack.

this wolf has lost his two front teeth, but he's still pretty fierce so you'd better watch out.