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Santa and Wishlists
November 29, 2011The nice thing about going to visit Santa on a rainy day at a Christmas tree farm is that you don’t have a line and the kids get a chance to “really talk” to the big guy and tell him what they want. Santa and wishlists are such a big deal right now in our […]
Read MoreHolidays have begun!
November 28, 2011The boys and I were looking through all the flyers that have been arriving with the paper lately. “I don’t want a bird poo Christmas tree” Leelee says. If you want one, you can buy it here. We did not get that one-we cut ours this morning at our favorite Christmas tree farm. The weather […]
Read MoreFive things I’m looking for on Black Friday
November 22, 2011In an ideal world, I’d sleep all day Thursday in preparation for my favorite holiday of the year-Black Friday-but two 3-year old boys and a husband who loathes shopping is a huge obstacle on game day and efficiency, planning and a lot more online than real-world shopping is my current game-plan. So five things […]
Read MoreFall Days Flying By in Seattle
Where are all the days going? I decided late last night that I do want to make ornaments for the boys’ advent calendar and so now I’m guaranteed to have at least two homemade felt ornaments for them to find. (I have to make 2.444 a night for the 9 evenings until December 1st if […]
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Kid-Friendly malls in Asia
November 18, 2011I’ll have to admit, I was a little scared taking two newly toilet trained boys to Asia. Were we going to have to revert back to diapers? Would it be a giant poo disaster everyday? I was so thankful to find that the places we visited in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo were even more […]
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A beauty Advent Calendar? Yes please!
I recently bought this do it yourself advent calendar with hopes of creating something homemade for my house for Christmastime. Unfortunately the company forgot to include the directions and I have been to lazy to do anything about it. Sadly, this is how it will probably remain until next year. (Don’t tell the hubby.) A […]
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Fall and a Fantastic Find with Babbabox
November 15, 2011One of the reasons I love living in the Northwest so much is that we get to wake up to fabulous days where the air is crisp, the leaves are colorful and piles just beckon for kids to jump in. On days like these even breakfast smiles! And although it seems like Christmas is in […]
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Airplane Activity Bag
November 12, 2011Nothing terrifies me more than being stuck on an airplane flight without food or toys to entertain the kids. But, I also don’t want to be weighed down with too much stuff. When we packed for our last trip which included a 14-hour flight, I was a little worried that we wouldn’t have enough so […]
Read MoreIn case you were wondering what jet-lagged twin toddlers look like
November 9, 2011This is 2am on Saturday night. We are making pancakes and waiting for the sun to rise. This is after about 14 trips to the bathroom and me waving a white flag. This is what jet-legged twin toddlers look like. Two of us were thrilled-pancakes at midnight? What fun! And one of us is too […]
Read MoreOne day in Hong Kong with kids
November 8, 2011What can you do in one day in Hong Kong? We spent two nights at the Hong Kong Sky City Marriott by the airport(an amazing hotel in Lantau by the way!) to break up a journey to Singapore which could potentially take more than 24 hours of travel from Seattle with stopovers. I’m so glad we […]
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Hallowe’en in Singapore
November 6, 2011We celebrated Hallowe’en on the road this year, but I couldn’t help but bring costumes along. In Singapore, we saw Hallowe’en decorations in the stores, a really gruesome display at Sentosa Island and I was tempted to try exploring when I heard there was some kind of trick or treating around an American school (Thank […]
Read MoreNew Puppies!
October 30, 2011No, we didn’t get puppies, but a neighbor’s dog did. The boys have been excited about them ever since and whine to us daily that they want little black and white dogs. They were invited to hold the teeny puppies and I’ve never seen the guys so still or so smiley in my life. admin
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Yes, but does your Pumpkin Patch have a Giant Bouncing Pillow?
October 21, 2011On my own, I love boutiques, but with kids in tow places that are multi-purpose are a god-send, like Target, where I can get groceries, stylish things and toys for the kids in one stop. So when I heard about Taves Farm, The Apple Barn: a pumpkin patch/apple picking/see the animals/jumping pillow wonder of a place […]
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EASY Pumpkin Bread
October 19, 2011A couple weeks ago it was Canadian Thanksgiving and we made a yummy pumpkin pie to celebrate. But making pie meant that we had half a can of pumpkin left over and we needed to think of something else to make. We found an incredibly easy pumpkin bread recipe and all our problems were solved. […]
Read MoreStuffington Bear Factory (phoenix, AZ)
October 14, 2011Our most recent trip to Phoenix was so relaxing and tropical-it was a far cry from our first ever Phoenix trip. We originally went in December and the guys were nearly one and a half and getting into everything. For some reason the week we went it was extremely cold. Like, almost snow cold and […]
Read MorePenguins at Woodland Park Zoo
October 11, 2011This morning there was a short break in the rain that looked like this: So we put on our gumboots and headed to our zoo where the guys have decided that the Hornbill gets their vote in the Quarters for Conservation program but we also really love the penguins at Woodland Park zoo too. We […]
Read MoreBuild your own burritos with kids
October 10, 2011There is nothing that drives me more crazy than when I work hard to create what I think is going to be a fantastic meal and the guys pick at it for a couple minutes then run away to play. When I make them do the […]
Read MoreSounders Style
October 6, 2011A couple weeks ago we went to our last Sounders game of the year-it’s been a lot of fun going to the games and it’s so awesome seeing all the bright green gear around town on game days. Our last game was quite cold, but the guys were thrilled because the stadium was giving out […]
Read MoreMake your own Uncrustables
October 5, 2011My toddlers love the Smuckers Uncrustables and they’re really great for when we eat on the go. I keep them in the freezer for days when I don’t have a lot of time. But when I do, I prefer using my own bread, so I was really thrilled when my sister found me this panda […]
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