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When days get cold

February 3, 2011

When it’s chilly outside I think of travel and getting away from it all and two places on my mind right now are New York and San Diego. Yes, on opposite sides of the country(one where it’s totally freezing!) and not at all practical to accurately compare, but hey, I never promised to be rational. […]

Missed the farm today…

February 2, 2011

so I’m posting this pic a friend took of the Bean holding hands with one of her lovely girls at the farm for Wordless Wednesday. It’s supposed to be wordless, but I’ll forget the significance if I don’t write it down and everyone knows I tend to babble. It’s freezing cold in Seattle and when […]

Two Great things!

February 1, 2011

A new groupon-like site is offering a 20 dollar box of theo chocolates for 10 bucks and they’re evening donating part of the cost to the zoo! And, Red Tri has a great contest on now-if you send the current newsletter to 5 friends, you’re in the running for $500 in cash! Sign up here […]

Bravest thing I’ve ever done…

January 31, 2011

I took the two crazies on the bus on Friday. By myself. And we had a blast. I made sure we had a back up plan arranged with Daddy P just in case there were tears and mayhem but I did fine and so did they. […]

Tigh-na-Mara (Parksville, Vancouver Island)

January 30, 2011

When I booked this trip, I never imagined how much of an impact it was going to make on our lives-the above pic is now hanging in our living room! My friend S had just gone to the Tigh-Na-Mara resort with her husband and raved about a fabulous spa dining experience and I found a […]

What toddlers want for breakfast

January 27, 2011

These are airplanes. I think the guys are telling me something-maybe we need to go somewhere soon-we’ll see. I will definitely have to work on my pancake skills. admin

How many Terumis do you know?

I love it when you find a good deal and get a shout out:) Check it out here: And apparently I have a jewelery line too! Not mine, of course, but one can dream:) admin

A day of making…

SNOT. We had runny noses all day today. It was sad because we were looking forward to hanging out with friends, but it wasn’t one of those miserably sick kind of days, so we made the most of it. We started the day with a glorious sunrise and a play doh picnic in the kitchen. […]

And here it is: Kids Fly Free to Disneyland…

January 26, 2011

Not sure how great this deal is, but if you’re going to go to see Mickey in his land and your kids are two or older, you might want to check this link out-I wish this promotion was on when we took the guys…. admin

How to eat a Salad Roll…

or maybe I should call this where to eat one. The kids seem to love the Tofu Salad Rolls at Chinoise Cafe on Queen Anne hill the best. Here’s proof: I think it’s because their Peanut Sauce is delicious, but the fact the wee ones enjoy devouring […]

I wanna be a rockstar!

This weekend we took the guys to the EMP with their grandparents and they immediately took to the noisiest instrument they could find! Here’s a video of the Bean looking quite natural on the drums-it might be sideways or upsidedown-you know me and technology. (Uncle Niv are you out there? Please help:) ) admin

Photo Friday: OMSI in Portland

January 21, 2011

A glowing baby is always delightful but when I snapped this one of Leelee at OMSI in Portland a couple months ago, I couldn’t believe how radioactive looking it turned out( This is not a doctored photo1). This pic was snapped at a ball-popping station in the museum and at first Leelee was terrified of […]

Go Dog Go (Seattle Children’s Theatre)

January 20, 2011

Maybe Amy Chua would frown on this one, but one big thing I want my children to appreciate is theatre and all things artsy, so when they couldn’t stop talking about the “Green Sheep” play we went to back in September of last year, I knew they were going to adore “Go Dog Go.” I […]

New Playroom

January 19, 2011

I am looking for input on our new playroom plan. We need storage. Lots of it. Idea #1 This is what I originally wanted from Ikea. Imagine it in the birch color of the second picture. I love the fact the kids get a little reading nook and we were going to add another of […]

The Super-Duper Scooter Scoop

We are gathering valuable scooter tips and favorite picks to help our readers get rolling. Do you have mini scooter reviews or experience to share? Tell us your scooter scoop to enter our sweepstakes to win a Minikick Usa Mommy via The Super-Duper Scooter Scoop. admin

Walrus and the Carpenter (Ballard)

January 18, 2011

Every so often mom and dad get a chance to eat out somewhere and not feel like they’re old and not cool at all. And when my hubby read something about a new Restaurant in Ballard being named in GQ as one of the 10 best new restaurants in America (very bold) and I had […]

Cinnamon Monkey Bread (a baking experiment with twin toddlers)

January 16, 2011

Last week we were dying to bake something. It was rainy and miserable outside and I heard somewhere that you could make cinnamon monkey bread with pizza dough so I googled and got this recipe from mealsmatter.org: 2 – 1 lb Packages refrigerated pizza dough 1 tbsp Cinnamon 1 cup Sugar 8 tbsp Butter, melted […]

Tutta Bella Pizza (Wallingford)

January 12, 2011

You know it’s going to be a good night when your kid looks like this before a meal: My other guy takes it a little more seriously…..he knows what’s coming.We all love Happy Hour night at Tutta Bella pizza. So much so that when the pizza came, I forgot to take pictures this time. I love that […]

More California pics…

January 11, 2011

I’m working on our video, so I keep finding pics I love. Here are a couple more from the California trip, the beach picture being my favorite EVER! admin

Happy New Year

January 7, 2011

Every year since I can remember my Jichan makes mochi for New Years Day and I’ve loved it since I was a little girl. We eat it with sugar and soy sauce, but my absolute favorites are the ones with anko-a type of red bean paste-inside. This year, my guys finally got their first taste: […]