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visiting the sloth sanctuary where you can see sloths with kids in costa rica

Sloth hugging and some of my favorite things in Costa Rica

November 9, 2012

The hubby and I finally sat down to look at the last half of our Costa Rica trip (from AUGUST!) and I fell in love all over again. Looking back at this trip, I think it is still one of the trips I will remember for my lifetime and it’s one I’ll always think about […]

Starting my Christmas List

It’s incredible how many things you can buy if you really want to and how easy it is to find them nowadays via the interwebs but I do like to keep it old fashioned where I can. We have been making Christmas Idea Vision Boards: the guys with their Toys R Us fliers and me […]

Stained Glass Jello

November 7, 2012

I want to perfect this recipe before Christmas because I think it has a lot of potential for fun festive treats and it’s great for helping preschoolers with cutting/dumping/mixing and colors. I remember eating a TON of jello as a kid, and it’s not as fatty/sweet/deadly as cake, you can mix it with fruit for […]

Fun Seattle cooking classes to try

November 6, 2012

There are many takes on being a SAHM (stay at home mom) and I’m kind of pretending it’s like a sabbatical from my old life so I can learn some life-skills I kind of ignored pre-kids. I remember telling my grandma long ago that I had made some good meals and she laughed and asked […]

Vegas with kids isn’t so bad

November 2, 2012

This is how the idea began to percolate. Weather in Seattle in mid-September was nice but not swim-outside nice and we wanted to go somewhere like that but only for a few days and not fly really far. We also didn’t want to spend a ton but wanted to stay in a nice hotel with […]

Sharks out of Water

October 30, 2012

This year the guys are getting a lot of use out of their costumes and it’s not even Halloween yet. The sharks checked out a sneak peek of the Woodland Park Zoo’s Wildlights, something we totally want to do this winter! They also trick or treated the Seattle Waterfront. (This pic was taken right after […]

Easy glowing ghost craft

October 27, 2012

If you have these things it’s super easy to make this sweet little glowing ghost craft. My guys love making crafts and I’m always trying to figure out things to make with them. I used mini plastic cups and I’m sure paper might work too. My guys are so excited about Halloween this year and […]

Pumpkin baking

October 24, 2012

We have pumpkin overload in our house, but the boys adore everything pumpkin. They were very proud of these crafts they made at school and they can’t wait to finish decorating the house with all the other pumpkin and ghost things they’ve made in the past few weeks. They always love our favorite pumpkin loaf, […]

Always check your rental car BEFORE you get in

Why is the hubby outside the car in the pouring rain? He actually has the waterproof camera in hand and he’s thoroughly checking every inch of our rental car and snapping pictures of things that don’t look brand new. This is the routine we have EVERYTIME we rent. Yes, you have all those papers to […]

Pumpkin Bash at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle with kids

Pumpkin Bash: Woodland Park Zoo

October 23, 2012

You’d look like this too if you were a pumpkin in a jaguar enclosure. We love the Pumpkin Bash event at the Woodland Park Zoo every year and we stopped by last rainy weekend to see what’s in store this year. The guys loved the jack-o-lanterns everywhere. And we caught a couple animals enjoying […]

Portland Adventures with Grandma

October 21, 2012

Sometime in the last little while, the hubby went out of town for work and I was lucky enough that my mom came down to babysit ME. With grandma in tow, we decided to go on a little adventure with the guys and Portland became the destination. Thank goodness for GPS. (When I was in college, […]

Lunchdate at Dahlia Lounge (Seattle Restaurant Week!)

October 20, 2012

Next week is round 2 of restaurant week in Seattle and I do hope you get a chance to check it out if you’re anywhere near Seattle from October 21-25. We managed to slip in a yummy lunch at oh so swank Dahlia Lounge this week. I’m not sure if they’d swoon over being touted […]

Homemade goo solves everything with kids

One of those afternoons where goo solves everything

October 18, 2012

The other day was one of those afternoons where we were all sleepy but not sleepy enough to nap. (Well, one of us was, but that would leave Thing 1 and Thing 2 to their own antics….) We had glued eyeballs on our ghost rocks and the guys began to eye other things in the […]

Haunting Season and a recipe for Candy Corn

October 17, 2012

Last year we were super sad we were away for Halloween, so this year we are savoring every little ghosty moment we can. We can’t get enough of Ghosts in the House, a book we picked up at Powells Books on the weekend. It has such a cute story that I’m so glad my guys […]

Yucky Things you Find in Hotel Rooms

October 16, 2012

Traveling with kids we’ve stayed in nicer places than we did before we had kids: no more hostels or little dives that we drive up to in the middle of the night thinking we just need a place to sleep. We try to stay as safe, clean and easy as possible when we go away […]

Dinosaur Ridge (Denver, CO)

October 11, 2012

The boys really love this book Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs even though it has surprisingly scary looking pictures but I think it’s because my guys are true Seattle-ites who just like to put a pirate on anything to make it a little cooler. (What could be cooler than pirate dinosaurs???!!) But I tried […]

Thankful pie

October 9, 2012

Some mornings start out with a sunrise drum-salute that thankfully goes awry. (thank you rock and roll gods….I’m so glad to put this drum to rest.) So we ended our concert early and made pie instead. We made our crust and put it in the fridge to chill for a while. (PS. that class I […]

Resolutions Update

October 8, 2012

Anyone else keep thinking it’s September, or even August with all this beautiful weather? I can’t believe it’s been nearly a month ago since I guest-posted on the Verity Mom blog about my September resolutions, but so far, I’m doing my best to stick to them. For instance, I have not bought any Halloween candy. […]

Big Eraser (Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle) has a twin

October 5, 2012

Thank you artsy Seattle for cultivating my guys’ appreciation for sculptures. We can’t drive past this piece in the SAM Olympic Sculpture Park without both of them yelling “BIG ERASER!!!” at the top of their lungs. Imagine their delight when they found out the Big Eraser has a twin. Yes, a twin. We found it […]

Las Vegas Gluttony Perfected at the Bacchanal Buffet

October 3, 2012

Usually when we plan a trip, I love to think about where we’re going to eat long before we get there. For this past Vegas trip though, I planned our trip around the pool at Mandalay Bay and kind of ended any planning there. I knew there were fabulous restaurants everywhere but kids in Vegas […]