Author: Terumi
Fun things for Hello Kitty Fans in Seattle and beyond
September 26, 2017Mark your calendars Seattle friends, there is a Hello Kitty Food Truck heading our way in a few weeks! On October 7 the truck will be at Westfield Southcenter and I so would love to be there! Has anyone been before? I have seen the lovely goodies from the truck but I’m never in town […]
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Sea Bands for Seasickness in Seattle
September 20, 2017I was sent some Sea Bands and a gift card in exchange for this post from Momsmeet, but the opinions below are my own. Seattle is so lucky to be surrounded by so much water. We have islands to visit and lakes to swim in. There are many opportunities to get in a boat, hop […]
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Dreaming about Swimming Pools, Food Alleys and Penguins in Melbourne
September 16, 2017Why do we not have a teleport button yet in 2017? I would totally push mine and head back to Melbourne ASAP. I am sitting at a desk filled with back to school paperwork (the same back to school paperwork we fill out every year btw), I have a pile of last night’s dishes […]
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STEM toys for back to school and a cool place in Seattle to learn all about tech
September 11, 2017When you have family who is in the know, you get to try a whole bunch of neat toys. We recently received this Star Wars Sphero toy and it’s like having our own miniature moving R2D2 in our house. We were already very familiar with Sphero because the boys used it at school and I […]
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Next Level Burger in Seattle has vegan milkshakes and delicious kids’ meals
September 7, 2017Next Level Burger, a newly opened restaurant INSIDE Whole Foods in Roosevelt Square Seattle can’t be more perfect for families with kids. There is free parking. The food is fast and delicious. And when the kids have eaten and are perfectly content, the grocery store is RIGHT THERE so grabbing a fast few things for tomorrow’s […]
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Things I would not have seen in Boston with my kids if it wasn’t for CityPass
September 2, 2017With 9 year old kids who have traveled to many places you would think we would be aquariumed out by now, but I was still pretty curious about the New England Aquarium because I had heard a lot of fabulous things. We were staying at family-friendly Residence Inn Boston Seaport and the aquarium was a […]
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How talking to strangers might be more helpful than you think (Great Ocean Road, Australia)
August 23, 2017“You aren’t going to see any koalas in the wild,” my friends who had been there told me when I said this was my number one reason for visiting Australia. They’re all in sanctuaries and zoos where you can see them, hold them and meet them. But you won’t see koalas in the wild and […]
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A bittersweet birthday cake anyone can make
August 16, 2017I take baked goods very seriously. I’m not always very good at chemistry, or measuring or even following directions very well, so I truly appreciate how magical it is when a bunch of ingredients come together in an oven and make something spectacular like a birthday cake. I know birthday cakes are special and every […]
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A history trip; a restored hotel, a haunted theatre and a famous canal in Syracuse
August 9, 2017A little while ago, I was hosted on a media trip to New York State for a piece I was writing for Trekaroo: a tour of historic women’s rights sites in Upstate New York that people can visit with their children. I learned a ton of interesting history that I didn’t know about before (and […]
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An almost Car-free trip with the Victoria Clipper to Vancouver Island with kids in about 48 hours or so
August 6, 2017As much as we Seattleites die a little when people say “Pike’s Market” instead of “Pike Place Market,” it’s probably a little the same up in Vancouver when people think Victoria BC and Victoria Island are the same place too. As neighbors to the south, we know that Victoria Island does not exist, but Victoria […]
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A great place to learn to Skateboard and an over the top Sounders experience in Seattle
July 31, 2017I need to preface this post with how much I do not like blood and guts. I am terrified of anything that remotely has to do with injury and if anything like that happens around me, I have the potential to become an even bigger ordeal than the patient. So I really don’t mess around […]
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Shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale with Groupon
July 26, 2017This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Groupon Does anyone else think about the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale with glee every July in the Pacific Northwest? I almost missed it this year because I’ve been so busy catching up from our time in Australia that I forgot to put the early access date on […]
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Free Things families need to know about in Bellevue, Washington
July 20, 2017We all have heard that the best things in life are free, so I’ll tell you about a few free things in Bellevue Washington and you can see for yourself. Bellevue is such a beautiful place to visit if you’re in the Seattle area-there is good shopping, beautiful parks and lots to do for families. […]
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Trying out the SkyCouch on a flight from New Zealand with kids
July 18, 2017Buying a Skycouch would usually be the last thing on my mind when booking four pricey seats on any flight, except for recently when we booked on Air New Zealand for our Australia trip and we couldn’t guarantee that the four of us could sit together on an overnight flight from Auckland to San Francisco. […]
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Summer Reads and fun books for Kids and Grownups
July 14, 2017Everyone in my family reads, but we all read in different ways. I can literally devour books and I keep my reading fueled with Book of the Month Club – I like that it has a curated selection and I pick one (or more!) a month and a new read arrives at my door. My […]
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On Bookmarking the Hyatt Regency Bellevue for Christmas or just a weekend staycation from Seattle
July 7, 2017My kids and I were guests of Visit Bellevue Washington during our stay at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, but the thoughts and opinions expressed below are my own. A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to spend a “mom and me”night in Bellevue Washington with my two 8-year old guys. Because of my husband’s work […]
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On Stopping by the new Angel of the Winds Arlington Supercharger
July 3, 2017The other day we were driving up to Vancouver from Seattle when a new Tesla Supercharger popped up on our navigation dashboard. Apparently a new Arlington Supercharger opened up a little while ago to add one more charging option along this drive route and we thought we would check it out. We usually stop in […]
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Our Summer Bucket List and How We Chill
June 30, 2017I created this sponsored post in collaboration with Auntie Anne’s however all thoughts and opinions in this post are my own. The mailman told me today that summer is definitely on its way in Seattle and I totally believe him because there is actually sun popping through the clouds and I think the boys […]
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STEM toys and ideas to help with science for kids
June 26, 2017We have the promise of a week full of sunshine here in Seattle in the first week of summer which is pretty much our whole year’s weather goals accomplished. So as we wrap up our last week of school and create a this summer’s bucket list (Do you do this? Do you make a summer […]
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There is never a perfect time to travel with kids
June 17, 2017As summer approaches, I’ve heard a lot of talk about “should we travel with our kids?” and “I’m not sure if they’re old enough to remember a trip” and as someone who has schlepped twin boys and all their accoutrements on trips for the past 8 years I thought I better weigh in. If you […]
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