There are so many lovely bakeries and restaurants in Vancouver, but for her birthday, I wanted to take my mom for high tea and I had the kids in tow. I was surprised at how many places offer a high tea with kids: the Fairmont Vancouver Hotel has an intriguing sounding Bubble Gum tea, and […]
Read MoreI’m hoping wherever you are you are having a wonderful, warm and happy “love love love” day. (That’s what my boys still call this day in our house. The whole concept of Valentine’s Day is a little more difficult to explain. Hearts are easy) Today I’m totally thankful for friends and family and thankful I get […]
Read MoreFor some reason I remember collecting these cute little love bugs when I was little but I don’t think I ever made them. So this is one of the Valentines I decided that the guys and I would make for their school friends this year (while I still get to make those kinds of decisions […]
Read MoreI think I gave myself the best present this Christmas. A skating party with people I love. And in the blur of all the Christmas shopping and merriment it was nice to just step into a winter wonderland and whirl around a rink with friends and family. I barely saw my kids because they wouldn’t […]
Read MoreIn Bellevue last night we braved the crowds to see Snowflake Lane. I thought it might not be busy because it was a weeknight and school isn’t out yet, but it was still pretty packed. It has changed a lot, even since last year. In the past few years the best spots to watch with […]
Read MoreThis festive season we’re trying to fit in as many fun Christmas activities in Seattle as we can. We began our holiday countdown with the Macy’s parade. I remember trying to wheel these guys around when they were just a few months old so that they could ‘see’ the parade. This time they stood for […]
Read MoreWhen the kids were about one year old we were in Phoenix in December and noticed there was no line at the Santa at the mall so we hurriedly bought some Christmas sweaters and excitedly waited for our visit. Unfortunately the boys were not as thrilled as we were and this was our souvenir: Now […]
Read MoreI can’t tell you how many years Black Friday has been the big deal for me. A day where you wake up early and SHOP all day??? Now that is my kind of holiday. And of course, I’m still shopping all my favorites (Some awesome deals are happening at Anthropologie, Gingiber’s etsy site, Snapbox -where […]
Read MoreThis year was my year to throw the hubby’s work party and I was a little worried that it would be tough to hold it at our house if it was rainy and I had my heart set on a food truck party. I decided to host it at the Seattle Children’s Museum because it’s […]
Read MoreIt is really easy to plan an After Hours Party at the Seattle Children’s Museum and if you don’t live in Seattle you might want to check out if you have something similar at your local kids’ museum. It is a fairly inexpensive rental, you get the museum to yourself and you don’t have to […]
Read MoreI’ve been celebrating Mondays recently. Not only do they give me a chance to settle down and unwind after a weekend they also give me a chance to shop after a weekend of buying withdrawl while hanging out with the family. And that is probably the sweetest thing ever. So I love happy Monday things […]
Read MoreOh little babies, How can you be this many so fast? One. Two. Three. Four. FIVE!!??? Just a handful. But oh, what a handful and I’m grasping onto each of your precious years. Wanting second helpings. Trying to hold on tighter While you need to run and skip away to grow. With nearly five […]
Read MoreThere is a steady stream of boxes that arrives at my door each week and I always love finding things I can make with them. Sometimes we make cars. Or forts. Or airplanes. Or little swim goggles for our animal friends. Last week I decided that my parents needed a giant pull-string pinata for their […]
Read MoreTechnically this is a travel post. My parents turned 60 a little while ago and my sis and I decided to throw a fun 60th birthday party to celebrate. We threw the party at my sister’s home in Steveston British Columbia, Canada. If you’ve never been to Steveston it’s not far from Vancouver and it’s […]
Read MoreI’ve been meaning to post this one for so long. My friend Sandee is super-creative so when her little guy turned one she put together a fabulous party at her gorgeous home. I loved the red, white and turquoise color-theme which is perfect for December parties. I absolutely loved the cake table. The guys were […]
Read MoreSomewhere in another city my dad is celebrating a birthday. One of those big milestone ones with round happy numbers and hopefully no flamingos on the lawn. I’m not sure if you’re a flamingo guy, eh dad. But I do know that you’re a coffee guy and every time I go to a coffee shop, […]
Read MoreMy kids love their teachers. They talk about them all the time like they’re the biggest heroes in the world. (Which I truly believe they are!) And when it comes to saying thank you I really want my kids to take some ownership in the things we do to say ‘thank you’ to the people […]
Read MoreAfter a weekend like this, is your pie plate half empty or half full? Over here, we’re thankful for a weekend of good food, loved ones, a little bit of shopping and total holiday spirit-we are oh so lucky in Seattle that we have such fun and festive things this time of year. I used […]
Read MoreA couple months ago the guys celebrated their 4th birthday. They were very insistent that they have a rockstar party and the hubby was very insistent that we go with something easy. We chose to have it at the Seattle Children’s Museum where you can rent the museum after hours so you can have it […]
Read MoreEarly Saturday morning we headed up to North Bend Washington to try cutting down a Christmas tree for the very first time. We didn’t do much research for this endeavor, so when we saw “Christmas Creek” had a working website, was 3o minutes from Seattle and had a decent “Yelp“(albeit from 3 years ago!) we […]
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