DAILY LIFE

Disney's Aladdin the musical in Seattle

Something very cool and inclusive about Disney’s Aladdin the Musical in Seattle and I hope we see more of this kind of thing

April 25, 2024

Disney’s Aladdin the musical opened last night in Seattle and it’s only here for a very short time and I’ve heard from a few people that it’s really difficult to get tickets right now. I was invited to go for opening night and the theatre was the most bustling I’ve seen it in a while. […]

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space from the Kitt Peak Telescope in Tucson dark sky area

Deep Sky in IMAX and another movie you might want to see if you have a teen who loves space too

April 15, 2024

Sometimes I wonder if 8 years old is around the time you discover who you really are and what you love, and I remember it being one of my favorite years with our twin boys. It’s also around the time I think one of our guys really got into everything airplane and space, so much […]

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inari sushi at Motonobu Udon a place to eat Japanese food in Vancouver BC

Where to eat yummy Japanese food in Vancouver BC

April 6, 2024

My heart still lives in my Bachan and Jichan’s kitchen in Vancouver on Friday nights where I could be content forever devouring heaping bowls of rice, nimono, little plates of fish and pickles, and drinking tea with the grownups until way past other kids’ bedtimes. When I go home to visit now, I’m lucky that […]

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Beetlejuice on Broadway in Seattle

Beetlejuice on Broadway the musical at the Paramount in Seattle a parent review

April 3, 2024

I brought my fifteen year old son with me to the media night for Beetlejuice on Broadway in Seattle the other night. We came from an intense soccer game, and a busy day of work and literally slid into our seats minutes before the musical started. And then I realized it is all about death. […]

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spring afternoon tea at Cafe Flora in Seattle

A spring tea at Cafe Flora and maybe more afternoon tea for Seattle?

March 28, 2024

My family loves afternoon tea. Maybe our gateway tea was the high tea up in Vancouver at Secret Garden Tea Company (isn’t the name magical too?). And over the years we’ve even traveled for tea around the world, like one in the smallest house in Amsterdam, and of course the famous Empress tea in Victoria. […]

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Woodland park zoo is one of the best zoos we've visited in the United States you can see brown bears swimming up close

The best zoos we’ve visited in the United States and beyond

March 14, 2024

Learning about animals has always been a big part of our travels and we’ve planned many of our trips around adventures to see animals especially when the kids were little. We live near Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle which I truly believe is one of the best zoos in the United States and I think […]

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Eggo Homestyle Waffles with blueberries and yogurt

How we L’Eggo with Eggo and win at mornings with Eggo Homestyle Waffles

March 7, 2024

This post is sponsored by The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA). All opinions are my own. For more inspiration during #FrozenFoodMonth, be sure to check out delicious ideas from NFRA at EasyHomeMeals.com #MFFM2024 Mornings are a juggle in my family and I’m sure yours are too. Like how do we all get out the door and to […]

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soccer fields in Washington state

Things to do near soccer fields in Washington State for Seattle Soccer families

February 24, 2024

For all of you parents like us who are living in that hour and a half window of soccer practice and also that 30 minute warm up before games, our lives don’t have to be just soccer. I’ve made it a habit of finding quick coffee shops and interesting places near as many of the […]

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out the window coming home on a direct flight on a trip from Seattle to Bahamas from Alaska Air

Seattle to Bahamas – a nonstop flight to Nassau I wish we had when my kids were small

February 23, 2024

Sunny places in winter is what gets many of us Seattleites through the long dark season. And once you get into the school age zone, these trips often get squished into holiday breaks where you find everyone you know in the city on the same flight to Hawaii. That’s why my ears perked up at […]

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Broadway in Seattle at the Paramount

All the Musicals coming for the 2024/2025 season with Broadway in Seattle

February 8, 2024

The other morning at pottery class I heard a song that I heard in Ain’t too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations which was our favorite musical last season. And then I got a message in my inbox that the 2024/2025 Broadway in Seattle season was just announced and there are so many […]

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How Seattle locals shop in Pike Place Market

Where do Seattle locals shop in Pike Place Market?

February 7, 2024

I recently posted stories on my instagram during a morning adventure at Pike Place Market with a friend and had a lot of messages about where we went so I thought I’d write them up here. I know a lot of tourists wonder if we Seattleites really go to Pike Place Market. Many of us […]

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London from Seattle for Thanksgiving to see the holiday lights

Yes, three nights can be a long enough in London from Seattle for Thanksgiving

February 3, 2024

We have entered the stage in our life where time or lack of it totally dictates our lives. With two busy teenagers at two different schools we only have a few holidays that actually match up and maybe this is you too. Recently we had the Thanksgiving weekend to work with and literally only that […]

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Domes Zeen Chania by Marriott on Crete family bungalow with teenagers

Marriott Domes Zeen Chania is a fantastic family hotel on Crete in Greece

February 1, 2024

As long as you can find the entrance, the Domes Zeen Chania on Crete in Greece is a fabulous place to stay. I think everyone we saw there was with a family, we even spotted a family wearing a Seattle shirt (and to my family’s horror, I asked, and they were not from Seattle, a […]

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Seattle mariners stadium in the stadium district one of our cool Seattle neighborhoods

Seattle neighborhoods you need to know about if you come here for a visit

January 18, 2024

Before I moved to Seattle over 20 years ago now, I used to live in Vancouver Canada and we would often come to visit Seattle on shopping trips. Most of these adventures took us to downtown Seattle or Northgate or to eat at the Fisherman’s restaurant on the Waterfront. But I didn’t really get to […]

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family fun in pioneer square seattle

Family Fun especially on a Thursday in Pioneer Square Seattle

January 12, 2024

We’re always passing through Pioneer Square in Seattle, for school, for soccer games, for events at the stadiums so I really appreciated that the Pioneer Square Association invited my family to learn more about the area with a stop at Zeitgeist Coffee: a long-running coffee shop in the area, a Beneath the Streets tour and […]

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Klondike Gold Rush National Park in Seattle

Klondike Gold Rush National Park-a National Park in the heart of Seattle

January 5, 2024

There were maybe two other people in the Klondike Gold Rush National Park when we visited so we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves. Unlike most National parks, this one in the center of our city is not a traditional outdoor park. This place is more like a visitor center and museum. And […]

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museum of flight

Connections and why you should enroll your kid in a Museum of Flight Summer Camp if you live in Washington state

December 19, 2023

You don’t always think that a summer camp might change your life, but in our family we absolutely know it can. My husband and I met years ago when we were camp counselors in college in Canada and it’s one of the reasons why we ended up where we are in Seattle today. But we […]

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Astra Lumina in Seattle

Astra Lumina in Seattle on a clear night after Christmas might be a very “worth it” thing to do

December 15, 2023

Is it worth it? I always get asked when I go to experiences in Seattle. Seattlelites are very wary about how they use their money and time. And I was a little curious too when I got the invite to Astra Lumina. It’s an immersive outdoor experience in Seattle’s Chinese Garden, a place I had […]

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shopping the holiday handmade craft market at Pike Place Market

Shopping the Handmade Craft Market at Pike Place Market

December 13, 2023

We haven’t yet been to the Christmas Market at Seattle Center and I’m not sure if we’ll get there this year-I’m mostly intrigued because of the Ukrainian Borsch at the European Foods stall. There are also pop-up markets all over the city and they’re exciting but also we only have so much time to see […]

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Eagle by Alexander Calder in the Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park

Calder: In Motion at the Seattle Art Museum

November 13, 2023

I always love the story behind the art in our city and if you go to Calder: In Motion at the Seattle Art Museum this exhibition has a really beautiful connection. This exhibition is part of an ongoing gift from the Shirley family to the Seattle Art Museum and it has a goal of helping […]

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