DAILY LIFE
A rainy day at The Perot Museum (Dallas with kids)
May 5, 2015Before I even realized this building was the Perot museum I was quite taken by it. We ate at a delicious Moroccan restaurant nearby (you might want to eat there too!) the night before our visit and I found the shape so intriguing that I was really excited when I realized this was actually the […]
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Where not to find Bluebonnets in Dallas (Dallas with kids)
May 4, 2015I wanted to do something “very Texas” in Texas and I noticed everyone posting pictures of bluebonnets when I was there. So I asked around and apparently spring is bluebonnet season and you need to get your picture sitting in the bluebonnets and the best place to see them near us was the “Bluebonnet Trail” […]
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Coffee, Donuts and the most kid-friendly Garden Visit you can Imagine (visiting the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden with kids)
April 29, 2015We were a little bleary-eyed the morning of our Dallas Arboretum visit but I was excited to see the gardens and glad we could bring coffee in. We stopped in at a lovely coffee shop called Cultivar Coffee (they have a few shops but this one was the closest one to the Arboretum and we […]
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A couple Seattle things you might buy for mom, some things for you and a few you might buy for your littles
April 28, 2015I’ve seen a wave of things being advertised for mom for Mother’s Day in the last few days and a few gems have caught my eye, especially if you live in the Seattle area. I love shopping at Uvillage (along with probably every other mom in Seattle) and the coolest gift idea I’ve seen are […]
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A really secret menu item at Whataburger (Dallas TX with kids)
April 27, 2015I had a few ideas of what I wanted to see in and around Dallas, Texas with our kids when we arrived there for a short trip a few weeks ago. We would go to the Art Museum (it’s FREE!), the Dallas Zoo, the Perot Museum, the Arboretum and we would spend a day at […]
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Sticks and Swings at Stanley Park (Vancouver with Kids)
April 15, 2015We hang out in Vancouver often since it is only about three hours north of Seattle and while it’s a city totally full of neat activities and food, some of our most glorious days have been made from simple and impromptu stops in the beautiful parks that are all over this city and its suburbs. […]
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Even grown-ups want to drive Power Wheels (When Chevy loaned me a Volt for a week)
April 13, 2015One spectacular Christmas, my guys received Power Wheel Cars and they drove around my parent’s house like two speed demons trying to beat each other to any and every destination they could dream of. They both felt so powerful and free and they raced until their batteries were out of juice and needed to be […]
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A place in Seattle you might have heard of but never been (Fisherman’s Terminal, Seattle)
We have a bunch of places where we like to take out food in Seattle when we just don’t feel like cooking. And waiting for our take-out from Chinooks at Fisherman’s Terminal is one of our favorite things to do. Apparently the boats from Deadliest Catch come here or used to come here-I’ve never watched […]
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Because my kids are obsessed with Star Wars
April 9, 2015My kids can’t help it in this city. It’s like you have to breathe Star Wars just to live in Seattle and this has become even more apparent since my guys started school where they alternate playing zombies and Star Wars on the playground. I think we live in the only city where I’ve ever […]
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When a business treats your kids nicely, they are golden for life (Bottega Louie, Los Angeles)
April 7, 2015This memory could have ended with that delightfully full feeling you get after you eat a good meal but it’s going to be in my heart for a while. We were in Los Angeles for a wedding and I’d seen the lovely macarons from Bottega Louie in one of my social media feeds and filed […]
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Savoring the last days of cherry blossoms in Seattle
April 3, 2015All it will take is another big storm like the crazy thunder and hailstorm we had here the other night and we probably won’t be seeing these beauties again until next spring and I can already tell by my instagram feed that many of you have now moved on to tulips so I guess the […]
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A place to eat on a lovely beach in California (Paradise Cove Beach Cafe, Malibu)
April 2, 2015Years ago when we went to California with the kids for the first time, we fell in love with Crystal Cove where we ate at the Beachcomber restaurant, saw some dolphins swimming and played in the sand. I forgot to get reservations for that restaurant on our last visit to California and found it was […]
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When vaccines are hard to swallow on a Monday (planning for trips with kids)
March 30, 2015Monday is hard to stomach sometimes and today I need my kids to swallow the vaccines we are taking to go on an upcoming trip and I didn’t realize how hard it is to get a child to take medication. I totally forgot we might need to get vaccines to go to Belize and I […]
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My current favorite lunch spot in Pike Place Market (Seattle, WA)
March 26, 2015I’ve been volunteering at the Pike Place Market in Seattle for a little while now and I’m still surprised that every time I visit I find some place that’s new to me. There are so many neat little shops and vendors and they are all so unique-the other day I found myself in a corridor […]
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My first night as Auntie Tee
March 23, 2015According to my kids, I can’t be Auntie Terumi. They think it sounds weird. You are Auntie Tee now, they told me as I tucked them in tonight. Auntie T? No, that doesn’t make the right sound. How do you spell tea like the tea you drink? T-E-A? Well you are T-E-E. Auntie T-E-E. Auntie […]
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On finding my pinterest dream light in real life (building a cabin in the woods)
March 15, 2015Can I do a happy dance here? Ages ago I found this light in a pinterest post by Design Milk and I wanted so badly to find it in real life. I think it would be the perfect light over the long table I want for family dinners at the cabin and when I find […]
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Next time we’re in California we’ll definitely show our #Disneyside
March 12, 2015I was pretty excited to be chosen to host a Disneyside Party this year and I was sent a box of free products in order to host. When I applied, I knew we were going to California for a wedding and the kids hadn’t been to Disneyland since they were little and I was excited […]
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A place that makes my family feel strong (Seattle Bouldering Project)
March 3, 2015Raaaaawwr!!!! Can you believe how strong you feel when you are bouldering? Long before the kids were born the hubby and I got into rock climbing but that all stopped once the kids were born. But recently they’ve been going bouldering and I was excited when they asked me to take them for my first […]
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Best breakfast with a 6 year old and other things to do in Whistler with kids in tow
February 24, 2015Before you go and think I’m going to tell you to get to Purebread for breakfast with your kids in Whistler, I’m not. I do love this bakery, but it’s more of a place I go to for a pastry and coffee and not at breakfast especially because I have a weakness for something they […]
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We have windows! (Cabin building in the Woods, Snoqualmie Pass)
February 21, 2015While we’ve been a little sad about the lack of the snow in the mountains, it hasn’t been horrible for building and hiking and biking with kids in these wintery months has been so fun because it’s so gorgeous and mild. If you’ve been following our cabin building progress, we’ve learned that building in the […]
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