DAILY LIFE
Some of our Favorite Holiday things in Seattle
December 15, 2013This 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 […]
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An inspiring visit at the Gates Foundation Visitor Center (Seattle, WA)
December 12, 2013I had been meaning to go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor’s Center forever, but I kept putting it off. I think it was a little too intimidating, like I was preparing for a visit to Mr. Gates’ house or something. What would I wear? What would we do? What if we were […]
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Festive Candy Cookies
December 9, 2013Every time my sister comes to visit it’s a weekend of love, yummy food and adventure. This weekend we had some glorious chilly weather, and my baby dog nephew made us get out and explore. I love how much fun my boys and I have with my sister and this dog. […]
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Santa then and Santa now
December 5, 2013When 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 […]
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Happy Day-AFTER Thanksgiving at Carkeek Park
November 29, 2013I 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 […]
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Pre-Black Friday CyberMonday and an elevator preparedness checklist
November 25, 2013Before you go and start panicking that you set your alarm too late, don’t worry yet, because it’s still not Thanksgiving. I keep getting all these pre-Black Friday sales in my inbox and I have to constantly check today’s actual date to make sure we haven’t missed Thanksgiving this year by accident because of all […]
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My nemesis the Fitbit and why you shouldn’t give your credit card info over the phone
November 22, 2013So the hubby got me a Fitbit for my birthday. “This is going to help you have many more birthdays” he said. “Blech.” I said. I was unimpressed. And I was right. The 10,000 step counter thing is driving me crazy. For some reason, this thing is totally addictive and I keep having to top my […]
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Christmas ideas on a Monday still faraway from Christmas
November 18, 2013The moment my birthday ends the hubby is allowed to play Christmas music beginning the Christmas madness in my house and I love it. I love all the cheer. And I totally LOVE the shopping. Except this year we’re looking for Christmas ideas that are more experience than gifts. It was inspired by something I did with […]
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Catching the last days of fall
November 15, 2013I’m so thankful that November has so many exciting things (my birthday, Thanksgiving, BLACK FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!) that it’s easy to forget it’s also that bleak transition time where pretty leaves turn into an ugly, mulchy, wet mess and it’s dark ALL THE TIME. It’s so hard to say hello to winter and give up the glorious […]
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New to us Seattle Restaurants with kids
November 13, 2013We’ve been in a family restaurant rut lately. Though we love our usual haunts, the Spaghetti Factory, Red Robin and Boom Noodle have been so over-used in our rotation lately that I can’t imagine going back to them anytime soon. (And we love them). Thank goodness we spent some time this past week venturing out […]
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Easy French Toast for your weekend
November 8, 2013Sunny weekend mornings need yummy breakfasts and this is the type of recipe for easy French toast that doesn’t really matter if you add a little bit too much or too little of anything. We usually use leftover potato bread from either Macrina Bakery or Tom Douglas, but I’ve even used sliced bread and it […]
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What we do on rainy days in Seattle
November 7, 2013To be honest, now that the kids have preschool every day, on days that it rains and storms outside it’s such a nice excuse to just hang out and have a slow morning together at home. We stay in our pajamas a little later, play some soccer in the basement, make some crafts and simmer […]
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Birthday Month Monday and some early morning shopping
November 4, 2013It’s my birthday month and I’m loving the love from some of my favorite stores. For being a member on Anthro and Urban Outfitters, they send wishes with great coupons. Tory Burch (I love that she’s a twin boy momma too!) sent me a $50 coupon which is VERY helpful in her stores. And I’m […]
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What are you doing with all that Halloween candy?
November 1, 2013Okay. This is going down right now in my living room and probably yours too. The boys have a TON of Halloween candy and they are sorting it into categories. I’ve heard that Birthday Dreams in Seattle would love some candy donations (I picked up some extra bags when I was grocery shopping to send […]
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Muscle Memory Monday
October 28, 2013If anyone has some kind of idea on how to get your exercise groove back in the winter months please pipe in quickly and save me because I have somehow figured out a zillion excuses not to put my running shoes back on since I finished my half marathon in August. It’s like my body […]
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Five things on a Monday to make the day better
October 21, 2013I’m still pinching myself to make sure Domino magazine is actually back but it is and I have a copy in my hands. I love the instantly shop-able pages and it’s the loveliest read to peruse on a foggy Seattle Monday like this. (One of my sweet purchases even arrived today! Seriously, why aren’t more […]
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What to do with all them apples ( The Farm at Swan’s Trail, Snohomish, WA)
October 16, 2013I had total green apple envy after seeing my instagram feed flooded with apple picking photos all last week so Friday morning my mom, my guys and I bundled up for a rushed trip to the farm. We only had an hour and a half (barely) to spend at a farm before school when we […]
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When Tuesday feels like Monday and tomorrow will too
October 8, 2013I know yesterday was Monday but today feels like one too and I’m totally scared that tomorrow will and maybe the whole week will fill up with Mondays but I guess some weeks (and months) are like that. The weather here in Seattle has turned into a soupy mess and I’m chilly and craving hot […]
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Things to Read at 30000 feet while traveling to Japan
September 27, 2013I am not a good flyer. We travel a lot and I’m always reminding the hubby that the journey might be just as fun as the destination, but the only place I can’t do this is on an airplane. And since having withstood about 70 days of hospital bedrest ( I wonder if NASA could […]
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When Sigi gives you a scarf you wear it
September 26, 2013I signed my guys up for the Seattle Sounders’ Junior Alliance club back when they did the Sounders Camp and kind of forgot about it until a couple of boxes showed up at our door. Inside each box was a scarf, a membership card and a ‘letter’ from Sigi Schmid, the Seattle Sounders’ head coach […]
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