DAILY LIFE

Another tour in our hometown: the Emerald City Trolley

August 16, 2013

I’m not sure when we first saw this brilliant green thing motoring around the city, but the Bean’s eyes lit up and he couldn’t believe what it was. “WE HAVE A TROLLEY!!!!!” We totally do. There is a trolley in Seattle and the other day we met up with our lovely friends to take a […]

Gearing up for Planes with little guys who are scared of movies

August 15, 2013

So, maybe in your family it’s not a huge ordeal to go to the movies, but over here we get a little frightened about big noises and unexpected things. It is not surprising then that a theatre with a sensational movie is not really our favorite place. We’ve actually never made it to one yet. […]

Misty Beach Day in Seattle: Carkeek Park

A couple weeks ago we had one of those misty, foggy, soupy days that we get sometimes in Seattle; the type that is just cool enough that it’s perfect for a day hanging out at the beach as long as you don’t want to swim. We weren’t intending to stop at Carkeek Park, but it […]

If you go to Vancouver alone with kids

August 14, 2013

I’ve been on so many trips to Vancouver without the hubby and we have a lot of family there so it’s never really too difficult when we go. But I have a friend heading up there pretty soon and she has some time by herself with three little ones while her hubby does a big […]

Kids and Butterflies at the Seattle Science Center

August 11, 2013

We love the Seattle Science Center for many reasons. When the guys were a lot smaller, the small enclosed play area was the best spot to bring mobile twins. If we went when the Science Center opened at 10am, my guys would often have the whole area to themselves for at least a half an […]

Dear Monday, why so angry? Here are some lovely things. (My Monday Reviews)

August 5, 2013

The hubby’s been wondering why I’ve been dropping a few more colorful vocabulary terms in our recent conversations, but it’s really not my fault. It’s totally because of some lovely ladies in my life who told me about Thug Kitchen and why I have to make some potato salad and bean burritos. (Actually, why I […]

Photo Friday: some of the best days are spent at home

August 3, 2013

It’s been a brilliant summer. But, sometimes, all you need on a Friday night is a chilly fall breeze to blow some rain into August so you can curl up in a warm blanket and look up if Clint Dempsey and Patrick Dempsey are somewhat related. But your new blanket has been usurped by some […]

Sand toys for little world travelers

August 1, 2013

Oh, traveling families or former history majors like me who love really ancient things, this is definitely something you want to bring with to the beach. Why build regular sand castles, when you can build a famous landmark? (I really wish I’d heard of this when we went to the Mayan Riviera a few months […]

Biking with kids: Centennial Park to Seattle Aquarium (Seattle, WA)

July 31, 2013

In our quest for finding short bike rides with cool destinations for our guys’ first rides we’ve been looking at all the places we frequent often to see how we can get there by bike. On Sundays the Seattle Aquarium opens 30 minutes earlier for members and at that time it’s usually still quite quiet […]

Another Family Friendly hike near Seattle

July 28, 2013

Maybe it’s been this awesome stretch of sunny weather in Seattle, or the fact that our guys just need to be completely worn out every day or they’ll destroy our house but we’ve been whole-heartedly embracing hiking on the weekends. The hubby is even determined that we’re going to go backpack camping with the kids […]

Tourists in our own Town: Ride the Ducks Seattle

Last week we knocked off one Seattle tour we’ve been dying to do on our mini summer bucket list. A friend of ours made a group reservation for Ride the Ducks and we joined three other sets of twins for a quackingly fabulous time. It was nice that we were allowed to bring drinks and […]

Happy Monday Things

July 23, 2013

I’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 […]

How to Preserve your Little One’s Huggy

July 22, 2013

Does anyone else have a little guy who reads the safety manual on planes? I am white-knuckled superstitious about airplane travel (yes, I’m a scaredy cat flier) and I can barely look at that pamphlet without getting shaky. Not my guys. They ‘read’ it. They wonder about it. And they ask questions. “When a plane […]

Five Years’ Eve

July 19, 2013

Oh 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 […]

A nice place to bike with kids for lunch (Maggie Bluffs, Seattle)

July 15, 2013

Since learning how to bike ride (thank you Pedalheads!) the guys have been wanting to ride everywhere so we’ve been looking for good places to bike with kids in Seattle. And for me, this also means we need to find yummy places that can be biking destinations. The other day we parked on a little […]

Elephants, Jaguars and Little Giraffes (OH MY!)

July 12, 2013

The other day the boys and I got to do something I’ve been DYING to do at the Woodland Park Zoo for at ages. We finally fed Bamboo the elephant! (And you’ll never guess what she eats…..bamboo!!) This feeding happens during what used to be the guys’ nap time so this is the first […]

10 or so photos I’m savoring this Monday

July 8, 2013

The past week flew by in a blur of happiness, holidays, friends and food. We went camping at Alice Lake (such a family friendly place to camp!) with lovely friends I’ve known since we were kids (and all our kids too!) for Canada Day. And I love all the sweet photos and memories I now […]

If you’re as scared as I was about teaching my kids to bike

July 6, 2013

When I had twins, I knew a couple things were going to be pretty difficult: nursing, feeding, choosing who to catch when the two one day walked and ran in different directions, potty training when both had to go at the same time. So thinking about teaching two kids to two-wheel at the same time […]

Canada Day Last minute

July 1, 2013

I always keep balloons on hand, just in case a little celebration sneaks up on you. Like Canada Day. (To our credit we camped in Canada until Canada Day Eve, but alas, we had to come home before the big day. C’est dommage.) You break out the red and white balloons (And break apart a […]

Two lovely Seattle bakeries to visit this weekend

June 27, 2013

Sometimes it feels like there’s a bakery void in the Magnolia/Interbay area of Seattle and when you map out a day’s adventures based on coffee shops and pastries like I do, this creates a little bit of a problem. Thankfully the Fuji Bakery finally opened on Friday and it’s right in the heart of Interbay. […]