Seattle family
Dribble Up, the Nintendo Switch Ring and other at home workouts we’re trying right now
April 15, 2020Have you ever spent this long at home before? I can’t believe how many days it’s been since we’ve been on a trip. But I also can’t believe how many days it’s been since the kids and I have not had to leave home at all. With all this forced inactivity, one of the things […]
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Seattle Companies (and beyond) making a difference when we are all in the same lifeboat
March 26, 2020If I ever get to be a grandma, I want to remember these days. It feels so surreal how suddenly we went from creating cool content all around the world on the internet to being shut inside our homes. Even the park near our home has police tape all around the playground blocking it off […]
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Because everyone needs to see the Rolling Bridge in Merchant Square near Padding Station in London
January 27, 2020Who knows when or where I first saw the London Rolling Bridge in Merchant Square but I am going to credit it to Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram. Isn’t it always social media that tends to inspire us nowadays for travel? It’s no wonder that there is always someone criticizing some ‘Influencer’ but really, I’m so […]
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Trying out the SEA visitor pass program at Seatac Airport
January 7, 2020*The SEA visitor pass program is paused since the ransomware attack on the airport in the summer. I checked last in mid October 2024 and I’ll try to post if I learn anything new* The hubby and I did long-distance back in college between Vancouver BC and California for about three years. I loved that […]
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Staying at the Hyatt Regency Seattle in a club level room with kids
January 6, 2020Sometimes we forget the value of a good staycation and I love when we get a chance to stay in a hotel in our own city. We needed to stay downtown for my husband’s holiday party and the Hyatt Regency Seattle seemed like a festive and fun place to stay with kids in December. This […]
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The Swedish Tending Machine at Sea-Tac Airport
January 1, 2020Learning about what Swedish is doing in the community to help our neighbors. This is a sponsored post on behalf of Swedish. My favorite part of December this year is how much I’ve learned about how the Seattle community helps each other out. It is a festive time of year in Seattle and many of […]
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Exciting Electric Cars at the Seattle Auto Show 2019
December 28, 2019Last month, my family and I were invited to visit the Seattle Auto Show. My husband absolutely loves cars and I went alone a few years ago, and I heard about it FOREVER. So this time it was me and the three guys and I was really excited to check out the new electric cars […]
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Visiting the Seattle Space Needle for the first time since its renovation
December 20, 2019This is a sponsored post on behalf of Travel Mindset and the Seattle Space Needle; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. The Space Needle has always played a big role in our lives in this city. In the days before Google Maps, I used it as a navigational beacon to find my way […]
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I Signed up for the Seattle Flu Study and So Can You
December 18, 2019This is Sponsored post on behalf of the Seattle Flu Study and all thoughts are my own.I spent the first winter of my kids’ lives in a giant bubble of hand sanitizer. With two preemie babies who had spent way too long in the hospital, there was no way I was going back. I could […]
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How AmazonSmile helped us Deliver Smiles to Mary’s Place this Holiday Season
December 12, 2019How we’re helping some of our favorite Seattle charitable organizations with AmazonSmile this holiday season while we create traditions with our family This post is sponsored by Amazon, however all thoughts and opinions are my own. I love December! No other month feels quite so magical-there are sparkly lights, yummy festive foods, fuzzy sweaters and, because we’re […]
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Five chocolate factories near Seattle that you can actually visit and one place that’s not a chocolate factory that you should visit too
November 11, 2019I recently visited the factory of one of my favorite chocolate shops in my hometown. The chocolate factory was pinned on my google maps forever so when I finally arrived and smelled the chocolatey aroma outside its glorious doors I almost had to pinch myself. And I really should have pinched myself because the minute […]
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Murano Senior Living-a place I might like to live one day and maybe so will you
November 5, 2019This is a sponsored post on behalf of Murano Senior Living and as always all thoughts and opinions are always my own. I didn’t really know what to expect when I pulled up to park next to Murano Senior Living. This is an area of downtown Seattle I’m quite familiar with near the Frye Museum, […]
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How to visit the Amazon Spheres in Seattle and the best time to book if you want to buy donuts at the Spheres too
October 28, 2019More and more I’m finding that we have to pre-book and pre-plan things for travel. Are you finding this too? Everything is just a whole lot busier than it used to be. We like to be “go-where-the-wind-blows-us” travelers and we usually plan our days by the weather or what we feel like doing that day […]
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The World Premiere of Minecraft: the Exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture at Seattle Center
October 18, 2019First of all, how cool is it that Seattle has a Museum of Pop Culture? In all of our travels, I haven’t yet seen any other place quite like this anywhere in the world. The MoPOP celebrates creativity, connection and culture and it is one of my favorite places to hang out in Seattle with […]
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Tinkergarten in Seattle and learning how the little things we do with little kids add up to the big things in life.
October 16, 2019This is a sponsored post on behalf of Tinkergarten and as always, all thoughts and opinions on this blog are my own. Shortly after my twins were born my husband and I made the decision that I would become a stay at home mom. My husband’s work hours were unpredictable, our childcare was unreliable and […]
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How Pacific Northwest families can save money with the Kids Supper Club from Seattle’s Child while dining out and hanging out in Seattle
October 11, 2019This is a sponsored post for Seattle’s Child Kids Supper Club; however all thoughts and opinions in this post are my own. If your family is anything like my family in Seattle we end up eating out a lot! Our lives are busy with lessons, sports and travel and we are always on the go. […]
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If going to the Ghibli museum is on your list of things to do on your Tokyo Trip
October 8, 2019My prior knowledge of the Ghibli Museum was only that it had to do with the movies Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro. I’m not even sure if I actually ever watched Totoro or just bought a lot of Totoro things when I was a little kid and I’m still not exactly sure what a […]
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Seattle Southside revisited at the Hotel Interurban in Tukwila with the Do More Save More Passport
October 4, 2019A few years ago my family was invited to stay at the Embassy Suites in Tukwila. We had a crazy soccer weekend with back to back games in a tournament. We live in Seattle but it’s still a drive to the Southside and I wouldn’t have thought to stay in a hotel but it ended […]
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A list of 10 or so movies from the 80’s and 90’s I’m going to try watching with my kids thanks to real social media friends.
October 1, 2019If you ever feel like nothing in life online seems real anymore, try and ask for some input on something you really need help with on social media. It feels like the 2019 equivalent to knocking on a neighbor’s door in the good old days to borrow a cup of sugar. It’s one way to […]
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To Day Pass or Spend the Night at Great Wolf Lodge?
September 26, 2019Early this summer, Great Wolf Lodge debuted the idea of a “Day Pass” and I was invited to check it out. Since my guys have been bugging me about revisiting Great Wolf Lodge since we went last year, it was a fun opportunity to do a road trip with my cousin and her son for […]
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