FAMILY TRAVELS
A family friendly hike that’s a no-brainer if you have a 4×4 but still doable if you don’t (Mirror Lake, Snoqualmie Pass, WA)
July 16, 2015A few weeks ago when we had the use of a decked-out Toyota 4-Runner the hubby reminisced about camping and hiking trips from bygone days when we used to borrow his aunt’s 4-runner and explore. He found a hike in Snoqualmie Pass where we’ve been hanging out a lot lately and it seemed pretty kid-friendly […]
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A very pinterest-worthy and maybe the best playground in Seattle so far (Artists at Play, Seattle Center)
July 13, 2015I always read these lists of best playgrounds in the world and there are never any west coast, North American playgrounds in them. Maybe people think we get too much rain here? Or maybe we keep our parks a secret. But lately we’ve had endless sunny skies and we’ve been outdoors all the time and […]
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Surviving the BIG coaster for the first time (Silverwood Theme Park, Idaho)
July 11, 2015“You guys are headed to Silverwood today? Us too!” some big kids in the breakfast lineup at our hotel asked when they heard my husband and kids talking about our trip to Silverwood Theme Park. You’re going to have the BEST time!!!” And then they went on to tell us that they had visited when […]
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Just the best parts of camping at the Astoria Koa (Oregon with kids)
July 6, 2015I do not love camping. I like fires, trees, hiking in the woods and camp food but I could definitely take or leave the sleeping in the tent part. I like a little more than nylon or mesh between me and the great outdoors. My family on the other hand loves anything outside and they […]
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The Mudgy and Millie Trail (Coeur D’alene, Idaho with kids)
June 30, 2015Can you believe how close Idaho is to Seattle? I totally had no idea until I started hearing about Idaho in a family travel chat that some of my family travel blogging friends put on and then I figured out that some of the places they were talking about were only a 3-ish hour drive […]
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50 Northwest Parks in Summer
June 26, 2015My guys want to visit 50 northwest parks this summer and I thought this was a really fun goal. At first we pondered if we could go to the same park 50 times or if all the parks had to be in Seattle but we soon decided that we would only count different parks but […]
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To the two guys in my life I can always count on to read my posts
June 22, 2015I watched an emotional video put out by a marketing company in my hometown-an old classmate of mine is actually in the video-and it made me tear up and realize how much I take the time I have with both of you for granted. We do take a lot of people for granted in life, […]
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A spoonful of sugar in bucketlisting form helps the Last Day of School Eve not sting so much
June 16, 2015We watched Mary Poppins at school today, my guys told me while we after-school snacked. So of course I took the opportunity to screech sing my rendition of “A Spoonful of Sugar” at the top of my lungs. Why are those kids taking medicine? Are they sick? Why doesn’t it taste good? And how does […]
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A perfect resort and some nearby adventures (Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge, Belize with kids)
Before kids, when the hubby and I traveled, where we stayed wasn’t totally important. We cared about location, price and cleanliness but everything else was a bonus and if something didn’t work out we could always figure out something that could make do. But now with kids, I pour hours into our itineraries-sometimes where we […]
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A run, a beach and stops along the way to Whistler with kids (Rainbow Park, Whistler, BC)
June 14, 2015The North Face Whistler run is becoming a bit of a family tradition; this is the 2nd time we’ve headed up north to run the 10km and the kid’ run and hang out with friends and once again we had a wonderful time. This time we stayed at the Sundial hotel, and it was perfectly […]
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Because the world needs more black rhinos and amazing human beings (Chizi’s tale, a review)
June 11, 2015My kids don’t know Jack Jones, but I wish they did. He’s a senior in high school in Connecticut and I think he must love animals as much as my guys do because he has written an amazing book about a black rhino and when I heard about his book “Chizi’s Tale” I knew we […]
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A remote Belize island without remotes is perfect for a family’s soul (South Water Caye with kids)
June 6, 2015“Are you sure this is the place?” our driver asked as he pulled up to a somewhat dilapidated dock in Dangriga, Belize. And the hubby looked at me and I looked at him and we both knew that we actually weren’t sure and we had two kids and a whole bunch of suitcases and three […]
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A U-pick strawberry patch that’s not too far from Seattle (Al Duris Strawberry Farm, Kent, WA)
June 5, 2015(PS. the Duris Strawberry farm in Kent just opened for U-Pick for the 2022 season June 15.) I was not supposed to go strawberry picking. I am picking out cabinets for our cabin and with all the end of school things I didn’t realize kindergarteners do, it was not high on my priority list. But, […]
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We’ve been licked by a jaguar and now we love them even more (an inspiring visit to the Belize Zoo with kids)
May 28, 2015We are so lucky these days to have the world at our fingertips when we plan for our travels. We can buy tickets, research places and send emails across the world late at night without even leaving our homes and I am so thankful for the travel blogging community and how amazing and responsive people […]
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An easy hike If you wake up in Seattle and want to go on a small hiking adventure with kids or grandparents in tow
May 23, 2015Hikes to me mean an excuse to eat trail mix and junky foods while walking through a forest. Sometimes a little drive to get there also heightens the adventure. The Snoqualmie Pass area is usually one of our first choices because of the cabin project and it’s only about an hour drive from Seattle and […]
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A little Tease of our Trip to Belize (Belize with kids)
May 15, 2015In the next few weeks you’ll be hearing a lot about our recent trip to Belize with kids. It was a really eye-opening trip and I’m thankful for all the trip-planning help we had before we went. And I can’t wait to tell you more. We stayed at the Belize Zoo’s Tropical Education Center and […]
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Imagining we’re cruising to Alaska for the first time (with Holland America in Seattle)
May 13, 2015Every summer in Seattle we see the shiny white cruise ships sail into their berths at the pier and I always wonder what it might be like to get on one, cast off and drift away to Alaska. Our family is curious to know if we’re cruisers: I am a free-spirit and the hubby likes […]
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When a bakery you love now has a park next door! (Beaucoup Bakery, Vancouver BC)
May 11, 2015Oh my goodness. I love Beaucoup http://www.beaucoupbakery.com/bakery but it is so close to my favorite place in the world-GRANVILLE ISLAND-we’d often pass it by because Granville Island is a lot more kid-friendly to sit and stop. But not anymore. Hello perfect playground. (And it’s right across the street!!) The kids can alternate getting out their energy […]
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A place where you can take a zillion pictures of giraffes without needing a passport (Dallas zoo with kids)
One of my sons has had a giraffe huggie he has loved since birth and if it’s not his spirit animal I don’t know what is. So the giraffes at the Dallas Zoo made him and us extremely happy. They were so majestic and interactive and they seemed to have a lot of free space […]
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Because I heard cows roam freely in the roads in Fort Worth
May 7, 2015When I told people I was going to Dallas, everyone told me about the cows in Fort Worth. You need to see the cows! THE COWS!!!! Kind of like that. So of course I was intrigued. I looked it up and found out the cows everyone was talking about are in a herd that gets […]
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