FAMILY TRAVELS
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 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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A place in Seattle you might have heard of but never been (Fisherman’s Terminal, Seattle)
April 13, 2015We 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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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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In case you miss Macaron Day in Seattle, here’s where we find our favorites
March 19, 2015My little guys are big fans of macarons and every time we walk into a bakery that sells them, it feels like it could be Macaron Day, but I didn’t realize that Macaron Day is actually a thing until I was buying some pastries at Le Panier this morning and saw their gorgeous new stickers […]
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Since I’ve been asked a lot about Iceland lately and I totally want to go back (Iceland with kids)
February 26, 2015I’ve been asked a bunch of times in the last week about Iceland, so I thought I better put all my trip-planning info right here so that it’s all in one place and I’m definitely wanting to get back there this year, so I know it’ll help me too. I first got intrigued about Iceland […]
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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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Family Travel planning: Starting to Belize we are going
February 3, 2015I’m sorry if you cringe at this horrible title pun but it makes me smile and I’ll probably still be giggling about it long after I press the publish button so I totally can’t help myself. We are planning a trip to Belize in the spring and it’s past the point where we can still […]
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Edaleen Dairy: A stop for ice cream between Vancouver and Seattle
January 29, 2015Just like many people like to stop for ‘gas’ at Costco when really they want to check out the handbags or the makeup, the Edaleen Dairy is a great stop for ‘milk’ before you head into Canada. And by milk I mean soft serve ice cream made from milk because this place has the best […]
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A few travel highlights from 2014 while I plan this year’s adventures
January 23, 2015The hardest part of starting a New Year is saying good bye to the old one, especially if it was a good one and while other people are performing cleanses of the body detox sort, I’m purging my phone of the14000 photos I’ve managed to store there in the past year because I don’t want […]
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The time I was the one in the driver’s seat for a whole week
January 21, 2015It is really nice to start the New Year out with a new toy and when I was contacted to test-drive a new Toyota Highlander Hybrid I was more than excited, especially since we’re looking for a vehicle that will be good to drive in winter through Snoqualmie Pass. I knew I had it for […]
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The best cafe to wait at while your kids ski in Snoqualmie Pass (The Commonwealth, Snoqualmie Pass
January 20, 2015There aren’t a ton of options for food in the Snoqualmie Pass area and because we’ve been there so often lately, we’ve managed to try a bunch of them and find some favorites. I love Webbs (they have a thoughtful kid’s menu) and Red mountain coffee is quite cute and has pretty inexpensive ice cream […]
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12 or so things you might need on a Monday if you live in Seattle
January 13, 2015How will we ever get through the week until the next big game? HOW WILL WE EVER GET THROUGH THE WEEK UNTIL THE NEXT BIG GAME? All the football games seem so big right now and I actually barely understand football and I would definitely survive the week football-free if I didn’t have a 6-year […]
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Visitor Owls at Woodland Park Zoo and our first zoo visit of the New Year
January 12, 2015Is it just me or is it also difficult for you to drag your family out of the house on a lazy Sunday afternoon? I needed to get some fresh air so I told my kids we would either go for a hike in the woods or an ‘urban hike’ at the zoo and if […]
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