FAMILY TRAVELS
Getting stuck in a Whistler Gondola and Finding my youth on the River of Golden Dreams
September 7, 2014Oh Whistler. You are always a bundle of fun every time we visit, but I think this summer was the best visit yet. (We’ve been a bunch of times now and even forgot that we visited when the guys were one. That’s what happens when you have twins. The first two years are definitely a […]
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Oh you can’t go to the Oregon Coast without stopping at the Tillamook Cheese Factory
September 3, 2014You just can’t. Years ago I remember telling my husband we needed to stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory when we went to the Oregon Coast for our honeymoon, because they have delicious cheese samples and we had a really fun visit sampling cheese, watching the factory go about its business and eating ice cream. […]
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Looking for Puffins in Oregon (Our Impromptu Oregon trip with kids part 2!)
August 18, 2014The hubby and I honeymooned through Oregon on a drive from British Columbia to California just over 12 years ago and we couldn’t believe that after all this time living in Seattle, we haven’t been back to the coast. And then my friend Jamie heard me whining at a mom’s night that I hadn’t seen […]
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Impromptu Oregon Coast Adventure (Part 1)
August 13, 2014I’d like to think our recent trip to the Oregon Coast was totally impromptu but as with most trips I have dreamed up in my head, this one was in the making for a while. The only problem was we didn’t book far enough ahead, so the hotels I thought we’d stay at were all […]
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Spa Day with my Boys (Gene Juarez at Uvillage, Seattle)
August 6, 2014I have to admit I let out a little joyous squeal when I received an email inviting me to come visit Gene Juarez in Uvillage, Seattle with my guys for haircuts. I have enjoyed many haircuts/colors/mani-pedis at Gene Juarez( and even at their Academy) over the years so of course, this one was a no-brainer. But […]
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Scenes from a Northwest Summer
August 3, 2014How. Hot. Can. It. Get?? Is this really Seattle? Is this really what a Northwest Summer looks like? Have you been loving this crazy weather as much as we have? I swear the few people in Seattle who actually OWN umbrellas are using them to shield them from the sun. This is a conundrum. Do […]
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You might want to check out the Sounders if you’re in Seattle when there’s a game (visiting Seattle with kids)
July 30, 2014Even after four years of going to Seattle Sounders games, I have no problem admitting I don’t really understand soccer. From what I can see, it’s not just about getting to the goal and scoring with your team-there seems to be a little bit of soap opera stuff mixed in with guys falling down pretending […]
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Loads of home and cabin goods shopping on a Monday
July 28, 2014Yay Monday! It looks like there will be a lot more home stuff in my Shopping Monday posts in the next little while. The past few weeks we’ve spent a lot of time up in Snoqualmie Pass about an hour from Seattle, Washington, where we’re starting to build our dream cabin and it looks like […]
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Friday Postcards from a Seattle Summer
July 25, 2014For the past month I haven’t had any will to travel anywhere, the weather has been perfect and Seattle is just brilliant in the summer sunshine. So I have something like 14000 photos from the last 30 days stuck in my phone. About a hundred were of this little armadillo at the Point Defiance Zoo. […]
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Why a Seattle Children’s Theatre Subscription might be a good idea for your family
July 24, 2014Okay here’s some math you might want to try if you’re in the Seattle area and you are thinking about some children’s theater this fall. Last year we didn’t subscribe to any tickets so I totally spaced on ALL the plays at the Seattle Children’s Theatre. (even Art Dog which I heard was AMAZING!!) So […]
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Cloud City Coffee and Pianos in the Parks (Seattle, WA)
July 19, 2014Some things on a Friday are to wonderful not to share. We wanted to hang out at the park with friends before some errands at Costco (and you know how how I feel about Costco) and we spent the morning at a great park in Maple Leaf. (It even has a zip-line!) And then playing spilled […]
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A Day-trip to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma (part of our summer staycation in Seattle)
July 16, 2014I can barely count how many trips I’ve put into my trip-finder in Expedia for this summer and then not booked my cart. Cabo San Lucas, Alaska, Costa Rica, Belize, San Diego and the Bahamas have all been super tempting, but the weather here in Seattle is just so beautiful, I can’t imagine leaving and […]
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Where my kids discovered cucumber cream cheese sandwiches and scones (adorabelle tea room, Steveston, BC)
July 11, 2014I always knew my kids would love sushi and perogies because those ingredients are a part of their souls. And they have to love Taco Time because the hubby and I have had some of our best dates on Taco Tuesdays long ago. And they will have no problem understanding the different nuances in different […]
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Seattle Summer Bucket List 2014
July 1, 2014We know it’s summer in Seattle when the cruise ships start announcing their arrival, the Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicles pass us every couple minutes on our city adventures and we start to see less visible moisture in the air. And when we start getting calls from friends to go berry picking, we start making […]
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If I owned a bakery and a few other lovely places in Denmark I dream about daily
June 27, 2014We were so lucky that when we visited Copenhagen, our Airbnb rental was literally right above a fabulous bakery. I think we ended up going to Wulf and Konstali at least once every day while we were there. The bread and pastries were fantastic and there were so many deli items that it was easy […]
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Golden Gardens and Pancakes for lunch (Seattle, WA)
June 24, 2014An alternate perfect ending to this adventure would be stopping at the Ballard Paseo window on our way into the park for a yummy picnic lunch. But we decided that we wanted pancakes for lunch that day so we made sure to end our trip with Portage Bay Cafe. We were surprised at how many […]
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Because I’m not traveling on a Monday
June 23, 2014Mondays are better with painted toes and my sis and I managed to have a much needed sister date this weekend at a neat branch of the Absolute Spa Group at the Fairmont Hotel at the Vancouver airport. It was so nice to just sit back, chat and watch our ugly toes turn pretty colors […]
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The cutest little ice cream stand in Copenhagen (Oswald’s Isbar, Copenhagen)
June 18, 2014And maybe the sweetest ice cream man I’ve ever met. We biked to this adorable little neighborhood looking for the smallest hotel in Copenhagen and its coffee shop underneath after we had a lovely morning biking to an amazing playground and mirror house I saw on Pinterest. (Did I tell you we biked a TON […]
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Little secret garden at Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wa)
June 13, 2014The hubby and I joke about how often we come to Pike Place Market. And since I decided that I love the mint ice cream at nearby Bottega Italia, I think we’ve been coming a LOT more than usual (We visited at least 8 times in the past couple weeks and each visit except our […]
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Trail Mix and a Brave Adventure with my guys (Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, near Olympia, Washington)
June 11, 2014Every so often I get a whole day with my guys all to myself. I let the dishes pile up. I leave the little messes to figure themselves out until after the kids go to bed. And I plot some ridiculous adventure. And we go. On days like these we’ve ended up at the Northwest […]
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