FAMILY TRAVELS
Things to Read at 30000 feet while traveling to Japan
September 27, 2013I am not a good flyer. We travel a lot and I’m always reminding the hubby that the journey might be just as fun as the destination, but the only place I can’t do this is on an airplane. And since having withstood about 70 days of hospital bedrest ( I wonder if NASA could […]
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When Sigi gives you a scarf you wear it
September 26, 2013I signed my guys up for the Seattle Sounders’ Junior Alliance club back when they did the Sounders Camp and kind of forgot about it until a couple of boxes showed up at our door. Inside each box was a scarf, a membership card and a ‘letter’ from Sigi Schmid, the Seattle Sounders’ head coach […]
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Singapore Shopping List (planning a family trip to Singapore)
September 21, 2013If you read my previous post, you know we’re headed to Japan very soon. We’re also heading to Singapore and it’s great that Tokyo is an easy stop over on a 17 hour airplane trip from Seattle. We’re really lucky that the hubby has family there and we’re just going there to hang out with them. So […]
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Japan pre-reading (How I do my trip research for Japan Family Travel)
September 20, 2013In what seems like just a handful of sleeps we’ll be heading off to Japan and hopefully by the time we leave, we’ll be totally prepared. We’ve made it a habit now on trips to make sure we all read about where we’re going ahead of time. Of course we get the basics like Lonely […]
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If I go to the spa
September 18, 2013When the hubby wants to be the BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD on a weekend, he notices my ragged toes or my frazzled hair and tells me to book a morning appointment and he’ll take care of the guys. After I pinch myself a few times to make sure I’m not dreaming (sometimes in an […]
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The Exploratorium at the San Francisco Airport
September 15, 2013Of course I doused my guys with Purell immediately after playing at this play structure, but the Exploratorium collaboration at the San Francisco Airport is the coolest airport installation I’ve seen. The Exploratorium was one of the highlights of our recent San Francisco trip and it was quite a surprise when we found some of the museum’s […]
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When you go bowling with friends and it’s awesome
September 14, 2013I’m beginning to think that West Seattle needs to get added more frequently to our “where should we go today” list. We used to go there quite often when the boys were little but we haven’t been much lately. And then we accidentally ended up there a little while ago and saw a baby seal! Our […]
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An overdue visit to Grandma’s (Point Roberts, WA)
September 12, 2013There is nothing like a big wave of guilt that washes over you when you realize you should have done something ages ago. “I don’t think I’ve been here in 10 years, Grandma” I say as I pull into the cabin driveway. “10 years??!!! Shame on you!” My sweet grandma slaps me in the arm […]
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First Day of School Pics (phone apps for photos)
September 10, 2013After the fiasco I had with the kids trying to take fake first day of school photos last week , I thought I might just snap a picture in front of their school and call it a day. Then I found some awesome chalkboard printables on this sweet sight: Yellow Bliss Road that I thought […]
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Because the guys are obsessed with Planes
September 3, 2013So we are not just into airplanes now, but PLANES, as in made by Disney planes from the movie that we survived a few weeks ago. I’m not sure if you remember what I was worried about, but the guys sometimes find things like this scary and I wanted to make sure it was a […]
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When you get the first day of school wrong
September 2, 2013Yep. That’s me. Mom of the year. I thought school started tomorrow, but it actually doesn’t start until next week. Thank goodness I didn’t get the kids all ready and show up but now I’m totally scrambling to figure out what to do with them for ANOTHER WEEK OF SUMMER! We scored the last Planes […]
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A Construction Party at the Seattle Children’s Museum
August 28, 2013It is really easy to plan an After Hours Party at the Seattle Children’s Museum and if you don’t live in Seattle you might want to check out if you have something similar at your local kids’ museum. It is a fairly inexpensive rental, you get the museum to yourself and you don’t have to […]
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Three of us on the beach in the rain
August 27, 2013There’s a horrible saying that bad things come in threes and I would love that kind of horrible omen to just disappear. I’ve been trying to will something magically wonderful to happen and yesterday’s lovely thing came to us on a beach in Seattle all on its own. We were on our way to meet […]
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Three food finds on a Monday in Seattle
August 26, 2013Anyone else suffering a case of the lazy Mondays? This morning I was a little exhausted-we had a big party for the hubby’s work yesterday so I just let the kids add to the weekends’ mess tornado in my living room and now I’m trying to pick myself out of it and I thought I’d […]
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Three airplane books and a cool shirt for a little world traveler
August 24, 2013We have a growing collection of awesome airplane books-we started this one when they were toddlers-and we recently found a few more. All aboard Airplanes is a picture book definitely written for preschoolers or older kids. My guys love it because it explains all different types of planes. (I imagine planes of all sorts are […]
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Some Things old and Something new at Seattle Center
August 23, 2013When we stop by Seattle Center, we love exploring all the free art and sculptures. On our last visit, we had some time left on the parking meter after we went to the Children’s Museum so we walked around for a little while. I couldn’t believe I’ve never seen this flying pig before! […]
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Crafting with the duo (A Seattle Sounders Soccer Craft)
August 20, 2013I love crafting with my guys but it’s hard to pitch them the right craft idea. I can’t just say “let’s make crafts!” and put some supplies out, they need “let’s make crafts with a purpose.” This one turned out quite by accident. I had some Seattle Sounders stickers on hand and so I told […]
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Another tour in our hometown: the Emerald City Trolley
August 16, 2013I’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 […]
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Gearing up for Planes with little guys who are scared of movies
August 15, 2013So, 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. […]
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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 […]
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