FAMILY TRAVELS
Cirque du Soleil in Seattle with Alegria at Marymoor Park
January 21, 2022There are so many hopeful things happening in 2022 and one of them is Cirque du Soleil in Seattle again! Alegria just opened in Marymoor Park and my family was invited to this spectacular show on Media Night to go check it out. We are in a bit of a spike (that will hopefully be […]
Roadtrips from Seattle: Seabrook in the winter might even be better than a visit in summertime
January 18, 2022I need to be careful or this blog is just going to become a Seabrook fan account. Thankfully there are hundreds of houses there to rent and we still seem to have all the time in the world to travel near rather than far. We’ve had such lovely prior visits to Seabrook so a trip […]
What is a Terrace Room at the Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver BC?
January 11, 2022A little while ago I booked a staycation for my family and my sister’s family so all the cousins could hang out at a heated outdoor pool in the wintertime. Because of covid, I specifically wanted to find an outdoor pool so that we wouldn’t have to breathe indoor air. And we love the outdoor […]
Touba Bakery near Paine Field Airport is a 5 star Google Maps Unicorn that’s real
October 6, 2021This could also be called why your kids’ weekend soccer (hockey, chess, fencing……whatever) games don’t have to completely ruin your life because my kids’ soccer is the reason that we found Touba Bakery in the first place. We usually find out the week of the game where our game is and what time it will […]
How to create or start an instagram account
August 19, 2021Back in the day when I started instagram, it was because my best friend who has told me to start everything from my blog to twitter and every other thing online told me to try instagram. The same way I hopped onto those things, I just posted a picture and began. But instagram has evolved […]
Treat and all the other Seattle cookie companies you need to know about ASAP
April 27, 2021If you have seen foodie social media in Seattle lately it’s blown up with Treat cookies. And while Treat isn’t exactly a Seattle cookie company-it’s in Burien in Seattle’s Southside about a 30 minute drive away- it’s in an area that you definitely want to check out if you are the type of person who […]
Meet Circle Home Plus with a parental control app for online devices at home
April 18, 2021I received the Circle Home Plus Device and Parental control App for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions about this product. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. I have to admit I let my kids get a bit carried away with video […]
A roadtrip to Cannon Beach with kids and our pup because this is how we travel now and the dog friendly Oregon hotels we found
March 2, 2021We haven’t been to the Oregon Coast in a few years. And that doesn’t mean we don’t love it, we just usually head up north to BC to see family and it’s about the same distance from Seattle to Vancouver as it is from Seattle to Portland or Seattle to Cannon Beach. But this year […]
Dole Whip and other yummy foods at two new food halls near Seattle
February 10, 2021I never set out to find Dole Whip when I stopped by some food halls near Seattle on a recent trip to Tukwila with Seattle Southside. But as I was standing in line for mochi donuts at Dochi (which are delicious by the way), I saw someone in line holding a Dole Whip at the […]
A Seabrook Schoolcation at the dog-friendly Big Wheel Beach house
October 19, 2020When in history has “how is your wifi” been so important for being able to just get away from it all for a while? While we aren’t flying anywhere for fun and it’s too tough to cross the border to see family, sometimes just changing our scenery while the kids are schooling from home is […]
A 5 day loop roadtrip from Seattle around the Olympic Peninsula (that you could make shorter or longer depending on how much time you have)
July 30, 2020Suddenly everyone in Seattle has discovered the Olympic Peninsula and we have too. I guess when circumstances force us to explore our own backyard we realize we’ve been neglecting one of the prettiest places on earth for more faraway adventures. We recently drove a 5 day loop through the area, from Seattle to Sequim via […]
Dungeness Bay Cottages in Sequim, a dog-friendly place to stay on the Olympic Peninsula that is great for families too
July 17, 2020If you aren’t camping it can be tough to find dog-friendly places to stay on the Olympic Peninsula that are good for families with kids too. There are an abundance of traditional motel-style rooms but it is harder to find a place that allows for a little more spread. We had a few days to […]
A Seattle pup travels to Ocean Tails in Seabrook WA with his family
July 6, 2020Our life has become our dog’s life. We used to take for granted that we could pretty much vacation anywhere with our kids but with our new little pup we actually have to do a lot more planning to make sure he can tag along. We are staying locally this year (and isn’t everyone) so […]
Local produce CSA’s and delivery ideas in Seattle that I hope stick around after life goes back to normal
April 23, 2020We have never kept a lot of food in the house-the kids go to school near a grocery store, we travel a lot and I’m used to popping by Pike Place Market at least once a week for local produce. But because we’re eating a home a LOT more now (like everyday on repeat) and […]
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 […]
Trying out the SEA visitor pass program at Seatac Airport
January 7, 2020*After a long pause since the ransomware attack this summer, the SEA visitor pass program is back!!* The hubby and I did long-distance back in college between Vancouver BC and California for about three years. I loved that in the USA he could walk me right to the airplane and say goodbye like I saw […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A list of Christmas gift ideas for Seattle locals and experience gift ideas too
December 11, 2019Just in case you are looking for gifts for friends in Seattle or maybe even in the Portland/Seattle/Vancouver corridor or Christmas gift ideas in general, maybe this list might help you brainstorm. We are a family of Seattle locals and I’ve been thinking about things that we’ve found useful lately and this might help you […]