seattle with kids
Best kids’ bathrooms in Seattle
March 12, 2013As much as I want to know about where to eat, where to sleep and what to do when we go on vacation, I totally also need to know where to take the kids when they need to go! We were in the midst of toilet-training when we first took the boys to Asia and […]
Read More10 things I’m loving this Daylight Savings Monday
March 11, 20131. I used to loathe this day more than any other day in the world because there is nothing worse than waking up early-especially when you know that whatever time you’re waking up today would have given you one extra hour the day before. But now that I have guys that always wake up early, […]
Read MoreWhen your kid’s huggie wants to snorkel
February 26, 2013Maybe it’s because the guys had so much fun on their snorkeling tour in Hawaii (We went with Four Winds and it was amazing!) but something inspired the Bean and he wanted me to fashion a snorkel for his baby giraffe. Thank goodness we eat a lot of noodles. I punched a hole in both […]
Read MoreBefore I ward off Winter Completely (Granville Island, BC)
February 23, 2013One of my fondest memories as a kid was getting hot chocolate at Blue Parrot Coffee with my family at Granville Island in Vancouver. They put the best dollop of chocolate-y whip cream on top of their drinks and on a chilly day there is nothing more delightful than a warm drink in a warm […]
Read MoreMama in the Picture
February 21, 2013A little while ago, someone asked for a picture of me and the kids and I scrolled through my rolls and though I have TONS of my kids, I don’t have many of ME and my kids (and of the few I have there aren’t many that I love or want to share). And it […]
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When your kids are braver than you are
January 31, 2013See the blur? That’s my guys jumping off the diving board for the first time. They just pranced across the thing and fearlessly bounced of the end. I’d be proud except I’m terrified that they’ve learned a new and ridiculous skill: I know this because later when we were at the Pacific Place mall on […]
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potato painting
January 26, 2013Ever since I bought this lovely cookbook:The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes I’ve been meaning to make gnocchi with my guys, but I keep forgetting, so I have a ton of potatoes just lying around. So the other day, when a package I ordered from Fancy Flours (don’t they have the sweetest wrapping?) […]
Read MoreNumber two dog poo incident of 2013
I meant it as a joke when I said I’d tally the dog-poos of the year, but now we’re actually at three. But the third poo is probably from another animal at the farm, maybe goat or sheep and not technically dog poo that made its way under my shoe so I’m not sure it […]
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Lovely Place to Pack a Lunch (Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle WA)
January 13, 2013Okay, in a perfect world we might have been nibbling on something a bit different, but today it was the guys’ choice and Big M won. I always dream about the day I can discuss art over cappuccinos with my kids-today we talked about waves while eating nuggets at the Olympic Sculpture Park. I […]
Read MoreDessert Thali (Poppy, Seattle Wa)
January 9, 2013(PS. I’m so sad to say that Poppy is now closed in 2019….) Maybe 2013 is the year for food in this household, because we’ve been eating around Seattle the last week and a bit like we’re on vacation and it’s been lovely. Perhaps our best meal happened when we popped into Poppy, (aka best […]
Read MoreRaise a glass-making juice with kids
December 28, 2012A couple weeks ago the Bean walked into Williams Sonoma and decided he wanted a juicer. I asked him why and he said he just really wanted to make juice. So I saved a couple hundred dollars and bought him this one at Ikea. […]
Read MoreKidsquest Museum and a little bit of shopping time (Factoria Mall, Bellevue)
December 21, 2012A block of dry ice in our Amazon Fresh order this morning sparked something in my brain. Today’s question: If I take you to go to the truck museum (Kidsquest Museum in Bellevue for us grownups) for a little while, can I go to Target? They played in the water. They experimented. They drove the […]
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Two easy reindeer crafts
December 17, 2012My kids love their teachers. They talk about them all the time like they’re the biggest heroes in the world. (Which I truly believe they are!) And when it comes to saying thank you I really want my kids to take some ownership in the things we do to say ‘thank you’ to the people […]
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Homemade Snowglobes
December 14, 2012So everyone is making snowglobes apparently so I wanted to try and make them too. I had visions of making little ballerina ones like a scene out of the Nutcracker (we’re going to see it next week and I’m a little worried the guys might find the mice part scary so I’m playing up the […]
Read MoreIf your kids are scared of Santa
December 13, 2012or maybe just obsessed with their Playmobil Advent Calendars, you might consider just going for a pose with a plastic Santa instead. (We found this one outside the Splash store in Steveston BC Canda, which by the way has a great play table and awesome toys if you need a place to stop in while […]
Read MoreSnowstorm with packing peanuts
December 10, 2012Friday morning I needed to pack for a trip up north and I got distracted by the UPS man and a big box of snow. It was so full that I could barely find the items I ordered inside the box with all the packing peanuts they had piled it with. Maybe I was hit […]
Read MorePhoto Friday: Denver Art Museum
December 8, 2012I’ve been meaning to talk about this one for ages because it’s one awesome place for kids that shouldn’t be overlooked. I never really thought about art museums as being super-kid friendly but I really love the kid-focused spots at our Seattle Museum has and thought we’d check out the Denver Art Museum when we […]
Read MoreCoal, Kale Chips and some cute cards at Trader Joe’s
December 5, 2012Oh, I love coal at Christmas time! Trader Joe’s has such cool-looking coal and this one seems like it might even taste good-I wonder who on my naughty list is going to get to try it? (Btw Is coal becoming obsolete? You’d think Santa would start threatening old cell phone batteries or giant unusable computer […]
Read MoreSomething to contemplate while you travel or maybe just sit in your car
December 4, 2012The hubby always thinks I’m a little paranoid neurotic but strange things always happen to me. Like today at Costco I was just sitting in the car while the kids napped and he ran in to pick up a few things when the car door opens and I’m like “wow you’re back…..whaa???!! The man getting […]
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Two simple star crafts you could probably make in the next 5 minutes
December 3, 2012No grownup has any excuse for lousy snowflakes anymore. And forget just regular snowflakes. You can make star ones and they’re super easy. I just printed this out, folded and cut along the lines (okay, the cutting was a little difficult and some stars got sacrificed) and voila: instant epic snowflake! And unless you’re going […]
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