I always lament the fact that I fly by the seat of my pants and don’t take time to prep picnics. I just find it’s hard to decide when you wake up in the morning what you want for lunch, let alone go somewhere where you’re going to actually enjoy it outdoors. Luckily for us, […]
Read MoreSometimes it feels like there’s a bakery void in the Magnolia/Interbay area of Seattle and when you map out a day’s adventures based on coffee shops and pastries like I do, this creates a little bit of a problem. Thankfully the Fuji Bakery finally opened on Friday and it’s right in the heart of Interbay. […]
Read MoreI can’t believe I’ve never mentioned Tacos Guaymas before: specifically the one in Fremont. We used to go there all the time before the guys were born because they have really inexpensive and yummy tacos. We could eat two tacos for under 5 dollars and they were stuffed to the brim and delicious. The atmosphere […]
Read MoreThe other day the hubby had time to meet for lunch so I scanned some Seattle Restaurant Week offerings that were in the neighborhood. Usually I call ahead to see if a restaurant has a kids’ meal (to find out if it’s kid-friendly or not) and I forgot to this time, but Cuoco has one […]
Read MoreIt’s hard to go too long without a visit to one of our favorite Northwest cities: Portland. This city is so fabulously kid-friendly and so fantastically coffee-addict/foodie/site-seeing friendly that we can’t help but adore traveling to Portland with kids. This time we added a couple new stops and I’ll have to remember how fun Easter […]
Read MoreThis is how the idea began to percolate. Weather in Seattle in mid-September was nice but not swim-outside nice and we wanted to go somewhere like that but only for a few days and not fly really far. We also didn’t want to spend a ton but wanted to stay in a nice hotel with […]
Read MoreNext week is round 2 of restaurant week in Seattle and I do hope you get a chance to check it out if you’re anywhere near Seattle from October 21-25. We managed to slip in a yummy lunch at oh so swank Dahlia Lounge this week. I’m not sure if they’d swoon over being touted […]
Read MoreUsually when we plan a trip, I love to think about where we’re going to eat long before we get there. For this past Vegas trip though, I planned our trip around the pool at Mandalay Bay and kind of ended any planning there. I knew there were fabulous restaurants everywhere but kids in Vegas […]
Read MoreWhat is it about ice cream that just melts away all the cares in the world? I adored going with my sister and dad to a little ice cream shop in the mall near where I grew up. It had curved chairs and pictures of fancy scooped desserts on the wall and I have so […]
Read MoreI love summer for its lovely weather, and sometimes the heat is a great excuse not to cook so we can find new restaurants and tasty things to eat. I’m so glad Skillet opened at the Seattle Armory(Seattle Center) We already know we adore it, but I know we’ll love it more now it’s in […]
Read MoreIt’s a good day when the hubby calls in a sandwich order and we find a perfect spot right out front of Paseo, a little Caribbean sandwich shop in Fremont, famous for roast pork sandwiches. If something ever happened to me, I know he could live off the Tofu Delight sandwich and survive happily for […]
Read MoreOn a trip to Hawaii a few years ago, we discovered a treat with a very odd name. Yes, it’s made of melons, but it just seems like an unfortunate sounding title for such a delicious ice pop (a friend recently told me it sounds like a skin disease.) But it must be popular in […]
Read MoreSo maybe it wasn’t quite 100 hours in Paris, but I did spend nearly 100 hours kid-free on the whole journey from the time I left the airport to the time my sweet boys all picked me up. So what does a stay at home mom set free into the big big world with her […]
Read MoreA friend and I met for lunch with our kids at a local Panera Bread. It was noon so there weren’t a lot of free tables and it looked like any chance at a big table would take a long time. We took full advantage of this opportunity and plunked our kids down at one […]
Read MoreI’m feeling a little nostalgic because my guys are headed full-speed for their 4th birthday and it’s just making me wish that time would slow down just a little. I found some pics from a Vancouver trip we took when they were still teeny tiny and small and I can’t believe that time is so […]
Read MoreOh how I wish Seattle had more places like U:don. We saw so many noodle houses in Japan and loved how you can customize your udon noodles and it’s so fast it’s practically “INSTANT” fast food. (Translation: perfect kids’ meals! Who wants to wait with kids in tow?) The menu looks a little tricky because […]
Read MoreMy guys’ third occupational choice after pilot and UPS driver would probably be construction worker tied with garbage man. They love the construction exhibit at the Children’s Museum. They could spend hours there clocking in, collecting supplies, getting their outfits on and screwing things together. Before having boys I didn’t really have the same appreciation […]
Read MoreTwo reasons you might want to check out this restaurant in Pike Place Market: 1) their kids’ meals are ginormous. (Yes, the fries and macaroni and cheese are part of the same meal. Not the healthiest, but the fries tasted yummy with MY salad;) We’ve been here a couple times and I love their panzanella […]
Read MoreWe stopped by my hometown for a little visit this weekend and I missed visiting my Jichan (grandpa), but he sent me some yummy sweets via my mom and I’m a very happy girl: These are manju, a type of Japanese pastry that have a sweet bean in the middle. Eating them reminds me of […]
Read MoreWhat tasty nom nom comes boxed in a lovely pink bag? Seriously anything out of this pink bag would probably be lovely, but in this one we have Cakepops of course! Today we went to Cupcake Royale for cupcakes to bring to the zoo but the boys were dazzled by the delights on sticks. (Sugar […]
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