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Five toys that almost made it to the 4th birthday
July 19, 2012Someone recently asked about good toys for a one year old. I’m all about value with toys, so here are five toys that have lasted nearly 3 years in our house: Vtech Sit-to Stand Alphabet Train: all boys seem to love trains and when they got this for their first birthday it was an instant […]
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Some lovely kids’ books about birthdays
July 17, 2012Right now the guys have three favorite books to read: Clifford’s Birthday Party, It’s my Birthday(My mom bought this last year when we went to Bainbridge Island at a cute little kids’ store) and Curious George and the Birthday surprise. Notice a trend? I went last minute online to add a couple more to the […]
Read MoreBooks I’m surprised my kids like
April 24, 2012Sometimes things are so predictable. Like a book with a digger on the front is easily a favorite book for a 3 and a half year old boy. And a book with a dinosaur AND a digger? Golden. But this book? It’s about a mouse who is a dentist. ( And a patient who may […]
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Is it this time? Teaching time with kids
February 21, 2012The guys are trying to figure out the concept of days, nights and time. They’re always asking me “Is it this time?” which means are we doing something today? And the magic amount of minutes for doing something they like is 8. “We want 8 more minutes!” they yell at me if they are playing […]
Read MoreThings you don’t really need at Ikea but should buy anyway
January 6, 2012This morning we headed to Ikea because we wanted to get some drawer pulls to replace some that had broken. Unfortunately we couldn’t find them in the maze and it felt very cliche to be shopping for organizational stuff the first week of January anyways. So we didn’t buy anything functional. It was just a […]
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January 3, 2012Two days in and I’ve already sort of broken two of my resolutions. We were going to try and eat out less in 2012. And then we ate out tonight. We couldn’t even make it through the first week without eating out, so I think I’m going to addend my resolution to say that […]
Read MoreAdvent Calendar Poo Surprise: December 19th
December 19, 2011I think my guys got horse poo in their advent calendar today: (It’s the horse theme one by Playmobil. Does anyone else have this advent calendar for their kids?) I wasn’t too sure but then I looked a little closer and this was all that was in Day 19. What else could it be? Is […]
Read MorePhotobooth Shenanigans
December 14, 2011Best three dollars I’ve spent in a while and you can even use a credit card these days. This photobooth is one of the only ones I know about in Seattle and I hope it’s still there. This photobooth is in Westlake Center. You see it immediately when you come off the monorail near the […]
Read MoreNaughty or Nice?
December 2, 2011If only these came in the boys’ size…. I got all festive after I took Trophy Cupcakes cupcake decorating class last night. It was such a fun night-we learned from the owner Jennifer, herself, and she is such a sweet and creative lady-I was totally in awe. There was champagne and cupcakes to nibble on […]
Read MoreSanta and Wishlists
November 29, 2011The nice thing about going to visit Santa on a rainy day at a Christmas tree farm is that you don’t have a line and the kids get a chance to “really talk” to the big guy and tell him what they want. Santa and wishlists are such a big deal right now in our […]
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Bento love:)
August 19, 2011There is nothing cuter than an adorable bento lunch, and after I went to a class a couple months ago put on by Chef Shirley, a lovely local blogger, I decided that I wanted to try making yummy and cute lunches for the boys. My Auntie P also sent me a book around this time […]
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Great Airplane Books for Toddlers
August 9, 2011Right now, the boys are definitely in love with airplane books, and here are a few we have been reading to prep for some upcoming getaways: Airplane Flight has lift-up flaps and a catchy-rhyme-y story. The boys love the part where the plane flies around a storm. The Bean was awake when we went through […]
Read MoreKing Frog
March 27, 2011Don’t be fooled by how cute this guy looks-he is quite the disciplinarian and this guy rules our house: I remember using timers in my classroom when I used to teach (and bells and horns and sometimes flares) and I heard from many double mommas before me how timers work for teaching kids to share […]
Read MoreYes my babies can use chopsticks!
December 15, 2010Here’s the proof: I can’t get them to flip on this website. Anyone know what I can do? You can also check out the video right-side up here. And here’s the link on Amazon.com where I just bought a zillion of them! These things are amazing! admin
Read MoreFred Meyer (Ballard, WA)
November 30, 2010Reasons to go with twin toddlers? It opens daily at 8am, has practically everything from groceries to household stuff, a Tullys and a Starbucks AND at least 3 of those giant car shopping carts that have two steering wheels for the kids. They also have a Jelly Belly stand, where you can find bags of […]
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Seattle Public Library Spanish Storytime(Downtown Seattle, WA)
November 29, 2010I’m not sure how a trip to the post office brought us downtown to the library, but we had a great morning riding the escalators, shopping in the “Friends of the Library” store and hanging out in the Children’s section. The only two pictures I got from this morning are here: They don’t do the […]
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