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Just the best parts of camping at the Astoria Koa (Oregon with kids)
July 6, 2015I do not love camping. I like fires, trees, hiking in the woods and camp food but I could definitely take or leave the sleeping in the tent part. I like a little more than nylon or mesh between me and the great outdoors. My family on the other hand loves anything outside and they […]
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Another Seattle family ride: Gasworks Park to University Village
July 2, 2015Call us multi-taskers, but my kids have set me to the task of visiting 50 different parks this summer and they also want to bike ride so we decided to bike from Gas Works Park to some new-to-us park on the Burke-Gilman Trail a few miles past Uvillage. But it was hot. I was grouchy. […]
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50 Northwest Parks in Summer
June 26, 2015My guys want to visit 50 northwest parks this summer and I thought this was a really fun goal. At first we pondered if we could go to the same park 50 times or if all the parks had to be in Seattle but we soon decided that we would only count different parks but […]
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If Mickey invites you to Portland, you can get there and back from Seattle in a day
June 24, 2015Last month I received something truly fabulous in my inbox when I was invited to the Disney Social Media Moms on the Road in Portland. I was totally honored to be considered for the event and of course I wanted to go and see what this magical conference would be all about. My hubby was […]
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A perfect resort and some nearby adventures (Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge, Belize with kids)
June 16, 2015Before kids, when the hubby and I traveled, where we stayed wasn’t totally important. We cared about location, price and cleanliness but everything else was a bonus and if something didn’t work out we could always figure out something that could make do. But now with kids, I pour hours into our itineraries-sometimes where we […]
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A run, a beach and stops along the way to Whistler with kids (Rainbow Park, Whistler, BC)
June 14, 2015The North Face Whistler run is becoming a bit of a family tradition; this is the 2nd time we’ve headed up north to run the 10km and the kid’ run and hang out with friends and once again we had a wonderful time. This time we stayed at the Sundial hotel, and it was perfectly […]
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A remote Belize island without remotes is perfect for a family’s soul (South Water Caye with kids)
June 6, 2015“Are you sure this is the place?” our driver asked as he pulled up to a somewhat dilapidated dock in Dangriga, Belize. And the hubby looked at me and I looked at him and we both knew that we actually weren’t sure and we had two kids and a whole bunch of suitcases and three […]
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A U-pick strawberry patch that’s not too far from Seattle (Al Duris Strawberry Farm, Kent, WA)
June 5, 2015(PS. the Duris Strawberry farm in Kent just opened for U-Pick for the 2022 season June 15.) I was not supposed to go strawberry picking. I am picking out cabinets for our cabin and with all the end of school things I didn’t realize kindergarteners do, it was not high on my priority list. But, […]
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Upping the bar even more for coffee art in Seattle (Moore Coffee, Seattle)
May 20, 2015My kids are so jealous of a breakfast my husband and I had without them. We figured out that one of my guys is really into coffee art on our past trip to Dallas and it’s made us seek out pretty coffees in Seattle too just to see how he reacts. I’ve been dying to […]
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A little local love on a Monday (Seattle shopping)
May 18, 2015Oh Monday. How do you get here so fast and why is Friday SO. FAR. AWAY???!!! That’s why Monday is a day I usually shop and share my favorite new finds. So there is a fabulous new Golden Tote-like company called Emerald Cuff that was created by some fashionable moms in Seattle and if you’ve […]
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A little Tease of our Trip to Belize (Belize with kids)
May 15, 2015In the next few weeks you’ll be hearing a lot about our recent trip to Belize with kids. It was a really eye-opening trip and I’m thankful for all the trip-planning help we had before we went. And I can’t wait to tell you more. We stayed at the Belize Zoo’s Tropical Education Center and […]
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Imagining we’re cruising to Alaska for the first time (with Holland America in Seattle)
May 13, 2015Every summer in Seattle we see the shiny white cruise ships sail into their berths at the pier and I always wonder what it might be like to get on one, cast off and drift away to Alaska. Our family is curious to know if we’re cruisers: I am a free-spirit and the hubby likes […]
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When a bakery you love now has a park next door! (Beaucoup Bakery, Vancouver BC)
May 11, 2015Oh my goodness. I love Beaucoup http://www.beaucoupbakery.com/bakery but it is so close to my favorite place in the world-GRANVILLE ISLAND-we’d often pass it by because Granville Island is a lot more kid-friendly to sit and stop. But not anymore. Hello perfect playground. (And it’s right across the street!!) The kids can alternate getting out their energy […]
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Sticks and Swings at Stanley Park (Vancouver with Kids)
April 15, 2015We hang out in Vancouver often since it is only about three hours north of Seattle and while it’s a city totally full of neat activities and food, some of our most glorious days have been made from simple and impromptu stops in the beautiful parks that are all over this city and its suburbs. […]
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When a business treats your kids nicely, they are golden for life (Bottega Louie, Los Angeles)
April 7, 2015This memory could have ended with that delightfully full feeling you get after you eat a good meal but it’s going to be in my heart for a while. We were in Los Angeles for a wedding and I’d seen the lovely macarons from Bottega Louie in one of my social media feeds and filed […]
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A place to eat on a lovely beach in California (Paradise Cove Beach Cafe, Malibu)
April 2, 2015Years ago when we went to California with the kids for the first time, we fell in love with Crystal Cove where we ate at the Beachcomber restaurant, saw some dolphins swimming and played in the sand. I forgot to get reservations for that restaurant on our last visit to California and found it was […]
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My current favorite lunch spot in Pike Place Market (Seattle, WA)
March 26, 2015I’ve been volunteering at the Pike Place Market in Seattle for a little while now and I’m still surprised that every time I visit I find some place that’s new to me. There are so many neat little shops and vendors and they are all so unique-the other day I found myself in a corridor […]
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Next time we’re in California we’ll definitely show our #Disneyside
March 12, 2015I was pretty excited to be chosen to host a Disneyside Party this year and I was sent a box of free products in order to host. When I applied, I knew we were going to California for a wedding and the kids hadn’t been to Disneyland since they were little and I was excited […]
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A fancy snack shop in Vancouver BC (Ayoub’s Dried Fruits and Nuts)
March 11, 2015Many of our adventures in Vancouver end up at UBC, the hubby’s and my Alma Mater and it’s always fun to grab a few snacks somewhere along the way. Sometimes we stop at Solly’s for bagels and treats or Lucky’s donuts and 49th Parallel Coffee so we have something to much on during a visit […]
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A place that makes my family feel strong (Seattle Bouldering Project)
March 3, 2015Raaaaawwr!!!! Can you believe how strong you feel when you are bouldering? Long before the kids were born the hubby and I got into rock climbing but that all stopped once the kids were born. But recently they’ve been going bouldering and I was excited when they asked me to take them for my first […]
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