TRAVEL
A cliff-hanger of a birthday in Vancouver (Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, BC)
November 20, 2013Maybe the story shouldn’t start with the cliffhanger. But, I was oh so proud. This is what everyone with a fear of heights should do to celebrate just being alive. We weren’t supposed to be up in Vancouver for my birthday, but one thing led to another and here I was in my hometown. We […]
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Christmas ideas on a Monday still faraway from Christmas
November 18, 2013The moment my birthday ends the hubby is allowed to play Christmas music beginning the Christmas madness in my house and I love it. I love all the cheer. And I totally LOVE the shopping. Except this year we’re looking for Christmas ideas that are more experience than gifts. It was inspired by something I did with […]
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Catching the last days of fall
November 15, 2013I’m so thankful that November has so many exciting things (my birthday, Thanksgiving, BLACK FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!) that it’s easy to forget it’s also that bleak transition time where pretty leaves turn into an ugly, mulchy, wet mess and it’s dark ALL THE TIME. It’s so hard to say hello to winter and give up the glorious […]
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New to us Seattle Restaurants with kids
November 13, 2013We’ve been in a family restaurant rut lately. Though we love our usual haunts, the Spaghetti Factory, Red Robin and Boom Noodle have been so over-used in our rotation lately that I can’t imagine going back to them anytime soon. (And we love them). Thank goodness we spent some time this past week venturing out […]
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What we do on rainy days in Seattle
November 7, 2013To be honest, now that the kids have preschool every day, on days that it rains and storms outside it’s such a nice excuse to just hang out and have a slow morning together at home. We stay in our pajamas a little later, play some soccer in the basement, make some crafts and simmer […]
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Yummy food and gorgeous gardens to walk it off in Singapore (and some of them are free!)
November 6, 2013When we go to Singapore, a fair amount of time is spent eating. We often search out places for prata and kaya toast. We found a really yummy prata stand in United Square Mall (an interesting kids-mall with lots of things aimed at ‘gifted’ kids) this time. I am also a big fan of the […]
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Behind the Scenes at the Seattle Aquarium (Seattle, WA)
October 25, 2013The Seattle Aquarium was one of the first places I felt comfortable taking my twins to on rainy fall and winter days in their early years. Unlike more traditional kids’ play places, it seemed pretty clean and not as full of germs and we loved eating snack on the “bottom of the ocean floor’ under […]
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Five things on a Monday to make the day better
October 21, 2013I’m still pinching myself to make sure Domino magazine is actually back but it is and I have a copy in my hands. I love the instantly shop-able pages and it’s the loveliest read to peruse on a foggy Seattle Monday like this. (One of my sweet purchases even arrived today! Seriously, why aren’t more […]
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What to do with all them apples ( The Farm at Swan’s Trail, Snohomish, WA)
October 16, 2013I had total green apple envy after seeing my instagram feed flooded with apple picking photos all last week so Friday morning my mom, my guys and I bundled up for a rushed trip to the farm. We only had an hour and a half (barely) to spend at a farm before school when we […]
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The Singapore Zoo, a breakfast, and a Behind the Scenes Tour
October 15, 2013I don’t think we’ve ever been to Singapore without going to their Zoo breakfast and we’ve traveled there a bunch of times in the past 10 years. I absolutely LOVE this breakfast. There is an abundance of good food (this is Singapore after all) and it’s a great place to get your feet wet if […]
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Thankful Monday (and you better get your Seattle Restaurant Week Reservations) You’re welcome.
October 14, 2013One of the best things about being a bunch of cultures is combining celebrations and on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend I’m always so thankful for my roots because I get two turkey weekends every year. We had a homemade meal with my family and even though the pie barely survived a 5-year old dumping an entire […]
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Two sweet kid-less lunches in Seattle
October 11, 2013My mom and I have spent the past few days having lunches around Seattle and it’s been divine. I may have to ressurect my running plan if we keep this up but for now, I’m just loving being cozy and eating yummy food. The other day we stopped in at Ba bar and my favorite […]
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Singapore Shopping List (planning a family trip to Singapore)
September 21, 2013If you read my previous post, you know we’re headed to Japan very soon. We’re also heading to Singapore and it’s great that Tokyo is an easy stop over on a 17 hour airplane trip from Seattle. We’re really lucky that the hubby has family there and we’re just going there to hang out with them. So […]
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Japan pre-reading (How I do my trip research for Japan Family Travel)
September 20, 2013In what seems like just a handful of sleeps we’ll be heading off to Japan and hopefully by the time we leave, we’ll be totally prepared. We’ve made it a habit now on trips to make sure we all read about where we’re going ahead of time. Of course we get the basics like Lonely […]
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If I go to the spa
September 18, 2013When the hubby wants to be the BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD on a weekend, he notices my ragged toes or my frazzled hair and tells me to book a morning appointment and he’ll take care of the guys. After I pinch myself a few times to make sure I’m not dreaming (sometimes in an […]
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The Exploratorium at the San Francisco Airport
September 15, 2013Of course I doused my guys with Purell immediately after playing at this play structure, but the Exploratorium collaboration at the San Francisco Airport is the coolest airport installation I’ve seen. The Exploratorium was one of the highlights of our recent San Francisco trip and it was quite a surprise when we found some of the museum’s […]
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When you go bowling with friends and it’s awesome
September 14, 2013I’m beginning to think that West Seattle needs to get added more frequently to our “where should we go today” list. We used to go there quite often when the boys were little but we haven’t been much lately. And then we accidentally ended up there a little while ago and saw a baby seal! Our […]
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An overdue visit to Grandma’s (Point Roberts, WA)
September 12, 2013There is nothing like a big wave of guilt that washes over you when you realize you should have done something ages ago. “I don’t think I’ve been here in 10 years, Grandma” I say as I pull into the cabin driveway. “10 years??!!! Shame on you!” My sweet grandma slaps me in the arm […]
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A grown-up party at the Children’s Museum
September 6, 2013This year was my year to throw the hubby’s work party and I was a little worried that it would be tough to hold it at our house if it was rainy and I had my heart set on a food truck party. I decided to host it at the Seattle Children’s Museum because it’s […]
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Three of us on the beach in the rain
August 27, 2013There’s a horrible saying that bad things come in threes and I would love that kind of horrible omen to just disappear. I’ve been trying to will something magically wonderful to happen and yesterday’s lovely thing came to us on a beach in Seattle all on its own. We were on our way to meet […]
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