TRAVEL

We could have been watching the Oscars….

February 27, 2012

Maybe it’s because we’re regular people. And maybe there was a little “wish I was wearing THAT dress instead of these sweats, ponytail and gumboots” envy tonight as we embraced Oscar night as a night to try out some awesome Chicago Deep Dish Pizza in Seattle that we’ve been hearing about. Probably as anti-Oscar of […]

Playdate in someone else’s Family Room (SAM Seattle)

February 24, 2012

There is one reason why we have a Seattle Art Museum membership for our family right now and I wish I could tell you it was because I wanted my kids to be cultured and appreciate art. But, it’s not. It’s because I love this room. I can put my feet up and relax while […]

Easy Homemade Chocolate Pudding

February 23, 2012

The boys were craving pudding the other day and there was none in the fridge and now I don’t think I’m going to have to buy pudding again. This recipe was yummy and super easy and the guys actually enjoyed it better when it was warm than they did a couple hours later after it […]

Is it this time? Teaching time with kids

February 21, 2012

The 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 […]

Hockey Night in Kent

February 20, 2012

After weeks of the boys being Kyla and T-bird, the hubby and I are ready for the duo to start a new sport. So the other night we headed to Kent for the first time to see the Thunderbirds in their “new” stadium. (We used to go regularly when they were at Key Arena, pre-duo […]

Two Days At Crystal Cove (California with kids)

February 19, 2012

I can’t imagine a more serene or beautiful place than Crystal Cove. I’m not sure why we never went here before. Maybe the Newport Beachers want to keep it a secret for themselves? When we checked into our hotel, (I seriously can’t recommend the Marriott Newport Coast Villas enough!!!) we overhead someone talking about the […]

One of those days you just need to hop on a bus (Norhtwest Trek)

February 18, 2012

Last night I promised the kids I would take them on a bus ride today and then this morning the weather was yucky and with the unpredictability of public transit to somewhere we could drive to in our own “silver bus” seeming unfathomable and scary, I tried to backtrack on my promise. I found and […]

Seattle Top Pot Morning

We were running errands all morning and I asked the boys where they wanted to go for a snack as a reward for tagging along. And they decided that they wanted doughnuts. (Or donuts?) But what they really wanted were “sprinkly” Top Pot doughnuts to be exact. (I guess I didn’t specify a healthy snack.) […]

Easy Valentine Pancakes

February 16, 2012

Thank goodness for cookie cutters. One boy wanted frog pancakes for breakfast. I just added the Pocky sticks because they were pink and on the counter but the guys pretended they were chopsticks. I pretended that I did that on purpose so they could try to pick up their pancakes and it turned out to […]

Battle of Wills

February 13, 2012

Three must be the new thirteen. I didn’t think I’d have to answer tough questions this early, and they keep coming rapid-fire. “Mommy? How did I get in your belly? Did you eat me?” or “Mommy? Why is my poo brown? Why Mommy! Tell me why!” And then we have the days when we don’t […]

Disneyland with a boy terrified of rides….

February 9, 2012

This is how I imagined my boys would look at Disneyland. But one boy is currently a little scared of indoor rides, loud noises, things that have scary parts, anything that might have a tunnel and the outside of the Tiki Tiki Tiki Room. So at one point we had a few tears and it […]

Pepper painting and the saddest attempt at macarons

Some days are meant for lying around, reading books, painting and baking-especially a grey day after a week of sunshine. I thought we would make cheery pepper flower paintings. I saw something similar in a recent Family Fun issue using celery, and thought they were amazing. Peppers make more of a peony shape. They boys […]

The best part of vacation

February 3, 2012

Cupcakes in bed when the duo goes to sleep. I admit I reluctantly shared this delightful cupcake I picked up in Fashion Island( my favorite outdoor mall ever!). It was pretty yummy and looked a whole lot better before it was decimated. And though it might not be the absolute best part of vacation (I […]

Goodbye January

January 31, 2012

I didn’t even have time to spell the whole word. Within minutes, it was destroyed. Goodbye January! Goodbye Jan. What a weird weather month you’ve been. Warm enough weather for biking at the park. Snow. And glorious sunshine. (Maybe this doesn’t count as actual Seattle weather because it involved an airplane, but it certainly helped […]

Waiting at the airport

This is what waiting at the airport looks like sometimes with kids in tow. We bring things like our trunki suitcases to keep our kids entertained but in reality when flights get delayed or there isn’t a lot of space to sit down in our waiting area, there isn’t much we can do. Sometimes we […]

Farm, Fuji Bakery and Feeling Domestic

January 30, 2012

A perfect morning for the boys and I, is a trip out to our farm. I guess it’s not really our farm, but we feel like it is. It’s only about a half an hour away from Seattle and we adore Farmer Jayne and the other staff who work there. We take a lot of […]

I heart beach (Newport Beach, California)

January 29, 2012

If there ever was a beach to make you yell “I heart beach” at the top of your lungs this is it. This is Newport Beach in California and it’s probably our favorite. When we think of all the beaches we travel to and love it’s always this one. And ona perfect day there isn’t […]

National Children’s Castle-Kodomo no Shiro (Tokyo Japan)

January 27, 2012

I read about the National Children’s Castle in this book about Kid’s Trips in Tokyo, (a little-bit outdated guide from 1996 but useful nonetheless) and it sounded very cool, kind of like the kids’ museums we have in Seattle. Don’t mistake it for the Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Hall. That one is currently closed until at […]

Carpe Diem at Cafe Medina

January 26, 2012

There’s been a lot of talk in the mom world lately about Carpe Diem, and frankly, whenever I hear that phrase, all I can imagine is Robin Williams eerily whispering it to those college boys in Dead Poet’s Society and it creeps me out and makes me feel old. I prefer the mantra you see […]

Mmm Mmm went the little green frogs

January 23, 2012

If you are in Seattle on a rainy day in the winter, one of the most delightful places to hide away is in the Rainforest at the Woodland Park Zoo. It is warm and cozy and full of neat exhibits to explore and our favorite exhibit is the Poison Dart Frogs. It keeps us out […]