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Sweater shopping for a sweeter Monday

September 22, 2014

Apparently it’s sweet week in Seattle which isn’t the worst news in the world.  Oh dear.  Do we HAVE to eat more sweets this week?  I love so many of the participating vendors and for 5 bucks a treat, it’s a great excuse to indulge. And it’s crazy how every week it seems like we’re […]

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Eyes to the sun shopping for snow on a Monday

September 16, 2014

Was there sun in your eyes this Monday? It seriously still feels like summer here in Seattle and after a weekend of play it is so hard to get up.  The kids and I lounged a little too long and we barely had time to brush our teeth, change and run out the door in […]

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Northwest Summer Love

August 31, 2014

Why have I ever wasted a drop of summer traveling away from the northwest? It is so gorgeous here and we found this out with this year’s summer staycation. From Oregon beaches, To local Seattle sights, Vancouver sunrises and sunsets, and bakeries sprinkled gloriously in between. Dare I say we start school next week? How […]

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Octonauts and the Cold and Rainy Pool Birthday Adventure

August 20, 2014

I’ve always been stressed out about having park parties for my kids because we live in Seattle and there is always a slight chance of rain no matter how sunny a stretch of weather we get.  I don’t know why I didn’t apply this train of thought to having an outdoor POOL party but suddenly […]

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Just in case you’re looking ahead for your Seattle weekend with kids on a Monday

August 18, 2014

Waking up to sun in my eyes this Monday was definitely not the worst thing in the world, but Monday is Monday and after a weekend of hiking, good food, indulging and friends, it was still a little hard to wake up. Luckily for us in Seattle, there are many fabulous things to look forward […]

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Supermoon inspired shopping and easing into back to school on a Monday

August 11, 2014

Seeing as we haven’t had clouds in the sky forever, we had great views of the supermoon last night at the Seattle Sounders game and even though I couldn’t help but sneak a few last minute purchases during the horrible first half from the Gap friends and family sale (Did anyone score anything amazing? I […]

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We’re still good for Remlinger Farms (Carnation, WA)

August 9, 2014

We missed our annual Remlinger Farms visit in last year and I thought this year might be our last because a lot of the rides seem like they are meant for younger kids.  Remlinger Farms is a lovely little amusement park and farm market in Carnation Washington, about an hour away from Seattle.  It’s such […]

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Spa Day with my Boys (Gene Juarez at Uvillage, Seattle)

August 6, 2014

I have to admit I let out a little joyous squeal when I received an email inviting me to come visit Gene Juarez in Uvillage, Seattle with my guys for haircuts. I have enjoyed many haircuts/colors/mani-pedis at Gene Juarez( and even at their Academy) over the years so of course, this one was a no-brainer.  But […]

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Scenes from a Northwest Summer

August 3, 2014

How. Hot. Can. It. Get??  Is this really Seattle?  Is this really what a Northwest Summer looks like? Have you been loving this crazy weather as much as we have? I swear the few people in Seattle who actually OWN umbrellas are using them to shield them from the sun.  This is a conundrum.  Do […]

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seattle sounders with kids

You might want to check out the Sounders if you’re in Seattle when there’s a game (visiting Seattle with kids)

July 30, 2014

Even after four years of going to Seattle Sounders games, I have no problem admitting I don’t really understand soccer.  From what I can see, it’s not just about getting to the goal and scoring with your team-there seems to be a little bit of soap opera stuff mixed in with guys falling down pretending […]

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Friday Postcards from a Seattle Summer

July 25, 2014

For the past month I haven’t had any will to travel anywhere, the weather has been perfect and Seattle is just brilliant in the summer sunshine.  So I have something like 14000 photos from the last 30 days stuck in my phone.  About a hundred were of this little armadillo at the Point Defiance Zoo. […]

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Why a Seattle Children’s Theatre Subscription might be a good idea for your family

July 24, 2014

Okay here’s some math you might want to try if you’re in the Seattle area and you are thinking about some children’s theater this fall.  Last year we didn’t subscribe to any tickets so I totally spaced on ALL the plays at the Seattle Children’s Theatre. (even Art Dog which I heard was AMAZING!!)  So […]

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Birth week, the Space Needle and a Lunar Orbiter

July 23, 2014

The guys’ turned 6 this week and as usual our birthday celebration has exploded into a birth week celebration and the guys requested that we eat at the Space Needle for their family night dinner. It’s busy in the summer so I made a reservation a couple weeks before and it was pretty booked up […]

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Shopping things I’ve been asked about lately barely making it on a Monday

July 22, 2014

Whew. Now that was definitely a weekend. I’ve barely started to put away the decorations from my guys’ birthday but it’s shopping Monday and since shopping is the one thing that gets me through most Mondays the decorations can wait.  I’ve been asked a lot about my shopping purchases lately so I totally thought I’d […]

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Cloud City Coffee and Pianos in the Parks (Seattle, WA)

July 19, 2014

Some things on a Friday are to wonderful not to share.  We wanted to hang out at the park with friends before some errands at Costco (and you know how how I feel about Costco) and we spent the morning at a great park in Maple Leaf. (It even has a zip-line!) And then playing spilled […]

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aardvark at Point Defiance Zoo where kids can get close up to animals

A Day-trip to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma (part of our summer staycation in Seattle)

July 16, 2014

I can barely count how many trips I’ve put into my trip-finder in Expedia for this summer and then not booked my cart.  Cabo San Lucas, Alaska, Costa Rica, Belize, San Diego and the Bahamas have all been super tempting, but the weather here in Seattle is just so beautiful, I can’t imagine leaving and […]

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Seattle Summer Bucket List 2014

July 1, 2014

We know it’s summer in Seattle when the cruise ships start announcing their arrival, the Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicles pass us every couple minutes on our city adventures and we start to see less visible moisture in the air.  And when we start getting calls from friends to go berry picking, we start making […]

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Golden Gardens and Pancakes for lunch (Seattle, WA)

June 24, 2014

An alternate perfect ending to this adventure would be stopping at the Ballard Paseo window on our way into the park for a yummy picnic lunch.  But we decided that we wanted pancakes for lunch that day so we made sure to end our trip with Portage Bay Cafe.  We were surprised at how many […]

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Because I’m not traveling on a Monday

June 23, 2014

Mondays are better with painted toes and my sis and I managed to have a much needed sister date this weekend at a neat branch of the Absolute Spa Group at the Fairmont Hotel at the Vancouver airport.  It was so nice to just sit back, chat and watch our ugly toes turn pretty colors […]

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Little secret garden at Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wa)

June 13, 2014

The hubby and I joke about how often we come to Pike Place Market.  And since I decided that I love the mint ice cream at nearby Bottega Italia, I think we’ve been coming a LOT more than usual (We visited at least 8 times in the past couple weeks and each visit except our […]

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