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Running Mantra #2

June 12, 2014

And by crazies I sometimes mean bears.  This past weekend my sis and I did our 10km with some lovely friends and family up in Whistler, BC and it’s the first time time in my life that I ever saw a real life bear without having some kind of protective barrier like a window, or […]

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Trail Mix and a Brave Adventure with my guys (Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, near Olympia, Washington)

June 11, 2014

Every so often I get a whole day with my guys all to myself. I let the dishes pile up. I leave the little messes to figure themselves out until after the kids go to bed. And I plot some ridiculous adventure. And we go. On days like these we’ve ended up at the Northwest […]

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Another Hiking Adventure with our kids (Discovery Park, Seattle)

June 9, 2014

So many lovely days start off with pancakes and although this past weekend wasn’t a pancake weekend, (I’ll let you know about our fun and wild adventures from this weekend’s trip to Whistler soon enough!) the morning of our hiking adventure in Discovery Park with our kids was and I hope we can repeat this […]

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Exploring tidepools with the Seattle Aquarium (for FREE in Seattle!)

June 2, 2014

Oh you know I already have some serious love for the Seattle Aquarium and their great kids’ programs, but I just found out about their low tide Beach Naturalist program and my guys and I had so much fun exploring Tidepools with the Seattle Aquarium last week. I didn’t realize how many lovely things lived […]

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Before you take your kid to see the Seattle Gumwall

May 21, 2014

Remember, knowledge is enlightenment. I took some friends and their 4-year-old daughter to the market last week after a lovely but busy morning at the zoo.  I gave the little one the market prep-talk because my guys always like to know what to expect in their adventures and it’s always hard to be the one […]

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Local love on a Monday

May 19, 2014

Happy Monday lovelies! I can hardly wait for the boys to go to school this morning because this book arrived in the mail this weekend and I haven’t had a chance to open it and read it yet.  I love star signs and the fact that these Astrologers are twins is something very cool to […]

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Where to bike with kids in Seattle

May 17, 2014

This is actually more of a question than a solution. We have two active boys who love to ride their bikes but it is so hilly in Seattle.  Our streets have a lot of traffic and the park near our house doesn’t have enough trails for them to ride.  So where does one bike with […]

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best ice cream in seattle mint gelato from bottega italiana

Ice Cream addiction 2014 (Bottega Italiana, Seattle)

May 15, 2014

Ice cream season has only just begun and this one is a clear best ice cream in Seattle EVER.  (According to me, of course.) I’m referring to the mint gelato from Bottega Italiana and it might not even count as ice cream because it’s technically gelato but it is the PERFECT treat for a sunny […]

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Yummy things I’ve eaten this week

May 9, 2014

Oh dear.  This was not a week I was supposed to be eating anything yummy.  I’ve been trying to get back to my exercise routine and I have a fancy dress to look nice in for the hubby’s work function that is coming up too soon.  But, this week I ate out with some girlfriends […]

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When the founder of an awesome clothing company comes to your house (Sodo Apparel, Seattle, WA)

May 1, 2014

I’m not exactly sure how this one happened, but I kind of just went with it and I think that’s the story of my life these days. (I’m trying to add a little more controlled Carpe Diem back into our lives now that the kids are getting older and we’re no longer in the double […]

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iceland family travel and how we drove around the country

Three days in Iceland (Iceland with kids)

April 30, 2014

I don’t know about you, but when I first thought about Iceland, it brought back haunting memories of my over-the-top Bjork phase in tenth grade where I totally thought she was the most amazing music artist EVER and I might have even thought about wearing a swan dress. But with kids, Iceland is the perfect […]

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10 or so things I’ll probably buy at the Container Store before Monday

April 12, 2014

Oh how The Container Store is brilliant.  If it weren’t for my husband I’d be a clutterer/hoarder/disaster/junk heap but every time I walk into that store something overcomes me and I feel like I could be an organizational genius and everything wants to come home with me. So a few days ago I was invited […]

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eating downtown seattle wtih kids during restaurant week

Eating with kids at Restaurant Week(s) Seattle and playing tourists in our OWN town.

April 11, 2014

I usually live for this two week stretch when it’s Restaurant Week(s) in Seattle. There are so many fancy Seattle restaurants to choose from and it is such a great deal for a night out with the hubby.  ($28 for a three-course dinner or $15 for a 3-course lunch.)  Often the price of just one […]

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Playdate Seattle is a fun place to play

April 6, 2014

I forgot to post this one a couple of weeks ago and I totally need to because my kids really love it-I heard about Playdate Seattle ages ago and I typically hate indoor play-spaces, jumpy gyms and stuff like this so I just kind of ignored its hype when it opened. But then I heard […]

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A restaurant I wish I brought my kids to, one I’m glad I didn’t and my favorite Seattle window

April 2, 2014

A few weeks ago we were craving some prata and I remembered a satay restaurant I’d popped into ages ago.  The restaurant was actually called Satay and it was pretty empty when we came in and our lunch of prata, tofu satay and mee goreng noodles was definitely tasty and almost reminded me of some […]

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Dating on the fly (London Plane, Seattle, WA)

March 21, 2014

It is really hard to plan dates with the hubby now that all of our schedules (the kids’ included) are so much more complex. But this doesn’t mean we just mope around and give up hope.  We just have to live a little more spontaneous and sometimes we catch the luckiest breaks. The other day […]

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One really awesome thing: Mini Metropolitan Market at the Children’s Museum (Seattle, WA)

March 19, 2014

I would have loved this as a kid and I bet you would have too.  At the Seattle Children’s Museum they have an area where the kids can scan items on a real cash register like they have in real stores. We played blow-out sale at Mini Metropolitan Market this morning with our shopping carts […]

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Things I love this Green Monday

March 17, 2014

Somehow holidays sneak up on me.  Everything sneaks up on me lately because things have just become so busy and between the kids’ school, the cabin plans, our upcoming Europe trip, the hubby’s work and just trying to survive daily life stuff, it sometimes feels like I just can’t keep up. I didn’t have grand […]

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Because I was curious: a brave and healthier version of a shamrock shake

March 14, 2014

I admit I do crave a shamrock shake every March.  It’s festive.  It’s green.  And it tastes absolutely dreamy.  But it’s a whole lot of calories and it’s not really exquisite enough to waste running 10 miles for.  And I hadn’t really thought about one at all this year until the other morning, a shamrock […]

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Proud Mama moment at the Seattle Thunderbirds Game

March 11, 2014

I can barely keep this one in, I am SO excited.  Ever since the hubby and I started going to the Tbirds WAY back when they were at Key Arena and long before we had kids, I remember seeing these cute mini hockey players skating at intermission.  They were so fun to watch and I […]

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