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Getting ready for Easter

April 16, 2011

I saw these lovely egg decorations on the Family Fun website and thought we would make them to decorate the house for Easter. Today was yet another crazy adventure with messed up naps, on and off rain and a stop that involved going to the craft store to get the yarn-the boys selected bright orange […]

A day at the park

April 14, 2011

I was on the way to check out a musician at Izilla Toys with my guys and I put in the wrong info into the GPS and ended up in Madison Park instead of Capital Hill. I was too late to turn around so we stopped in at a cute little consignment store called Sugarlump […]

Go Sounders Go and Grow Garden Grow

April 11, 2011

Let me start by saying that soccer is a really weird sport. There are scarves and chants and very theatrical moves. I’ve seen three games and still don’t really know what is going on. But in my efforts to become a full-fledged soccer momma, we’ll be going to a lot of games this year, and […]

How Magical is UPS?

April 8, 2011

Let’s see. Somewhere at UPS headquarters someone coordinated a delivery so that an important package with these spring necessities could get here just in time for the sun to start shining brightly in Seattle. No, I didn’t wear them to the zoo today, but the […]

A Double Bellevue Adventure

April 7, 2011

Every so often we get a brilliant idea and it’s so nice when we get to do this with double friends. Today we started at the Bellevue Art and Frame for the Paint me a Story. We were a little late because I took a wrong turn (story of my life) but it is such […]

The Calm-Down Book

April 5, 2011

Realizing that I have written many posts in the last while that have been post-traumatic two-year old craziness has made me realize that there are very few days left in the boys being two and I better just enjoy this drama while it lasts. These babies are growing up and I know I’m totally going […]

The Double Tantrum

April 1, 2011

If recent celebrity pregnancies are making the idea of twins sound dreamy, then you didn’t see what happened to me at the Children’s Museum today. The one rule we have at the Children’s Museum is stay with mommy or we go home. And today at the taco restaurant in the museum this rule was tested. […]

Small Delightful Things

March 29, 2011

There are so many small and wonderful things in the world. Right now I’m loving my teeny fingers and how fabulous they feel after my lovely manicure yesterday. I opted for a fantastic blue color at Julep and I think they look quite nice. After a couple rounds of dishes they are still holding up […]

Fountain of Youth?

Today, after an eye exam I got to/had to schedule a little me time-I needed a couple hours downtown before it was safe for me to drive home. So with dilated pupils that made me look like I had a Monday hangover, I went to Julep for a facial and manicure (they were fantastic by […]

King Frog

March 27, 2011

Don’t be fooled by how cute this guy looks-he is quite the disciplinarian and this guy rules our house: I remember using timers in my classroom when I used to teach (and bells and horns and sometimes flares) and I heard from many double mommas before me how timers work for teaching kids to share […]

4,999,900

March 25, 2011

We rode the monorail the other night but the Seattle Children’s Museum was closed, so I promised the boys we’d come back and hang out on their favorite bus station today. What lucky timing! The museum was expecting their 5 millionth visitor and while we weren’t the lucky number 5 million we enjoyed a fantastic […]

Busy Spring Days

March 23, 2011

So glad I can finally say it. Spring is here. I can almost dig my sandals out of the closet (or maybe get some new ones!) This year I’m loving these leather flats from Nordstroms and I can’t wait to go and try them on. Tory Burch also designed this awesome shirt I’ve already pre-ordered […]

Gardening with the duo

March 21, 2011

My neighbors are probably happy that I’ve finally had the urge to get outside and garden a little. I took the boys to a local plant store to pick out flowers that we could put outside. After filling our cart with dozens of plants, I put some back and they ended up with tulips, irises […]

The world needs more superheroes

March 18, 2011

I am so excited to give the guys these capes I ordered from Zulily.com and these dolls from SophieandLili but I’m trying to hold off till Easter. The type of news we’re seeing right now makes me hope for heroes like the ones we see played by Bruce Willis on tv. I’ll settle for real […]

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun

March 17, 2011

When the sun shines in Seattle, there’s a glimmer of hope that we’ve survived another winter and despite all the sadness on the news, we can’t help but go out and take in every sparkling moment. We’ve spent the past few days visiting the farm, dining with friends, running around the zoo, baking cupcakes and […]

Eltana Bagels and an apology (Seattle, WA)

March 10, 2011

Dear Eltana Bagels, We came in for the first time today and my guys were a little bit wild (maybe the smell of baking bagels is intoxicating?). We peeked at the people making bagels behind the counter and at the big hot oven where you bake them and the boys thought this was so cool. […]

Brand New Boots

March 8, 2011

The toddlers are at the stage where they make their own choices. So when I was shopping on Zulily last month and couldn’t decide what Pluie Pluie boots to buy for them, the Bean chose: And Leelee chose: And when we got home from San Diego they were at our doorstep waiting. […]

Pancake Toppings Buffet at Portage Bay Cafe (South Lake Union, Seattle)

March 3, 2011

Apparently it was pancake week this week and while we’ve been enjoying lots of pancakes at home lately (thank you Snoqualmie Pancake Mix) I think we owe the guys’ flapjack love to the Portage Bay Cafe one of favorite places to get pancakes in Seattle. Our current favorite is the “Dave’s Way” pancake that comes […]

Mariners (or Sounders are coming!)

February 24, 2011

Last summer Starbucks had some giveaway and I ended up with Mariners tix. We got to the game so early we even scored free parking, had the stadium almost all to ourselves for a little while and because it was a freebie we didn’t even grimace when we left a couple innings in to get […]

There’s always time to sniff the flowers

February 23, 2011

Someone climbed up on the dining room table today to smell the bouquet that someone added to my Amazonfresh order. Not only did the flower gesture make my day (hubbies of the world take note!) but the look on Bean’s face was far too precious for me to scold him. PS we’re still waiting for […]