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Two Great things!

February 1, 2011

A new groupon-like site is offering a 20 dollar box of theo chocolates for 10 bucks and they’re evening donating part of the cost to the zoo! And, Red Tri has a great contest on now-if you send the current newsletter to 5 friends, you’re in the running for $500 in cash! Sign up here […]

Bravest thing I’ve ever done…

January 31, 2011

I took the two crazies on the bus on Friday. By myself. And we had a blast. I made sure we had a back up plan arranged with Daddy P just in case there were tears and mayhem but I did fine and so did they. […]

What toddlers want for breakfast

January 27, 2011

These are airplanes. I think the guys are telling me something-maybe we need to go somewhere soon-we’ll see. I will definitely have to work on my pancake skills. admin

How many Terumis do you know?

I love it when you find a good deal and get a shout out:) Check it out here: And apparently I have a jewelery line too! Not mine, of course, but one can dream:) admin

A day of making…

SNOT. We had runny noses all day today. It was sad because we were looking forward to hanging out with friends, but it wasn’t one of those miserably sick kind of days, so we made the most of it. We started the day with a glorious sunrise and a play doh picnic in the kitchen. […]

And here it is: Kids Fly Free to Disneyland…

January 26, 2011

Not sure how great this deal is, but if you’re going to go to see Mickey in his land and your kids are two or older, you might want to check this link out-I wish this promotion was on when we took the guys…. admin

How to eat a Salad Roll…

or maybe I should call this where to eat one. The kids seem to love the Tofu Salad Rolls at Chinoise Cafe on Queen Anne hill the best. Here’s proof: I think it’s because their Peanut Sauce is delicious, but the fact the wee ones enjoy devouring […]

I wanna be a rockstar!

This weekend we took the guys to the EMP with their grandparents and they immediately took to the noisiest instrument they could find! Here’s a video of the Bean looking quite natural on the drums-it might be sideways or upsidedown-you know me and technology. (Uncle Niv are you out there? Please help:) ) admin

Go Dog Go (Seattle Children’s Theatre)

January 20, 2011

Maybe Amy Chua would frown on this one, but one big thing I want my children to appreciate is theatre and all things artsy, so when they couldn’t stop talking about the “Green Sheep” play we went to back in September of last year, I knew they were going to adore “Go Dog Go.” I […]

The Super-Duper Scooter Scoop

January 19, 2011

We are gathering valuable scooter tips and favorite picks to help our readers get rolling. Do you have mini scooter reviews or experience to share? Tell us your scooter scoop to enter our sweepstakes to win a Minikick Usa Mommy via The Super-Duper Scooter Scoop. admin

Walrus and the Carpenter (Ballard)

January 18, 2011

Every so often mom and dad get a chance to eat out somewhere and not feel like they’re old and not cool at all. And when my hubby read something about a new Restaurant in Ballard being named in GQ as one of the 10 best new restaurants in America (very bold) and I had […]

Tutta Bella Pizza (Wallingford)

January 12, 2011

You know it’s going to be a good night when your kid looks like this before a meal: My other guy takes it a little more seriously…..he knows what’s coming.We all love Happy Hour night at Tutta Bella pizza. So much so that when the pizza came, I forgot to take pictures this time. I love that […]

Happy New Year

January 7, 2011

Every year since I can remember my Jichan makes mochi for New Years Day and I’ve loved it since I was a little girl. We eat it with sugar and soy sauce, but my absolute favorites are the ones with anko-a type of red bean paste-inside. This year, my guys finally got their first taste: […]

Goodnight 2010

January 2, 2011

*Oh no! I thought I posted this last night. Anyways, here is the last of 2010. Happy New Year everyone! The children are nestled all snug in their beds but they’re babbling about “Happy New Year” and the fireworks and I’m hoping they pass out soon. We will wake them up to peek at the […]

A sign

December 30, 2010

Every so often you get a little sign from the universe that seems to say-“hey-here’s looking at a cheery day!” And here’s the little imperfect smile I got this morning as I broke eggs for the boys’ breakfast. Not overly optimistic(it’s a crooked smile nonetheless) but just a little ray of sunny omega-3 free-range grass […]

Future Canucks

December 27, 2010

Our fave team had a surprise victory tonight and we survived the drive home from our visit to vancity where we celebrated Christmas with friends and family for the past week. After I unpack, I’ll post the Christmas pics, but for now here’s the twosome playing hockey in the basement thanks to some sticks they […]

Chopstix revisted

December 19, 2010

Totally helps to have a bro in the know-thanks N. Here’s the revised Chopsticks video: admin

Disney teaser!

December 18, 2010

We went to Disneyland last week and I’m still uploading pics and video. Here’s our favorite ride:The boys are still talking about the flying boats and the teacups. And despite my husband’s aversion to all things Disney, I think he had a fabulous time too! admin

Getting ready for the big day

December 15, 2010

Remember those lovely glittery letters I bought at Moxie Paper goods? If you peek closely you can see one peeking at the top of our tree. It was really nice having little helpers this year. Here they are parading around in the little Santa chef outfits they got from Grandma P. They loved helping/decorating/breaking the […]

I buy things…

December 8, 2010

and my husband makes my silly purchases work. I bought this awesome advent calendar from Pottery Barn Kids that I’m going to forever pretend that I made, but didn’t think about what to do about counting down the days. Baby Daddy helped me find these:at a really cool kitchen store on Robson Street in Vancouver. […]