Yes, science museums are a good thing for kids. They help with STEM building (a word that’s super trendy in kid education lately that just means Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. I had to look it up because I thought it meant brain surgery or rocket science or something way more revolutionary, but really it […]
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Last month my family drove up to Snoqualmie Pass and we joked that with all our shiny cars parked in the parking lot it totally looked like a car commercial and it’s a little eye-opening to think about how much of our lives really ARE a commercial, from the things we see on instagram or […]
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It’s impossible to hide from shopping in November even though some days like today the weather is so gorgeous you have to get away from the computer and dust off the sunglasses and head outdoors. My email has been bombarded by every company I subscribe to with some kind of Friends and Family sale and […]
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Oh Halloween you kill me. Every year. And every year the guys get more effective at acquiring candy so the cycle just seems to get stronger and stronger. Eat candy. Mourn eating Halloween candy. Eat more candy. Eat more candy……until one of us gets the willpower to do something about it. Thankfully that someone is […]
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Everywhere in Seattle the leaves are putting on the best show they can and I’m trying to snap as many pictures of my kids as possible because it is just too beautiful to stop and one day they probably won’t want me taking so many pictures any more. I’ve also decided that because of this […]
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Happy Shopping Monday friends! I hope you all had a wonderful candy-filled weekend. I almost kept the kids at home today to prevent myself from being left ALL ALONE WITH ALL THE CANDY, but there is work to be done and I guess this is a great test for me to see if I can […]
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If you were like us, we left pumpkin carving till the last minute and we might have had to wait until next year and I probably would have been okay with that except I LOVE PUMPKIN SEEDS. I just hate carving pumpkins. They are messy and it’s a really weird tradition and my pumpkin skills […]
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The other day we were heading out for a simple dinner (we often eat at Tutta Bella with the kids and if we get there before 6pm it’s happy hour and dinner is even more awesome) when we decided to take a little detour up Troll street to say hello to our favorite Seattle neighborhood […]
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I know good waffles and you can’t get them just anywhere. They’re often perfected over the years from old family recipes that have been uniquely tweaked for the iron they’re being made on and only a few people can make them just right. We’re lucky in our family to have had years of delicious Christmas […]
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Ok, so you might think the scariest thing about this week is Halloween, but in our kindergarten class we’ve been seeing scary things since the start of school. We’ve had TWO lice letters since school has started. TWO. And because we already fear bed bugs with all the travel we do, that is definitely something […]
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I think that I’ve reached the point in the cabin project where I wish it was more like buying a dress because we’re starting to ACTUALLY pick out fixtures (like sinks, faucets and shower parts) and that’s where what I dream about and what I really can afford or need becomes a reality. In dress […]
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Oh, I am shopping today, don’t you worry. I do need some dresses for all the winter festivities coming up and I’m totally in love with this Tadashi Shoji one at Nordstrom and I found some cute ones at Ann Taylor too (I tried a code ebates50 for ebates shoppers and it worked for 50% […]
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I’ve been dreaming about eating at the Fat Hen for a while now. It is really close to a shop where we often go for macarons and other treats (Honore Bakery if you’re curious. It has amazing desserts and some of Seattle’s tastiest macarons and it’s one reason why I used to schedule my kids’ […]
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Last year we went to the Farm at Swan’s trail because I saw it in my instagram feed and it looked like the most idyllic place ever to pick apples. And then this year a friend and her family wanted us to go because she knew they had the most amazing corn maze. Now things […]
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So it’s taking me all my willpower not to buy this advent calendar today, but I haven’t cleaned out my makeup drawer that I promised I would clean out before I bought any more makeup and I know my hubby would die if this giant box of new makeup shows up before I’m done. So […]
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Well it’s not entirely empty. Some mornings start well into the night when a little one gets a fever and all of a sudden you get reduced back to the new-parent cycle of comfort/worry/wait/stayupallnight/willtheyeverbeokayagain and instead of sending two kids off to school you only send one. (He is doing much better now by the […]
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If you’ve been following our cabin-building project it’s been quite a fun project and our whole family has been enjoying the process so far. It’s neat learning about how a home is made, choosing how we’re going to utilize our space and imagining how we’re going to live in this place in years to come. […]
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Oh Monday. You roll around so quickly after a weekend full of spectacular sun and lovely adventures. When have we ever worn shorts in OCTOBER in Seattle? My bestie came for a visit and we had fun exploring Seattle and eating yummy food these past few days. We sipped coffee and matcha lattes at the […]
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The other day I bought a loaf of my favorite Seattle bread, a dense and delicious potato loaf at Dahlia Bakery. “Best bread in Seattle,” I espoused to the lady at the store helping me. “Totally.” She replied. And these weren’t just pleasantries. This bread needs to be admired. (So do the pastries. Oh the […]
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Living with boys is not as horrible as I might have imagined if you told me as a high schooler this is how my life would turn out. It’s actually mostly lovely and I’m getting used to being outdoors more and embracing all that is frogs, dirt and bugs. But sometimes I do feel like […]
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