stanely cup model at bc sports hall of fame

Getting Olympic Ready at the BC Sports Hall Of Fame (Vancouver, BC)

January 23, 2014

Oh do you remember these guys? We had so much fun with the kids during their first Winter Olympics and we were so lucky it happened in Vancouver!  I remember taking them to the Richmond Oval and parading them around with someone’s torch and just taking in all the excitement of the Olympic Spirit.  It […]

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Homesick pictures after a weekend away

January 21, 2014

We travel a lot but sometimes even an exciting weekend away leaves me a little homesick and by the end of the trip I just want to get home and unwind in my own house before the week starts. On the drive home, I start thinking about the laundry I need to fold, the lunches […]

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24 hours of snow at the Suncadia Resort in Washington State

January 17, 2014

We are so snow starved in Seattle right now.  Ever since that icy cold week a few months back where we were teased with just a little hint of snow in our yard (and yes, I let the kids go out even though it was SUPER early!) we haven’t got ANYTHING. So when I heard […]

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oahu farm tour with movie highlights

Oahu Shopping late on a Monday (planning for a trip to Oahu with kids)

January 14, 2014

I’m often asked about how I book my travel plans.  It usually starts with some kind of interest our family has in a place combined with the kids’ and hubby’s vacation schedules. Sometimes, I get a place in my head because of some animal adventure I’ve heard about, or a farm tour I’m curious about […]

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Trying to get a shot of the Seattle Great Wheel with kids in tow

January 13, 2014

I’m trying to steel up my courage to ride the Great Wheel sometime this new year. I had it on my summer bucket list but managed to avoid it along with Great Wolf Lodge which I hope we never have to go to. And then I developed an irrational fear of elevators that I desperately […]

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Something fun in front of Seattle REI

January 12, 2014

So dare I say REI is growing on me? This is the hubby’s favorite store in all of Seattle. It’s probably the only catalog he hasn’t used paper karma (an amazing app that gets rid of junk mail!!) on and if he could go daily, he probably would. And ever since they had a members’ […]

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Snowshoeing in Whistler for the first time with kids (Callaghan Valley, British Columbia)

January 10, 2014

All Christmas the hubby and I talked about how we were so excited to go to Whistler for the first time with kids and how we hadn’t been in 6 years, but as we were walked through the village we both got some weird deja vu feelings and then realized we’ve actually been here before. […]

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Cookbook Cleanse for the New Year

January 8, 2014

I went on a bit of a buying frenzy last year with my cookbooks when the kids started school.  I was excited to make home-made dinners and I guess I thought HAVING a ton of books would make me cook more but then it made me realize that I needed more cooking tools: more pans, […]

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New Year, new Monday wants

January 6, 2014

It’s the first Monday of the New Year and I woke up to this beautiful sunrise and the kids and I spent the morning coloring Vancouver Canucks coloring sheets and talking about the Seahawks.  Ugh.  I totally have sports fans in this house. And since it’s so early in the year, the only things I’ve […]

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Sketches of Seattle and a good place to stop if you’re trying to figure out what to see (Mohai, Seattle)

January 5, 2014

The other night the hubby and I went for date night at the Mohai‘s Member Night featuring the Drawn to Seattle Seattle Sketcher Exhibit.  (We pretty much ran out of the house screaming DATE-NIGHT!!!!!!! the minute my parents arrived but here we look rather civilized, I thought.) I’ve seen Gabriel Campanario’s work before in the […]

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Family-friendly Christmas Activities in Vancouver

January 4, 2014

I’m going through my photo roll and it feels like I’ve blinked and weeks have magically flown by. We’ve spent a lot of time in Vancouver, BC in the past few months and though we didn’t really plan on doing too many festive things this year, we definitely have some fun Christmas activities in Vancouver […]

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cafe medina waffles

Five Delightful Vancouver Eats with Kids in Tow

January 2, 2014

Whenever we head to Vancouver, we have some regular stops but we’re always trying to expand our food repertoire.  We spent a good week up in Vancouver for Christmas Break and while we had a lot of family events to eat at, we had some fun eating around Vancouver too.  The first place is a […]

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Last Monday of the Year: shopping cliffhangers

December 30, 2013

In the new year I’m totally going to have to make some shopping choices because I can’t buy EVERYTHING (even though I want to) and I would like to cut down on some clutter in my life and there is definitely an abundance of STUFF in this world and I don’t want to buy unnecessarily. […]

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Ice skating party or why I heart experience gifts (Minoru Arenas, Richmond, BC)

December 29, 2013

I think I gave myself the best present this Christmas. A skating party with people I love. And in the blur of all the Christmas shopping and merriment it was nice to just step into a winter wonderland and whirl around a rink with friends and family.  I barely saw my kids because they wouldn’t […]

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Perfect present for parents of Lego-lovers and a fun night in Bellevue (Snowflake Lane)

December 18, 2013

In Bellevue last night we braved the crowds to see Snowflake Lane.  I thought it might not be busy because it was a weeknight and school isn’t out yet, but it was still pretty packed.  It has changed a lot, even since last year. In the past few years the best spots to watch with […]

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learn how to arm knit

A truly hand-made gift for Christmas

December 17, 2013

This gift is actually not totally hand-made, but arm-made and I need to send a million thank yous to whoever pinned “arm-knitting” in my pinterest feed.  Of course something so unusual-sounding peaked my interest and the scarf Simply Maggie created looked very cool. Her youtube video for the 30-minute infinity scarf also made making a […]

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Some of our Favorite Holiday things in Seattle

December 15, 2013

This festive season we’re trying to fit in as many fun Christmas activities in Seattle as we can.  We began our holiday countdown with the Macy’s parade. I remember trying to wheel these guys around when they were just a few months old so that they could ‘see’ the parade.  This time they stood for […]

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An inspiring visit at the Gates Foundation Visitor Center (Seattle, WA)

December 12, 2013

I had been meaning to go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor’s Center forever, but I kept putting it off.  I think it was a little too intimidating, like I was preparing for a visit to Mr. Gates’ house or something.  What would I wear?  What would we do? What if we were […]

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Chilly Monday Shopping Wishes

December 9, 2013

We have been on snowflake watch all morning and though we’ve seen a bunch of puffy clouds hanging in the chilly air we haven’t even had one teeny flake yet.  I’ve been putting off today’s run because I’m so freezing cold.  Hopefully some new running attire might help.  I love my Athleta pants I bought […]

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Festive Candy Cookies

Every time my sister comes to visit it’s a weekend of love, yummy food and adventure.  This weekend we had some glorious chilly weather, and my baby dog nephew made us get out and explore.  I love how much fun my boys and I have with my sister and this dog.         […]

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