You know how I love me a good makeup subscription service (Hello Birchbox!) or Sephora because I get a bunch of samples with every order. Well there’s definitely a good reason for this. Every trip we go on, I grab a handful, stick it in a big zippy bag and stuff it in my suitcase. […]
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I’ve been meaning to post this one for so long. My friend Sandee is super-creative so when her little guy turned one she put together a fabulous party at her gorgeous home. I loved the red, white and turquoise color-theme which is perfect for December parties. I absolutely loved the cake table. The guys were […]
Read MoreSee these tired, shiny, almost-brand new parents? Our guys were 9 months old and we headed off to Maui for our first vacation as a family. A bunch of trips later and we’re heading back to the island pretty soon and I can’t wait. All I can remember from the last visit was a lovely […]
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Somewhere in another city my dad is celebrating a birthday. One of those big milestone ones with round happy numbers and hopefully no flamingos on the lawn. I’m not sure if you’re a flamingo guy, eh dad. But I do know that you’re a coffee guy and every time I go to a coffee shop, […]
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See the blur? That’s my guys jumping off the diving board for the first time. They just pranced across the thing and fearlessly bounced of the end. I’d be proud except I’m terrified that they’ve learned a new and ridiculous skill: I know this because later when we were at the Pacific Place mall on […]
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Oh Monday-remember when you were all about just going back to school and talking about the weekend with friends, after-school snacks, and chatting over homework? There are some days I wish I could just wave a twinkly wand and go back to those days. When I was little my best friend S had a […]
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Ever since I bought this lovely cookbook:The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes I’ve been meaning to make gnocchi with my guys, but I keep forgetting, so I have a ton of potatoes just lying around. So the other day, when a package I ordered from Fancy Flours (don’t they have the sweetest wrapping?) […]
Read MoreI meant it as a joke when I said I’d tally the dog-poos of the year, but now we’re actually at three. But the third poo is probably from another animal at the farm, maybe goat or sheep and not technically dog poo that made its way under my shoe so I’m not sure it […]
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I’m not sure why, but bug-proof clothing is one search I get a lot on this site, and as someone who puffs up into one giant mosquito welt if I get bitten, I thought I better share some of my real faves: I love this shirt. That might even be an understatement. If I hear […]
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I wish I could say I only do this when we travel, but I learned this trick when the boys were babies and I got so scatterbrained that I would lose the “Silver bus” everywhere we went. Thank you to my handy smartphone (I swear this is the most mom-friendly invention of all time), I […]
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Years ago, my pregnant self would never have imagined anyone would ever be able say to my kids “so you know how to collect eggs?” and have them answer “yes!” but something about having two boys who love adventure changed everything. Thanks to Farmer Jayne at Kelsey Creek Farm in Bellevue (two years ago we […]
Read MoreI’ve told you before how much I love South Lake Union, but now I’m super-infatuated because the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) has opened. Do you know how amazing this place is? I loved their old location-it had the coolest boat and fishing exhibit and we finally visited their new digs for the first […]
Read MoreI think we have memberships to almost everything in Seattle and our membership to the Seattle Aquarium is one of my favorites. In the summer the aquarium has early mornings for members and we’ve enjoyed being in the aquarium when it’s completely empty. I also just found out they also have a couple classes that […]
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Okay, in a perfect world we might have been nibbling on something a bit different, but today it was the guys’ choice and Big M won. I always dream about the day I can discuss art over cappuccinos with my kids-today we talked about waves while eating nuggets at the Olympic Sculpture Park. I […]
Read MoreOkay, so yesterday was not my best. The hubby worked late and I was dining alone with my overexcited duo when someone started to choke. And you know that awful heart lodged in throat want to cry but can’t feeling-I didn’t get that until I actually heard the kid start breathing again and I realized […]
Read More(PS. I’m so sad to say that Poppy is now closed in 2019….) Maybe 2013 is the year for food in this household, because we’ve been eating around Seattle the last week and a bit like we’re on vacation and it’s been lovely. Perhaps our best meal happened when we popped into Poppy, (aka best […]
Read MoreIf your kids have any playmobil, you know that a) it’s really complicated to put together b) the parts hurt like anything when you step on them and c) it’s too adorable to resist. The only set that I think you should have any hesitation buying is the meerkat family (we bought two!) because those […]
Read MoreA long time ago, I’d return to the motherland on a quest to find ketchup chips, Smarties and Mackintosh Toffee: grocery store treats from my childhood that just can’t find their way south of the border. But now, with kids in tow my time for food sleuthing is short and I have to be a […]
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but someone gave herself a lot of cookbooks for Christmas this year. And instead of just keeping them there on my shelves to make me look like I’m a foodie, (Oh no I just realized I do this with my novels too to make me look like I read. Oh […]
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I don’t know what I imagined when I signed the guys up for ski lessons. I think a little bit of me thought they’d be whisked up the chair-lift and zooming down the mountains in no time and I really wanted them to learn to ski. But the reality is that it takes a little […]
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