A clear, cold night in Seattle in the fall is magical all by itself, but visiting Wildlights on a night like this is absolute perfection. Bubbly snow falls softly in some places while in others you might just get pelted by a big furry flake. (It wasn’t just toddlers and wee ones throwing these around-I […]
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After a weekend like this, is your pie plate half empty or half full? Over here, we’re thankful for a weekend of good food, loved ones, a little bit of shopping and total holiday spirit-we are oh so lucky in Seattle that we have such fun and festive things this time of year. I used […]
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There are signs all over our city that Christmas is coming soon in Seattle. We took the bus downtown the other evening and watched a bucket truck setting up the Christmas tree in front of Westlake Center. The Macys’ star is all set to glow soon too. We popped in at Nordstroms’ to give a […]
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No matter where you travel with kids, there always seems to be a Costco (Walmart, Target, Sam’s club, random grocery store) nearby. After a day of tantrums or in the case of kids not dealing with time-change a couple of samples and a ride around in a cart can make a new place seem familiar […]
Read MoreWe’re gearing up for ski season. The boys have their new ski helmets (they’re on sale at REI this week!) and we’re all ready to get up to the mountain. This winter is the first time we’re actually going to embrace total snow and learn to ski: in the past we’ve just headed up to […]
Read MoreYou know you’re a good soccer mom when you’re in Spanish class and the teacher asks what number 11 is and your too-young-to-be-cheeky kid says: “ZAKUANI.” (who by the way DOES wear numero once if you don’t know your Sounders Roster.) Any sunny day we get, the guys want to be at the field playing […]
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The hubby and I finally sat down to look at the last half of our Costa Rica trip (from AUGUST!) and I fell in love all over again. Looking back at this trip, I think it is still one of the trips I will remember for my lifetime and it’s one I’ll always think about […]
Read MoreIt’s incredible how many things you can buy if you really want to and how easy it is to find them nowadays via the interwebs but I do like to keep it old fashioned where I can. We have been making Christmas Idea Vision Boards: the guys with their Toys R Us fliers and me […]
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I want to perfect this recipe before Christmas because I think it has a lot of potential for fun festive treats and it’s great for helping preschoolers with cutting/dumping/mixing and colors. I remember eating a TON of jello as a kid, and it’s not as fatty/sweet/deadly as cake, you can mix it with fruit for […]
Read MoreThere are many takes on being a SAHM (stay at home mom) and I’m kind of pretending it’s like a sabbatical from my old life so I can learn some life-skills I kind of ignored pre-kids. I remember telling my grandma long ago that I had made some good meals and she laughed and asked […]
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This is how the idea began to percolate. Weather in Seattle in mid-September was nice but not swim-outside nice and we wanted to go somewhere like that but only for a few days and not fly really far. We also didn’t want to spend a ton but wanted to stay in a nice hotel with […]
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This year the guys are getting a lot of use out of their costumes and it’s not even Halloween yet. The sharks checked out a sneak peek of the Woodland Park Zoo’s Wildlights, something we totally want to do this winter! They also trick or treated the Seattle Waterfront. (This pic was taken right after […]
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If you have these things it’s super easy to make this sweet little glowing ghost craft. My guys love making crafts and I’m always trying to figure out things to make with them. I used mini plastic cups and I’m sure paper might work too. My guys are so excited about Halloween this year and […]
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We have pumpkin overload in our house, but the boys adore everything pumpkin. They were very proud of these crafts they made at school and they can’t wait to finish decorating the house with all the other pumpkin and ghost things they’ve made in the past few weeks. They always love our favorite pumpkin loaf, […]
Read MoreWhy is the hubby outside the car in the pouring rain? He actually has the waterproof camera in hand and he’s thoroughly checking every inch of our rental car and snapping pictures of things that don’t look brand new. This is the routine we have EVERYTIME we rent. Yes, you have all those papers to […]
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You’d look like this too if you were a pumpkin in a jaguar enclosure. We love the Pumpkin Bash event at the Woodland Park Zoo every year and we stopped by last rainy weekend to see what’s in store this year. The guys loved the jack-o-lanterns everywhere. And we caught a couple animals enjoying […]
Read MoreSometime in the last little while, the hubby went out of town for work and I was lucky enough that my mom came down to babysit ME. With grandma in tow, we decided to go on a little adventure with the guys and Portland became the destination. Thank goodness for GPS. (When I was in college, […]
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Next week is round 2 of restaurant week in Seattle and I do hope you get a chance to check it out if you’re anywhere near Seattle from October 21-25. We managed to slip in a yummy lunch at oh so swank Dahlia Lounge this week. I’m not sure if they’d swoon over being touted […]
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The other day was one of those afternoons where we were all sleepy but not sleepy enough to nap. (Well, one of us was, but that would leave Thing 1 and Thing 2 to their own antics….) We had glued eyeballs on our ghost rocks and the guys began to eye other things in the […]
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Last year we were super sad we were away for Halloween, so this year we are savoring every little ghosty moment we can. We can’t get enough of Ghosts in the House, a book we picked up at Powells Books on the weekend. It has such a cute story that I’m so glad my guys […]
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