I’m feeling a little nostalgic because my guys are headed full-speed for their 4th birthday and it’s just making me wish that time would slow down just a little. I found some pics from a Vancouver trip we took when they were still teeny tiny and small and I can’t believe that time is so […]
Read MoreOh how I wish Seattle had more places like U:don. We saw so many noodle houses in Japan and loved how you can customize your udon noodles and it’s so fast it’s practically “INSTANT” fast food. (Translation: perfect kids’ meals! Who wants to wait with kids in tow?) The menu looks a little tricky because […]
Read MoreVoila. Homemade Yogurt that did not kill anyone. The hubby was quite skeptical of my homemade yogurt and still hasn’t tried it so I’m refusing to buy store-bought until he caves. I even made the topping thanks to my lovely friend S’s rhubard compote recipe. (The citrus one is truly divine.) Yogurt is so easy […]
Read MoreGuess what we found on a recent bike ride? Baby airplanes riding on a train! There were at least three of them. The boys were thrilled and so was I. Only in Seattle is a sight like this not a total suprise, it’s amazing that we have Boeing practically IN our backyard. And this is […]
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I’m dying to see that movie what to expect when you’re expecting, because I remember reading that book and feeling so overwhelmed-even before we knew we were having twins. Since the day we announced we were pregnant with the duo, the number one question we get asked is “Were you expecting twins?” Maybe it’s conversation. […]
Read MoreI head to Kidsquest at Factoria Mall when I don’t want the guys to play with the water table at home. They can play for hours on this part they call “Ballard Locks.” It’s pretty much an indoor water play area where the kids put on aprons and pretend they’re trying to stay dry while […]
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I’ve been running just over two months now, and it’s been long enough to make it almost a habit. I’m up to 5 minutes running 2 minutes walking for about 45 minutes about 3+ times a week so that’s about an hour and a half where I just zone out, feel strong, run my route […]
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How have we never been to Lake Chelan before? It’s within 3 hours of Seattle and totally fabulous! The hubby had a conference there so we tagged along. I was a little nervous because I knew I was going to be alone with the kids for a day and a half while he was working, […]
Read MoreBefore last week I thought the three things every boy mom needed in her purse were: 1) band-aids. (I’ve been tempted to cart around a cooler of ice too and a small medic kit, but I think that is excessive.) 2) a cup. (The hubby wonders why I have all these old coffee cups in […]
Read MoreWhen we first traveled with the guys we always carted along this cheap baby monitor so we could hear them in one room sleeping while we sat on the patio or vegged in another room. (We tend to get places with more than one room when we travel so we can actually zone out and […]
Read MoreI’m not sure who first told me about this, (I think I might have seen it in a tweet from “Apartment_mama” in Vancouver ages ago), but it sounded so cool that when I saw the Alex Toys’ My Collage Farm on sale at Barnes and Noble for under 10 dollars I totally bought it. It […]
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My guys’ third occupational choice after pilot and UPS driver would probably be construction worker tied with garbage man. They love the construction exhibit at the Children’s Museum. They could spend hours there clocking in, collecting supplies, getting their outfits on and screwing things together. Before having boys I didn’t really have the same appreciation […]
Read MoreThe past week has flown by in a blur and possibly hundreds of pictures on my phone. Here are 10 of my favorites: Leelee on the top of the slide at Mom and Me at Woodland Park Zoo. The Bean with his first ever face-painting on his wrist from another zoo event. Flowers my […]
Read MoreLike most kids, my guys learn a lot from books. And I love that what they read helps them learn about real life. But I’m not always sure if we’re on the same page about the message the stories are trying to teach us. For instance we recently read the Lorax. (You know me and […]
Read MoreNo trip to our zoo would be complete without a trip to the penguins. I can’t believe how active they’ve been lately, chasing the boys around and popping by the windows to say ‘hello’. Despite their incredible cuteness, the boys sometimes overlook the penguins altogether in favor of this silly blowhole. The other day there […]
Read MoreTwo reasons you might want to check out this restaurant in Pike Place Market: 1) their kids’ meals are ginormous. (Yes, the fries and macaroni and cheese are part of the same meal. Not the healthiest, but the fries tasted yummy with MY salad;) We’ve been here a couple times and I love their panzanella […]
Read MoreI have the perfect spot picked out for this chair on my deck so I can read and relax in the summer but I’m scared the guys are going to use it as a trapeze bar/rope swing/vehicle for death-defying acts. How do I know this? We went to the Om Culture kid’s playtime a couple […]
Read MoreLast week the guys asked me for toilet paper and I gave them each a roll. (That does not sound sane at all. Who gives their 3-year-olds rolls of toilet paper? To my credit, it must have been early in the morning.) So what does a kid do with toilet paper? Well, my kids put […]
Read MoreMaybe its gauche to say I want something three days before Mother’s Day, but it’s only because these silly catalogs keep coming all this week that I want so many things. And these things are really random and somewhat healthy so I thought I’d share. These are three things I’m likely going to buy myself […]
Read MoreSee that guy lying down in the middle of the field? In other sports you would expect the game would stop, right? Someone would check to make sure he’s breathing. You don’t just lie down in the middle of a game unless there’s something seriously wrong. But in soccer, they let him flop and flail […]
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