Maybe the little spots of sunshine we’ve had in the past week have thrown your game. Maybe you’d much rather be riding the False Creek Ferry, or trompsing around the beach picking up sticks, or playing pick up hockey/basketball/soccer while standing around on a deck or riding on an imaginary bus. And that is understandable. […]
Read MoreIt’s not just that we don’t have to run out for milk at night when we’d rather sit on the couch and catch up on last week’s Glee. Whenever we put in an order at Amazonfresh we order something frozen-even if we don’t need it. Anything. Peas. Popsicles. A berry pie for the next time […]
Read MoreIf you are wondering what the above photo is supposed to be, it’s an abstract version of an egg-shaped scrambled egg sandwich in a macaroni and cheese nest. Not as pretty as I imagined it in my head, and I probably should have made the nest out of shaved cucumber or something less carb on […]
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A couple weeks ago, I was wondering how to make shaped pancakes and someone suggested cutting them out after I cooked them. So when we had a few friends over for an Easter bunny appearance, I thought I’d use the same idea with a baked tortilla recipe so we’d have cute healthy chips to go […]
Read MoreOur hands down favorite coffee store for beautiful delicious coffee is Espresso Vivace near REI in South Lake Union, so on this cold sunny day that had a rainstorm in the middle, we spent the downpour part in our happy place. The kids loved their mini hot chocolates in little espresso cups (see the lovely […]
Read MoreI saw these lovely egg decorations on the Family Fun website and thought we would make them to decorate the house for Easter. Today was yet another crazy adventure with messed up naps, on and off rain and a stop that involved going to the craft store to get the yarn-the boys selected bright orange […]
Read MoreI was on the way to check out a musician at Izilla Toys with my guys and I put in the wrong info into the GPS and ended up in Madison Park instead of Capital Hill. I was too late to turn around so we stopped in at a cute little consignment store called Sugarlump […]
Read MoreWe are a definitely a zoo family, (we frequent our local Woodland Park Zoo at least once a week!) so when we went to San Diego we made sure to spend a couple days at the World Famous San Diego Zoo. We debated whether or not to use our strollers, but I’m so glad we […]
Read MoreLet me start by saying that soccer is a really weird sport. There are scarves and chants and very theatrical moves. I’ve seen three games and still don’t really know what is going on. But in my efforts to become a full-fledged soccer momma, we’ll be going to a lot of games this year, and […]
Read MoreLet’s see. Somewhere at UPS headquarters someone coordinated a delivery so that an important package with these spring necessities could get here just in time for the sun to start shining brightly in Seattle. No, I didn’t wear them to the zoo today, but the […]
Read MoreI’m still debating whether or not I should fork out for these M and M’s I want to make-the smallest quantity you can order is three bags and I’m not sure I need THAT many. I’ve heard about using treats for potting training and then had this brilliant idea of using only brown and yellow […]
Read MoreEvery so often we get a brilliant idea and it’s so nice when we get to do this with double friends. Today we started at the Bellevue Art and Frame for the Paint me a Story. We were a little late because I took a wrong turn (story of my life) but it is such […]
Read MoreRealizing that I have written many posts in the last while that have been post-traumatic two-year old craziness has made me realize that there are very few days left in the boys being two and I better just enjoy this drama while it lasts. These babies are growing up and I know I’m totally going […]
Read MoreA couple blocks away from the New Children’s Museum in San Diego is a lovely little cafe that my hubby went to without me (TWICE!) when he came to San Diego (sans double stroller and haggard baby-momma) one time on a conference. Naturally I wanted to go to, so when we visited San Diego with […]
Read MoreIf recent celebrity pregnancies are making the idea of twins sound dreamy, then you didn’t see what happened to me at the Children’s Museum today. The one rule we have at the Children’s Museum is stay with mommy or we go home. And today at the taco restaurant in the museum this rule was tested. […]
Read MoreI love the outdoors but I prefer to be somewhere near civilization at the very same time. It’s not that I’m a diva or anything, but when I’m away from my own home I do like comfortable beds, big bathtubs and fancy toiletries. So when I heard about Paradise Point in San Diego I was […]
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There are so many small and wonderful things in the world. Right now I’m loving my teeny fingers and how fabulous they feel after my lovely manicure yesterday. I opted for a fantastic blue color at Julep and I think they look quite nice. After a couple rounds of dishes they are still holding up […]
Read MoreToday, after an eye exam I got to/had to schedule a little me time-I needed a couple hours downtown before it was safe for me to drive home. So with dilated pupils that made me look like I had a Monday hangover, I went to Julep for a facial and manicure (they were fantastic by […]
Read MoreDon’t be fooled by how cute this guy looks-he is quite the disciplinarian and this guy rules our house: I remember using timers in my classroom when I used to teach (and bells and horns and sometimes flares) and I heard from many double mommas before me how timers work for teaching kids to share […]
Read MoreWe rode the monorail the other night but the Seattle Children’s Museum was closed, so I promised the boys we’d come back and hang out on their favorite bus station today. What lucky timing! The museum was expecting their 5 millionth visitor and while we weren’t the lucky number 5 million we enjoyed a fantastic […]
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