I could also have called this post “Slice of Heaven at the Mahana”, as it was this hotel that proved to us that we could travel with babies when we went there in 2009(beachfront, suite-style hotel rooms, in room laundry, and kitchen with dishwasher), but when we got there this trip was definitely more a […]
Read MoreThis item is worthy enough for a whole post. The current potty issue is driving me insane-and we’re only at the beginning stages. The more pressing issue for me is what do you do if your babies have to potty when you’re out in public once you truly start training? Do I pack my potty […]
Read MoreWhere are my mittens? Where is my Quatchi shrirt? It’s almost the one year anniversary of the Olympics! We had so much fun last year in Vancouver when all the world was there for some fabulous games! Thanks to my dear sis, we were able to take in a bit of the celebrations and I’m […]
Read MoreWhen it’s chilly outside I think of travel and getting away from it all and two places on my mind right now are New York and San Diego. Yes, on opposite sides of the country(one where it’s totally freezing!) and not at all practical to accurately compare, but hey, I never promised to be rational. […]
Read Moreso I’m posting this pic a friend took of the Bean holding hands with one of her lovely girls at the farm for Wordless Wednesday. It’s supposed to be wordless, but I’ll forget the significance if I don’t write it down and everyone knows I tend to babble. It’s freezing cold in Seattle and when […]
Read MoreA new groupon-like site is offering a 20 dollar box of theo chocolates for 10 bucks and they’re evening donating part of the cost to the zoo! And, Red Tri has a great contest on now-if you send the current newsletter to 5 friends, you’re in the running for $500 in cash! Sign up here […]
Read MoreI took the two crazies on the bus on Friday. By myself. And we had a blast. I made sure we had a back up plan arranged with Daddy P just in case there were tears and mayhem but I did fine and so did they. […]
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When I booked this trip, I never imagined how much of an impact it was going to make on our lives-the above pic is now hanging in our living room! My friend S had just gone to the Tigh-Na-Mara resort with her husband and raved about a fabulous spa dining experience and I found a […]
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These are airplanes. I think the guys are telling me something-maybe we need to go somewhere soon-we’ll see. I will definitely have to work on my pancake skills.
Read MoreI love it when you find a good deal and get a shout out:) Check it out here: And apparently I have a jewelery line too! Not mine, of course, but one can dream:)
Read MoreSNOT. We had runny noses all day today. It was sad because we were looking forward to hanging out with friends, but it wasn’t one of those miserably sick kind of days, so we made the most of it. We started the day with a glorious sunrise and a play doh picnic in the kitchen. […]
Read MoreNot sure how great this deal is, but if you’re going to go to see Mickey in his land and your kids are two or older, you might want to check this link out-I wish this promotion was on when we took the guys….
Read Moreor maybe I should call this where to eat one. The kids seem to love the Tofu Salad Rolls at Chinoise Cafe on Queen Anne hill the best. Here’s proof: I think it’s because their Peanut Sauce is delicious, but the fact the wee ones enjoy devouring […]
Read MoreThis weekend we took the guys to the EMP with their grandparents and they immediately took to the noisiest instrument they could find! Here’s a video of the Bean looking quite natural on the drums-it might be sideways or upsidedown-you know me and technology. (Uncle Niv are you out there? Please help:) )
Read MoreA glowing baby is always delightful but when I snapped this one of Leelee at OMSI in Portland a couple months ago, I couldn’t believe how radioactive looking it turned out( This is not a doctored photo1). This pic was snapped at a ball-popping station in the museum and at first Leelee was terrified of […]
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Maybe Amy Chua would frown on this one, but one big thing I want my children to appreciate is theatre and all things artsy, so when they couldn’t stop talking about the “Green Sheep” play we went to back in September of last year, I knew they were going to adore “Go Dog Go.” I […]
Read MoreI am looking for input on our new playroom plan. We need storage. Lots of it. Idea #1 This is what I originally wanted from Ikea. Imagine it in the birch color of the second picture. I love the fact the kids get a little reading nook and we were going to add another of […]
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Read MoreEvery so often mom and dad get a chance to eat out somewhere and not feel like they’re old and not cool at all. And when my hubby read something about a new Restaurant in Ballard being named in GQ as one of the 10 best new restaurants in America (very bold) and I had […]
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Last week we were dying to bake something. It was rainy and miserable outside and I heard somewhere that you could make cinnamon monkey bread with pizza dough so I googled and got this recipe from mealsmatter.org: 2 – 1 lb Packages refrigerated pizza dough 1 tbsp Cinnamon 1 cup Sugar 8 tbsp Butter, melted […]
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