Chicago was one of our last trips for pre-2020 travel. I was in Chicago in December of 2019 for my very first time and had such a fantastic time in this city. This year I had just over 24 hours to explore Chicago as I tagged along my husband’s work trip and we were staying […]
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At the beginning of the summer our teenage boys went on their first solo trip with their school. It was at the height of the June pandemic outbreaks where people who hadn’t got Covid for two years were all getting it and we were a bit worried that they might get Covid too but we […]
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If you follow along on my instagram, we tend to visit the beach at Expedia group with Scout quite frequently. It used to be where we parked to go biking with the kids when they were small. It’s near where the cruise ships dock and it’s also where you’ll find the closest lupine patches growing […]
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Whistler, BC has become a really popular destination for Seattle families-it’s about a 4-5 hour drive away and it’s easily combinable with a Vancouver trip for shorter travel days and a longer vacation too. Over the years it feels like we’ve stayed at nearly all the properties on the mountain and our favorites so far […]
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We have been visiting the Island of Hawaii as a family for years now and one of the things we love most about the island is visiting the coffee farms. Greenwell Farms is a place we constantly go back to and we’ve noticed more and more varieties of farms popping up over the years. This […]
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September is when school goes back in Seattle and the cruise ships finish up their last trips from this port for the year-our city really feels a lot less busy than in the summer months. Because the weather is usually pretty nice and the days are still longer, it’s one of my favorite months in […]
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I received this product for free from Moms Meet to use and post my honest opinions. This post may contain affiliate links It’s usually a good sign when someone already making a successful food product goes on to try their hand at something in the same realm. We’ve tried Halo Top Ice Cream in the […]
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If there is one thing that got our hearts through the past couple years, it’s been the hope of revisiting Hawaii Island (you might know it as “the Big Island”) with our family. We went with my parents and my sister and her family in 2019 and it was one of the most special places […]
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I love getting CityPASS when we travel because it’s often a great way to bundle a bunch of activities we know we are going to see and it makes sure we get a discounted price and often it helps with lines during busy seasons too. I was given two NYC CityPASSES on our recent trip […]
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This is a sponsored post on behalf of South Lake Union for #SummerinSLU and as always the opinions in this blog are my own It is summer in Seattle, and possibly one of the best times to be in our city. The weather is sunny and perfect and the city is bustling. And if you […]
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I received FEND everyday airway hygiene for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions. This post may contain affiliate links.” As someone who has been a Seattle blogger for years, I’ve tried out a lot of cool products with Moms Meet and this one sounded really unique. A spray for […]
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The first time I heard about Proto101 was when I was at the Northwest Flower and Garden show in February. I parked near Pacific Place and stopped in to check out a few stores. I noticed Proto101 on the main floor across from where Tiffany used to be and it immediately caught my eye. And […]
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How incredible is it that we can fly? I often forget that small planes are also an option in our area when we are trying to get to local places. We’ve used Kenmore Air before for their seaplane to Vancouver Island. I just learned that they also have land planes too. And now there is […]
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Every time we do the Lodge Lake hike I think it’s going to be a lot longer than it actually is. From the trailhead, it’s about 2-2.5 hours round trip if you don’t stop much. But Lodge Lake is one of my favorite Snoqualmie Pass trails especially for the first half an hour-I don’t even […]
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I blinked and July is over, so I need to make sure I look ahead for next month. We usually create a bucket list, but haven’t in the past couple years-time has become a blur. So here are a few things I know we’re going to do in August in Seattle. This is not an […]
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There are some hotels that I see in those “dreamiest hotels in the world” posts and stash away for just in case one day we might be able to stay there too. Shutters on the Beach was one of those hotels. It’s right on the beach in Santa Monica, California. It feels like one of […]
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When the hubby first moved to California years ago before we were even married, I never imagined that I would one day live in the United States. But now over 20 years later, we’ve been here now nearly half my life and California is still one of the places we visit often and it’s a […]
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Are you tired of COVID-19? A million times me too. And even after all the precautions we’ve had, the testing at school and the testing at home, COVID-19 still hit our house. And if we didn’t test, we would never have known we had it. So how did we get COVID-19? Our kids went on […]
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If you go to see Marcel the Shell with Shoes on like we do every Blockbuster expecting to be entertained with fast-paced action and mesmerizing energy, you’ll be disappointed. It’s not that kind of film. But maybe just buzz into the movie almost late from the busyness of everyday life, flop into the familiar comfort […]
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This is a sponsored post in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health and as always the ideas in this post and on my blog are my own. A couple months ago, our family cheered along with nearly 70000 fans as we watched our Seattle Sounders in their historical win in the Concacaf tournament. We […]
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