eating out with kids

trying out new Pentel Pop pens when we go out to eat with kids

Making our travel memories “PoP” with Pentel #PentelPoP

July 19, 2018

Do you love pens as much as I do?  When I was in college, I had a job in our school store and I totally fell in love with all things stationery because I would see it everyday: pens, cards, erasers, EVERYTHING!  This job was dangerous because all the pens always wanted to come home […]

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kid-friendly seattle restaurant week

Lunchdate at Dahlia Lounge (Seattle Restaurant Week!)

October 20, 2012

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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What peace in a crowded restaurant looks like

July 3, 2012

A friend and I met for lunch with our kids at a local Panera Bread.  It was noon so there weren’t a lot of free tables and it looked like any chance at a big table would take a long time.  We took full advantage of this opportunity and plunked our kids down at one […]

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views from a superior room at granville island hotel

Granville Island Love

April 27, 2012

This weekend I wish I was at Granville Island in Vancouver BC.  It’s the big Ocean Construction Open House and if you have  a little digger/truck/moving vehicle fan it is the place to be because they get to tour all their dream vehicles.  We went a few years ago and the boys LOVED pretending to […]

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(French) Toasting out 2011 with one last yummy breakfast

December 31, 2011

I think today’s breakfast place will be a favorite in 2012.  We’ve driven by numerous times and I fell in love with the logo: And now I’ve fallen in love with their breakfast.  We went to the Cheeky Cafe this morning with Auntie and Uncle J and were thrilled to find that the menu had […]

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