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great membership deal at seattle aquarium with kids

Best membership for Seattle Families for Summer

June 20, 2013

Seattle has so many great places to be a member of, especially if you have kids, but my absolute favorite membership in the summer goes to the Seattle Aquarium because of their amazing perks. Every Sunday in the summer they open their doors at 9am for members instead of the usual 9:30. This meant that […]

Happy Anniversary Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum

May 22, 2013

I’m on the Chihuly Garden and Glass mailing list and when I saw it was their first anniversary this week I couldn’t believe it’s already been around a year and I haven’t visited them yet. My mom and dad were in town and up for some touristy things so we decided this would be a […]

An inexpensive and adventurous way of getting to the airport in Seattle

May 20, 2013

Sitting at the bus stop near our house I got a text from my neighbor that went something like: “omg my hubby just saw you at the bus stop-we could have totally given you a ride to the airport!!” And as much as that was so totally sweet and we probably looked ridiculous sitting there […]

5 places we want to visit in Seattle this summer

April 30, 2013

For some reason my facebook feed is filled with posts about goals lately and it made me think about the virtual Seattle bucket list the guys and I have been discussing. And it’s so true that if we don’t actually put these things in writing, we won’t do them because we’ll forget or replace these […]

Baby Animals Boom (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA)

April 19, 2013

Oh my favorite happy place in Seattle is even happier right now. There are baby animals everywhere and it makes me feel like I’m on a delightful safari some where far away even though I’m in my own backyard. We love visiting all year round but when there are baby animals at the zoo it […]

First visit to the MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA)

January 16, 2013

I’ve told you before how much I love South Lake Union, but now I’m super-infatuated because the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) has opened. Do you know how amazing this place is? I loved their old location-it had the coolest boat and fishing exhibit and we finally visited their new digs for the first […]

Lovely Place to Pack a Lunch (Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle WA)

January 13, 2013

Okay, in a perfect world we might have been nibbling on something a bit different, but today it was the guys’ choice and Big M won. I always dream about the day I can discuss art over cappuccinos with my kids-today we talked about waves while eating nuggets at the Olympic Sculpture Park. I […]

Three to try: restaurants in and around Seattle we’ve liked lately with our family

September 2, 2012

I love summer for its lovely weather, and sometimes the heat is a great excuse not to cook so we can find new restaurants and tasty things to eat. I’m so glad Skillet opened at the Seattle Armory(Seattle Center) We already know we adore it, but I know we’ll love it more now it’s in […]

Mod Pizza and men hard at work

May 20, 2012

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 […]

Sleepless in Seattle house

April 20, 2012

A couple weeks ago we played tourist in our own town and took a free Sunday cruise at the Center for Wooden Boats. The boat ride was amazing and our skipper pointed out some neat Seattle landmarks including the iconic Sleepless in Seattle house. (I totally think next April 1st they need to put a […]

One of those days you just need to hop on a bus (Norhtwest Trek)

February 18, 2012

Last night I promised the kids I would take them on a bus ride today and then this morning the weather was yucky and with the unpredictability of public transit to somewhere we could drive to in our own “silver bus” seeming unfathomable and scary, I tried to backtrack on my promise. I found and […]

Penguins at Woodland Park Zoo

October 11, 2011

This morning there was a short break in the rain that looked like this: So we put on our gumboots and headed to our zoo where the guys have decided that the Hornbill gets their vote in the Quarters for Conservation program but we also really love the penguins at Woodland Park zoo too. We […]

Just in case you like Mario Cart

August 8, 2011

We brought the trikes to South Lake Union Park (our current favorite park despite all the goosepoo) and I couldn’t help but think the guys look a little like Toad from the Mario Nintendo Game Series. I’m thankful they finally learned to peddle. admin

Ballard Locks

April 29, 2011

These toddlers have a ton of energy and I sometimes feel like I can’t keep up. But then just when I feel like I have my hands totally full, we run into something like this duck we saw the other day at the zoo and I’m reminded that I only have two Littles and not […]

Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle, WA)

December 1, 2010

After our second trip to the post office, we finally got Baby R her package in the mail and Auntie P’s noodle card delivered. And then the boys wanted to go to Fred Meyer. They love the big drivable cars. But because it was glorious outside and we only have so many of these spectacular […]