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Pepper painting and the saddest attempt at macarons

February 9, 2012

Some days are meant for lying around, reading books, painting and baking-especially a grey day after a week of sunshine. I thought we would make cheery pepper flower paintings. I saw something similar in a recent Family Fun issue using celery, and thought they were amazing. Peppers make more of a peony shape. They boys […]

Goodbye January

January 31, 2012

I didn’t even have time to spell the whole word. Within minutes, it was destroyed. Goodbye January! Goodbye Jan. What a weird weather month you’ve been. Warm enough weather for biking at the park. Snow. And glorious sunshine. (Maybe this doesn’t count as actual Seattle weather because it involved an airplane, but it certainly helped […]

Why take two two year olds to Disneyland?

December 28, 2010

Because it is amazing and free! From breakfast with Goofy to the actual Disneyland itself-kids under three are free. If you wait and book in the spring, you may even be able to score free airfare for your wee ones too. Here are the guys helping to pack before the trip. Notice the Santa Claus […]