We've all heard people talk about trips that were "ruined" by bad weather, and of course you never know what might happen when you travel. Still, there's usually some way to salvage any vacation (in part by allowing enough time that a day or two of weather or ...
This shouldn't be too much of a mystery for all you seasoned travelers, but check back on Monday and I'll tell you where we were this December.
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There is something so sweet about a sleeping child. Often, (especially after a rough bedtime) I sneak into the kids rooms once they've fallen asleep to drink in their peaceful calmness.
Pictures have a soothing effect too, and since we're often on the go, I have pictures of ...
Japan is high on the list of places I would like to go with my kids. We haven't been able to make a trip work yet, so I console myself by taking them to Seattle's International District. One of our favorite stops is Unicorn Crepes. The shop serves ...
We've been to SeaTac airport hundreds of times, and yet E and I made a special journey to the airport just before the holiday rush began. Can you guess what event brought us there? I'll be blogging about it on Monday.
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This time of year in the US, most of us are consumed with buying the perfect toys for our children, finding the most adorable holiday outfits and decorating our homes to be the perfect backdrop for childhood memories. But those things aren't essential for a happy childhood, are they ...
This photo from our trip to Cambodia never fails to make me smile. Here in the US, we talk about "living above the shop," meaning that someone would have a multi-story building with a shop on the ground floor and an apartment above. What do you do, though, if you ...
When I think about the time we spent in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I always remember these two sweet, silly sisters. Each afternoon, they roamed the streets selling bracelets made out of flowers. After we had been town for a few days, we started to look familiar, and they would play ...
When the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, the toll wasn't limited to the estimated 1.5 million human lives lost, it was a whole culture. In an effort to return to a simplistic agrarian-based Communist society, the intellectual elite were specifically targeted for "re-education" or even ...
I often write about what I hope the kids will get out of travel. A sense of their place in the world, a more open-minded attitude towards differences, a sense of history, and more. But sometimes travel is just fun. I'm more likely to introduce some special childhood treat ...
Heather Pool, who writes a really funny blog about her experiences as a flight attendant posted earlier this year about Laviators. In case you haven't heard, a laviator is a passenger who takes mile high headshot in an airplane bathroom. Heather didn't invent the idea, but she coined ...
In a city that is obsessed with cars and ruled by a tangle of freeways, it's no surprise that driving holds its own drama. Each time we return to Los Angeles, I feel a special energy as I step into the car. Driving here is simultaneously invigorating and exhausting ...
I love to explore as much as (or possibly more than) the next person, but it's telling that with each new baby our first family trip has been to Southern California. Most of my husband's family lives within a few miles of each other. With the 2 1 ...
This picture was taken at a very fancy restaurant in New York's Columbus Circle shopping center (The restaurant is now gone). We played our usual trick of putting baby E to sleep in his car carrier before we arrived, and then parking him under the table where no other ...
Sometimes the one of the kids adopts a posture or attitude that seems so much more grown up than they are. Look at E lounging like a teenager and playing a game on his daddy's iPhone. He just needs to jettison the blankie and cute robot-adorned pj's
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When I visited Chicago this summer for BlogHer and TBEX, I spent one night at the Dana Hotel and Spa. Perhaps, I thought, I could relax ...
When I visited Chicago this summer for BlogHer and TBEX, I was surprised to see this sign in a neighboring hotel. I had ducked into the hotel lobby to nurse and play with baby Eilan, but I ended up enjoying the opportunity to chat with various local people who had ...
E has always loved riding the train, so he was beyond thrilled this summer when Seattle got its very own light rail line. When fellow blogger Heather Poole visited Seattle last week he insisted on dragging her on the light rail. (She posted a cute story and video that you ...
When went to Chicago with Baby Eilan, he was still small enough that putting him in a hotel crib meant dropping him the last inch or so (counterproductive to say the least). Add to that, the fact that the hotels I stayed in had luxuriously fluffy pillow-topped mattresses (I.e ...
As summer draws to a close, and as it gets easier and easier to get around with three kids, I'm beginning to feel a little bit restless. We've been branching out from our normal routine lately, and I've officially tagged next week "mommy camp."
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Until a few weeks ago, when Dominique of Midwest Guest posted about the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, I thought that hot dog cars only existed in Richard Scarry picture books
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Several readers guessed that the mystery product I picked up in a Parisian pharmacy was a Nasal Aspirator, designed to remove mucus from a baby's nose. I've read that this type of "snot sucker" works much better than the bulb aspirators we use in the US. The parent ...
Does anyone want to guess the purpose of this (possibly glamorous) baby-related product I picked up in Paris? I'll post the answer this weekend.
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Chicago's Jay Pritzker Pavilion, in Millennium Park, hosts outdoor free concerts during the summer. The acoustics are amazing, and the fact that it is outdoors makes it an easy bet with kids - when they start to get impatient with Opera (or whatever else is on offer) you can rejoin ...
The images in my Photo Friday post were from the Institut du Monde Arabe on the Left Bank in Paris. The windows don't just look like camera lenses, they open and close depending upon the amount of sun streaming through, which makes this a very interesting building to sit ...
I thought I'd try something entirely different for Photo Friday this week. Who can guess where these pictures were shot and explain what's special about this building? For bonus points, if you have a post about this building link to it in comments!
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With breakable (and expensive) artwork everywhere, and searing hot ovens in the back, a glassblowing studio hardly seems like a great destination for children. Still, when we're downtown, and the kids are in a manageable mood, the Seattle Glassblowing Studio makes a fun outing.
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Have you ever been to a scratch patch? Here in the United States they're virtually unheard of. In fact, I'd never seen one until Earth's Minerals Scratch Patch opened in a nearby neighborhood. The floor is covered in polished rocks, making it a dream come true for ...
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Seattle's Fremont Neighborhood is just far enough away from our own (both geographically and culturally) to feel like a special outing. My kids are especially delighted each time we rediscover this troll hiding under ...
Does this look like the kind of meal you normally eat in a family restaurant? One of our favorite ways to make jet lag with an infant work for us is to take advantage of the extra long naps on the first few days by eating a multi-course meal.
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My kids seem to be strangely fascinated with jails, and this one - part of an old movie set at the Old Tucson Studios - was no exception. E couldn't resist the opportunity to lock up his little sister and throw away the key. Luckily she packed a snack!
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The Musée d'Orsay (Orsay Museum) in Paris is surprisingly (and perhaps unwittingly) baby and kid friendly. E especially loved the stage set models from the Opéra Garnier tucked away on the bottom floor. Finally, something smaller than himself!
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When I think of food in Paris, my mind goes to markets filled with fresh fruit or bakeries packed with pastry that is as beautiful as it is delicious. The reality, though, is that most people don't eat the best of Paris every day. Freezer shops, like this one ...
For me, almost any outing can be an excuse to buy new books. That's never more true than when we travel outside of the US. Hundreds of children's books I've never seen before almost literally call my name, and I find myself in search of a good ...
I think E enjoyed visiting the Arc de Triomphe in Paris even more then we did. The historical significance of the monument was lost on him, but the birds and the traffic spinning by made him wish he could walk right off my lap.
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Nishino, one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants here in Seattle is also a great place for eating out with kids. I also think it's a great example of how you can enjoy interesting food even with kids in tow.
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Every year, on the first day of spring, we head down to my in-laws house for the highlight of the Persian year. No Ruz, or Persian New Year, is an all-night celebration. Everyone dresses in new clothing, and every house is graced by an intricately decorated table like this one ...
For any foodie, a trip to the Farmer's Market on Vancouver's Granville Island is a must. While I could wander for hours, my kids are ready to move on after the first snack. To keep everyone happy, my husband walks the kids across the street to the Kids ...
The push boats at the Luxembourg Gardens are one of the iconic pictures of Paris. It's relaxing to sit on the park benches and watch as children push their boats around the pond (as we did). Still, I dream of returning with D and E now that they are ...
One of my favorite food memories in Rome was our visit to a real Roman home for dinner, arranged through Rome's Home Food organization. The host and hostess welcomed us, and six other guests, into their family home for a dinner made up of typical food that would be ...
Normally the idea of shopping with the kids exhausts me. In Paris, though, the shop windows are so engaging that no additional entertainment is needed. Six-month old E loved being up at eye level in the sling as we wandered the streets of Paris.
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One of the things I loved about the Heard Museum was how nicely the designers integrated kids activities into the museum exhibits. This heart-wrenching exhibit about Native American Boarding Schools came complete with school desks, blue exam books, and pencils. D and E were content to sit and draw while ...
I think we're all in need of a little warm weather right now, so next week we'll have a warm-weather photo theme for Photo Friday (thanks TravelSavvyMom for the suggestion)
We spent our second morning in Phoenix teaching the kids how to miniature golf. It was absolutely adorable ...
We barely left our own backyard today, but it felt like another world came to us. In the past 24 hours, we've had more snow than I can remember in the past several years. Both kids are finally old enough to really enjoy the snow, and this was the ...
When we finally left LA on Sunday, both kids were so exhausted that they put their heads down during takeoff and didn't wake up again until the plane landed in Seattle!
My husband and I have never been more delighted to have someone consider us boring travel companions.
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