Feeding the Imagination – Our Local Library

No blog about our family outings would be complete without a summary of our trips to the local library.  We visit the Mill Creek Branch of the Sno-Isle Library System at least twice a week.
Toddler Story Time
You could find Mya and me at the toddler story time every Wednesday while Jamin is at school.  Mya [...]

January Reading Round-Up

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems – Hilarious. Both kiddos could recite this book after and few readings and loved imitating Pigeon’s melodrama. Now whenever my son gets whiny, I call him Pigeon and the whining ceases. I love it.   We have since checked out and enjoyed Pigeon Wants [...]

Free Admission at Western Washington Museums

Taking the whole family to the museum can be a strain on the pocketbook.  Fortunately several area museums generously offer free admission days.  Support your local museums financially whenever possible, but don’t let finances stop you from a fun and educational day at the museum.
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The Village Bean

The Village Bean – 720 238th St. SE, #A, Bothell, WA 98201 (located in Country Village)
It’s all hustle and bustle at The Village Bean coffee shop located in Bothell’s Country Village.  The good kind of hustle and bustle – kids playing with puzzles, building mazes out of pipes, shunting freight cars at the train table, [...]

Cherry Street Coffee House – Kids Cafe

Cherry Street Coffee House – 1212 1st Ave, Seattle WA, 98101, Ph: (206) 264-9372

With a cozy atmosphere, a scrumptiously healthy menu and a staff that seemed genuinely happy to have a family with kids take over the back half of their shop  – the Cherry Street Coffee House [...]

Hip Hop Bouncin’

Hip Hop Bouncing – 390 Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor, WA, 98277
During our recent visit to Oak Harbor, my parents, the kids, Barron and I spent a morning at Hip Hop Bouncin’. I knew it was smaller than many of the warehouse filled inflatable playgrounds we visit in our area, so I was pleasantly surprised to [...]

Reindeer Festival at Cougar Mountain Zoo

Did you know Santa uses tigers to make candy canes? Or that wallabies are his official mail carriers?  Oh the things one can learn on a visit to the Cougar Mountain Zoo during the Reindeer Festival.
The kids and I, plus Mamma and Grandpa Willy, stopped by the zoo mid-morning a few days before Christmas.  We [...]

Scratch Patch

It’s wonderful when I take the kids somewhere and I don’t have to tell them what to do or encourage them to get involved.  The Scratch Patch, with it’s rooms blanketed with polished stones in every colors is so inviting, both kids jumped right in – literally.  Almost immediately Jamin began examining all the colors, [...]

Snoqualmie Falls

Jamin has been asking to see a waterfall, so fresh air and beautiful views are on today’s agenda with a visit to Snoqualmie Falls.  A short walk from the parking lot brought us to a covered observation deck where Jamin(right) is enthralled by the thunderous roar and swirling mist created by the fall.  Since we [...]