Author: Caroline

My brother came to visit and every single guy’s idea of a perfect day is four playgrounds and an ice cream shop, right? Beautiful day exploring Bainbridge Island. 1️⃣ Suquamish playground, on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, about a 15-minute drive from the Bainbridge ferry terminal. Chief Sealth’s grave is in the cemetery across the…

The new, $2.4M space-themed playground in Kent is out of this world! The physical things you see (a custom lunar rover, astronaut, lunar lander and mission control station) are only half the fun. Kherson Park also has its own app that lets you play with augmented reality. Why is there a space playground in Kent?…

Happy birthday, Paul! My baby turned 8, and here is a fully accurate photo of his personality: Paul requested a red panda cake, so this is what I made for him while he was at school: Paul’s GQ cover:

Paul, future food critic, on vegetables: “The best is when they taste like nothing.” Recently found these Veggies Made Great muffins (from the freezer section at Costco) where the first ingredient is veggies but YOU CAN’T TASTE THEM. Yay for sneaking in secret zucchini and carrots!

Art + ice cream field trip to the Ave. Stevie Shao’s mural on the Crossroads building (next door to the U Bookstore) is even better in person. I talked to this amazing young artist for this Seattle Times story.

Got a sneak peak of the animatronic bug exhibit at Woodland Park Zoo today! The exhibit opens Monday (May 1) and runs through Sept. 4. $5 extra on top of admission, $4 for members. Giant hairy spiders are my worst nightmare — good thing these guys are robots.

Overheard: “SMILE. If you want ice cream…” So I’m not the only mom who does this! Our annual Skagit Valley tulip visit (RoozenGaarde), followed by our annual Skagit Valley ice cream visit (Snow Goose Produce Market).

Happy 12 years old!

Really lovely ikat special ex at the Seattle Art Museum, through May 29. Weavings from Asia, Africa, central America, and a stunning contemporary installation in the first gallery.

I waited TWELVE YEARS for a mom’s night out, and Rasai did not disappoint. 7-course modern Indian tasting menu in Fremont; each course was exquisite. I LOVED it all (especially the 2 hours uninterrupted to complain about husbands and kids). Next mom’s night out hopefully won’t be another 12 years.