Category: The Seattle Times

What if you could travel to Asia without getting on an airplane? Booking flights for a family of four is prohibitively expensive, so my kids have never seen the country where Mom is from. The next best solution is packing stretchy pants and heading north to British Columbia. No cousins in Canada, but we did…

The High Point play area gets its name from – imagine this – its position at the highest point in Seattle. It’s 70 feet higher than Queen Anne or Capitol Hill, and this primo location just got a brand new playground. There’s a big climbing tower, monkey bars, a tent feature with rock-climbing grips, swings…

We had so much fun at opening night for “Balloonacy!” That play was practically custom-made for Joseph, world’s most balloon-obsessed kid. Here’s my review of the show on ParentMap.  

Here is this month’s ParentMap magazine cover!   Cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom the third week of March this year. I wrote up some tips for taking pictures with the blossoms.

A holiday “first” for us: Garden d’Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden, which is free through Thursday night! Right after we hit Snowflake Lake at Bell Square, and got a great spot for the kids to watch the parade. More free or cheap holiday fun in this little roundup I wrote for KIRO 7 News (with…

I’m the kind of mom who loves doing stuff with kids, and I’m lucky that it’s turned into a regular freelance gig. ParentMap just published a new book, “52 Seattle Adventures With Kids,” and I’ve got 6 pieces in it!   The book is a week-by-week guide to fun and affordable family activities, edited by…

You might have noticed I like taking pictures… a LOT. I’ve rounded up my top 7 places for a family photo shoot in this ParentMap story. Pictured here is one of our new favorites, Seahurst Park in Burien. Really beautiful beach and renovated playground, plus nice restrooms and easy parking.