Climbing the Corprate Structure....

On your way to one of Micro.softs campus you pay by a park that is well worth the stop.

This is the kind of park that makes me wish my Little One was a bit bigger so I could play on the structures! Not only dose this park have a killer slide, you actually have to climb a web rope tower to get to the top. There is also a merry-go-round, Little kids climbing structure an swings for babies as well as the traditional swings. Oh but wait there's more! GRASS as well as fake rocks to practice climbing. Hope you can go out and have fun!


Grass Lawn Park

Local Contained Wild Life

Now this is not in my $10 and under file. However if you get the right membership for your family it could over the course of the year be very cost effective!

I am talking about the ZOO. Yes caged animals and trapping animals or forcing them to bread so we can have cute little baby animals to visit is in my opinion morally wrong. This is why I like the Woodland park Zoo. They seam to try to have natural habitats and really care about the animals.I also think there is something to be said for seeing animals live and in person. I think this goes back to Mr Rodgers again.

We had so much fun pointing and naming all the animals for The Little One. She was really into it too and enjoyed being out for a nice long walk. We are talking about a membership because after 2 hrs we still didn't see half the park. Also this seams like a great place to bring the Little One in the summer to play in the sun.


Woodland Park Zoo

Local Chocolaty Goodness

So while looking for parking in the Fremont neighborhood I saw written on the side of an older looking brick building " chocolate" now really for this chocolate lover that was about all I needed to see.... So I asked the Hubby " want to investigate?" and we did. Let me tell you we were not sorry! We found Theo's Chocolates. They have a great show room, lots of yummy samples and a warm kind staff. It was a great find! So we left with Yummy Goodness and I found a great idea for a field trip outing! For $6.00 you can tour the factory!! Personally I am a HUGE fan of Mr Rodgers and my favorite part of his show was when you got to go see how factories worked. So now almost 30 years later I am still a sucker for seeing the process, live and in person.

Due to our budget and plans to go to the zoo.... we did not tour but I so have plans a brew'n.

Check them next time your down town!

Personally I LOVED the Chi Tea bar and the regular milk chocolate bar too.... OHH but my I only got $5.00 pick would be to just get the hot drinking chocolate.

Theo's Chocolate

Mama's Milk

Are you Breastfeeding or thinking about Breastfeeding your little one? Get SUPPORT! I have found that getting support in life not only makes what your doing easier but also more enjoyable. As we all know when we start using a new skill ( like feeding our babies) it dosn't always come easly or with out lots of question. Your local chapter of Le Leche League international is there for you!

LLL has been such a great resource for us from the beginning. I had some latching on and milk flow issues and the help I got not only made me feel better about myself but helped my baby get what she needs. My Milk! Now that we moved I found new firends and a support group here too! I really can't speak highly enouph about this orginisation.

LLL - find you local group!

Local Libraries

The local library system has been our #1 means of FREE entertainment. The Little One loves the weekly story times. We have a blast singing songs, listening to stories and playing with other children. Not only do our local libraries have story times but we have gone to play days and a puppet show. You can also join in on crafts, movie days and video gaming but The Little One isn't quite ready for that.


Here are the North Puget Sound libraries.

King County

Snohomish- Island County

Everett

Local Eats

Klesick Family Farms is how this vegetarian family gets 90% of our weekly grub. In this time of financial uncertainty for so many of us I find it important to look to local suppliers for our daily consumption. Not only is this box a great price, which has drastically help our food budget. They deliver the box to our door. REALLY! So we are saving gas. Also we are keeping local farmers in busness. Their farms mean less suburban sprall, and more green open space.

They call their box "a box of good." Let me tell you it is that and so much more! Every week the little one and I crack the door open every 30 mins or so untill our box comes. When it gets here we spend about a half an hour going threw it feeling and identifing the veggies and fruits. The box has been a great learning tool and distraction on bad teathing days.

Check them out at

www.klesickfamilyfarm.com