favorite thing to do

one of their favorite things to do - enjoying the sunshine in the backyard.

french cottage guest bedroom

i didn't mean to make the theme in the guest bedroom a french one, but everything just came together and one of my friend called it a french cottage room, so why not?  i like the name of it and i love the colors in the room. 

the paris map is actually gift wrapping paper and i found the frame at ikea and it fits perfectly!

built-in bookshelves

i saw this picture of the built-in bookshelves and i thought it would look great in our living room.  only problem is how do i build them?  i am not handy and neither is my hubby.  never fear, i found a solution at ikea.  billy bookshelves!  i am planning to put a row of bookshelves in the back of the living room and put the couch in front of it.  this will give the room a focal point and some architectural appeal.  i can't wait to get started on this and see the finished product.  i am calling the living room our "library / game room."

no, this is not our living room.  i wish!  this is what i would like it eventually to look like, or at least somewhat close to it.

the billy bookshelves at ikea.  not built-in, but hey, i still think it will look nice  :)

fruity dogs

emma and dexter love eating apples, pears, and watermelon.  here they are waiting for aaron to give them some apple slices.

happy birthday!

i can't believe my sister is in her twenties!  here is to many many more years of birthdays - happy birthday little sis.

spending time with family

annual trip to brentwood

every year we try to go to brentwood to pick cherries - it's been two years in a row now and i think we should make it an annual thing.  cherry season lasts about 3 weeks and i believe it starts on memorial weekend.  several years ago we were all excited to pick some cherries and found out when we got there that the season was over - so we ended up picking peaches instead.  so i made a note on my calendar when cherry season would start so we wouldn't miss it again.

i picked 11lbs of cherries.  mom and dad picked 15lbs.  not sure how many pounds huong picked, and tin picked 50 "top quality" cherries.  i'm not exactly sure what tin did the whole time we were there.

projects around the house

we have been slowly checking off our to-do list around the house -

• take out shrub on the side of the house - completed, now i just need to plant some annuals
• find a couch that will go in the family room - completed, ordered the couch today and it will arrive within 4-5 week

we are slowly furnishing the house the way we want it and i can't wait to see how it all turns out.  hopefully it'll turn out nice.  :)

speaking of nice, this is what i found in our family room when we got home after shopping for a couch.

tin and huong got this for me!  :)  I absolutely love it!  it will go in the family room. 

paper flowers

i saw on a blog that had a tutorial on how to make paper flowers.  since it was spring and i wanted some colors on the dining table, i'd figure i'd give it a try and thought it turned out cute.  i used tissue paper to make the flowers.

strolling on a beautiful sunday

while aaron ran around campbell this morning, i walked emma and dexter in downtown.  we love the campbell farmer's market and since we live closer to it now, we'll definitely be there every sunday.  i wanted to buy a crate of strawberries (1/2 crate was $8) so i tried to bargain the whole crate for $14, but the guy wouldn't budge and wanted $15.  i walked away.  i know, what's a dollar?  but hey, a dollar is a dollar.  i will try again next week.  :)

some cute building in downtown.  can you spot emma and dexter?

here is a close-up view of them :)