cute entry hanging thingy

saw this at tjaxx homegoods and fell in love with it.  it is now hanging in our entry and i love the shabby cottagy look.

they're baaaccccckkkkk

i first posted about the lovebirds back in June of last year and was wondering if they would ever come back since we moved their nest, and they're back!  probably not the same birds, but at least they are using the thing i put out for them.  sooo cute.  i hope to see baby birdies soon.

i think that's the mommy

and the daddy is keeping watch on the left - too cute!

santa cruz half marathon 4.1.12

Aaron's official time: 1:37:12

My official time: 1:50:15

easter egg hunt . . . for doggies!

i know, easter egg hunt for dogs?  yep, the event was at the wag hotel in sf.  ridiculous, i know, but i wanted to try it out once to see what it was like.  emma had a blast, she must have found at least 20 doggie biscuits and gulped it down.  dexter was not too fond of all the commotion, but he did okay.  gus and shawn had a blast too.  :)

shawn hunting for eggs

emma found her easter basket

emma & dexter

shawn

gus

spring

i love having fresh flowers in the house.  these i got from my dad's backyard :)

my goal is to plant some flowers in the backyard so i don't have to go around stealing flowers from my neighbors.  just kidding!

mr. dex

dexter is really good at sitting up and balancing himself for a long time.  he does this when he wants something, aka - begging!

one of his favorite spots to sleep - right on top of my pillow!

cirque du soleil: totem

we had fun watching totem in downtown san jose.  the stunts were amazing.  i wonder how long it takes the performers to train and practice.  can't wait for the next one to come into town.

vasona park

we took advantage of the nice weather we had earlier this week and took emma and dexter to vasona park.  they loved it - although i think they loved eating the duck poo more!  ewww. 

when dexter pants, his tongue curls up.  when emma pants, her tongue hangs down.

love this picture of emma

picture galley

i finally finished my picture gallery project for the end of the hallway.  i was going back and forth between doing the pictures all in color or in black/white.  i decided to go with both as some of the pictures are too pretty to do in black/white.  the experts said there should be a theme when you hang gallery pics - so the theme is having fun outdoors.

princess birthday party

i can't believe lianne is 4 already!  she wanted a princess birthday party and i was in charge of the dessert table and decorations.  i was inspired by all the blogs i follow and below is what i did.

front view of the dessert table

side view

crowns & tiaras for the princes and princesses.  goody bags to take yummie candy home.

homemade frog gummy candy skewers

isn't this adorable?  thanhha made the cupcakes and aaron frosted them.  i made the cupcake toppers.

these are adorable too! :)  jars were borrowed from huong.

i think this looks way better than the store bought ones.  i found a template online, printed them, and strung them with ribbon.

i meant to take a close-up of the banner because it had crowns on them - very cute.  i bought the banner at target. 

the pom poms were homemade.  i made ten of them and hung them in the front and backyard.  instructions on how to make them are here.

cotton candy!  who does not love cotton candy?  and no, we did not make these.  i found them here. 

throne chair for the birthday princess.  i know, the words were a little crooked, but oh well.  :) 

what a beautiful birthday girl! 

party guests

mom & lauren (she is such a ham too!  when i was taking her pictures earlier, she was posing, and then sat down, fanned out her dress, and tilted her head).  sooo cute!