Over the weekend, we celebrated the first birthday of two of the most adorable twin babies ever. Hazel and Eli’s parents, Nick and Milcah, threw the party in the most amazing setting in Oakland at Roberts Regional Recreation Park. I had the honor of helping with some of the party decorations (specifically the flower centerpieces, birthday garland and balloon table decor). Milcah wanted to use lots of color for the decorations and it was perfect with the forest as a backdrop. I obviously took a million photos so I’ll be sharing more photos from the party on Friday (all the kids at the party were too cute for words). Nick and Milcah and their family are so much fun, it was a lovely celebration and I’m so happy we got to be a part of it!

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Hello! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We celebrated our lovely friends’ twin babies’ birthday this weekend. I thought it would be fun to share what we got them. It is so fun picking out presents for these babies because they’re boy and girl twin babies and so adorable. I thought it would be nice to get them a present for the warm summer season so I went with a swim theme. Aren’t baby swimsuits just the cutest?

BOY: swim trunks | sun hat | baby sunscreen | beach ball | water sandals | sunglasses

GIRL: bathing suit |  sun hat | baby sunscreen | beach ball | jelly sandals | heart sunglasses

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We thought it was time to do a little more exploring in our neck of the woods so Chris found an urban trail and off we went! We walked from our little town of Cupertino all the way to downtown Mountain View. It was a great trail with lots of beautiful South Bay foliage. The best was ending in Mountain View where we could conveniently sit down and have lunch (we picked sushi). I’d like to try biking down this trail because it seems perfect for a nice ride. The weather down here is about 20 degrees warmer than San Francisco so I think we’ll be outside a lot this summer!

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It’s Spring and it already feels like summer here in the South Bay. We love entertaining so we created a lovely little space on our patio for us to enjoy eating outside  when our friends are over. Luckily some of our very lovely friends live close by so we can (attempt) to have monthly dinner gatherings. During the weekend, Chris grilled up some steaks and whipped up a delicious coleslaw and cornbread (yes, he literally can just throw this stuff together like that) and we enjoyed dinner and drinks outside in the warm evening weather. Can’t wait for summer so we can have dinner on the patio every night!

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For Mother’s Day, I treated my mom and future mother-in-law to a fun flower arranging class at West Elm in Palo Alto. We learned how to arrange flowers using the new Studio Choo book, The Flower Recipe Book. Our teacher, Caleb, gave us tips on using simple flowers to make beautiful arrangements. Taking the class was also perfect because we’re planning on making our own centerpieces for the wedding so the book will definitely be an inspiration and come in handy. This was a lovely way to spend time with my mother and mother-in-law and we all got to take home the book and flower arrangements we made. I definitely have flower fever now! See more photos from my weekend on Instagram.

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Studio Choo
West Elm

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Off the Grid, a food truck organizer, hosts a picnic in Park Presidio in San Francisco every Sunday. Chris and I have been frequenting several food truck events to do “taste testing” and to pick which trucks we want at our wedding. Yes, you heard that right, we’re having food trucks at our wedding! Usually, food truck events are super crowded and the lines are really long but the picnic has a ton of vendors, trucks and restaurant booths, so the lines were manageable. There was even free parking and plenty of it (almost unheard of in San Francisco). The setting was beautiful and overlooks the Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge and it’s right in front of the Walt Disney Family Museum. The picnic is kid/dog/adult/family friendly. This is a great Sunday afternoon treat, bring your picnic blankets, wine, cash and enjoy some delicious food!

Trucks we tried (all qualified contenders!):
Go Streatery
Fins on the Hoof
Del Popolo
The Creme Brulee Cart

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Specifically the Courvoisier baby, Moana. I’m about to overload you with cuteness. After our hike, Cheryl and I got pedicures and then went back to the Courvoisier abode and played with Moana. I must have snapped about 100 photos of her just drinking her bottle because she was so darn cute doing it. I mean, the whole family is gorgeous so no wonder their child is one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen. I don’t know what’s in the water but our friends produce some pretty darn cute kids.

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This weekend, I spent a day with my lovely and gorgeous friend Cheryl in her city of San Ramon. We decided to go on a hike in the hills and have a picnic. The area of the East Bay where she lives is rolling with these lush hills that have peaks overlooking San Ramon and the surrounding cities. It’s quite beautiful! We were also some of the only people on the trails, maybe because it was 90-something degrees out. We got some girl-time, exercise and a lot of sun. Afterwards, we treated ourselves to pedicures and then spent some time with her gorgeous baby girl (more on that on Wednesday’s post). We’re making this type of outing a regular occurrence!

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Happy Friday everyone! On a trip up to Oakland the other week, I stopped on College Avenue in Berkeley to visit one of my favorite stores, Tail of the Yak. This store is truly one of a kind, you can find the most precious gifts, decor, stationary and handmade goodies here. I had a hard time not buying one (or a few) of everything I saw. I did pick up a few goodies – a letterpress calligraphy guide, a foldout paper flower garland, some gold glass glitter, bamboo paper clips and a Japanese pencil set. Once we get our wedding decor more finalized, I’ll be back to buy out the store. They don’t allow photos in the store but here are my purchases.

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