Foxy's Domestic Side

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Fall Style Me Challenge - Week 4

Last week of the challenge, I can't believe how fast it went by. Too fast! Here are the past weeks if want to take a look, Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3. Although our weather didn't quite cooperate as much as I would have liked, I can definitely carry a lot of these outfits into our winter.

So here are the last 5 outfits.

Day 17

This outfit called for a leopard scarf, but I wore that on Tuesday, so I decided to go with a floral one instead.

Long Sleeve T-Shirt - Target, Jeans - Loft, Cardigan - Loft, Flats - Payless, Scarf - Norstroms (old)

Day 18

I didn't think I would like this combo, but it was super comfortable. I thought that it needed something else, and I'm obsessed with scarves, so why not add a scarf? I thought it really completed the whole outfit.

Long sleeve T-shirt - Target, Boyfriend Jeans - Old Navy (old), Vest - Old Navy, Wedges - Target, Scarf - Nordstroms (old)

Day 19

I admit when Alison suggested this outfit I was a bit skeptical, but I put it on anyway. I wasn't quite sure, but looking at the pictures I think it works. I thought it made me look boxy, but not so much? How do you wear button down shirts with sweaters over them?

Plaid Shirt - Wet Seal, Jeans - Loft, Sweater - Target, Leopard Flats - DSW

Day 20

These are my new boots, I sort of love them. After seeing so many people wearing cognac boots, I had to have a pair too.

Fancy Sweatshirt - Loft, Skinny Jeans - Loft, Boots - Macys

Day 21

I felt like this outfit was very similar to day 17, same shirts, different pants, so I went with a different sweater instead. I think it's unexpected, and I sort of like that. I absolutely love this sweater.

Now that this challenge is over, I'm looking forward to the Winter Challenge, even though I'm fairly certain non of it will apply to where I live, but at least when I go somewhere cold maybe once a year, I'll have a lot of cute outfits to go with me. I'm going to actually try to shop my closet for the Winter Challenge...yea right, but a girl can try!

Us style challengers decided that we were having so much fun linking up that we decided to do a mini link-up. So join us starting on Friday!

also Linking up with Because Shanna Said So, Get Your Pretty On, The Pleated Poppy, Tucker Up

Monday, November 3, 2014

Halloween Night

I know, one more day of Halloween talk and then I'm done...I promise :)

Little Miss though she was hot stuff walking around

and riding on the big kid plasma car. We found this Plasma car like, but for toddlers, we're hoping she'll get around faster, and that way Baby Fox has one and Mini Fox has one her size.

She got on this all by herself and was propelling herself all over the place

Our full outfits, see my shirt? I actually cut off the sleeve, took the whole thing in and then reattached the sleeves. I think it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. The only size they had was a men's one size fits all, it fit Mr. it did NOT fit me.

Kids all ready to go

Mini Fox's first official, I'm old enough to get my own candy. She held onto that starbursts like it was the last one on earth.

So many to chose, not sure which one...what's Daddy want to eat, since I have no teeth?

They are all getting so big!

Years past:

2012

Missing one kid

2013

The rest of the weekend was super lazy. Saturday we had the laziest of days, Mr., Mini Fox and myself were all sick, so we let Baby Fox pick out two videos from RedBox and let him watch movies all day long, sometimes you just need one of those days.

Sunday was sort of like that, I did the grocery shopping and then went to the movies, yep, I went to the movies with some friends for the first time in...I can't even remember. We saw Gone Girl. To tell you the truth I was in the middle of reading and just found it hard to finish, I was really dragging on reading it, so I figured I would see it and then finish the book if I thought it was worth it. Well it was so good, I really liked it. Definitely worth finishing!

And that was our weekend. How was your weekend?

Linking up with Faith, Sarah and Heather for Mommy Moments

With Bella & Lisa for Weekend Link-up

Friday, October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween - Favorite Edition

Friday! Yay, not feeling much better, but you know what? It's Halloween, how can we not go out and have some fun?! I'm just hoping when the littles wake up they're feeling a bit better too.

Happy Halloween Friends! Onto Friday Favorites!

I realized that I haven't shown you my sparse Halloween decorations.

I've gathered these things over the years, mostly from Home Goods, gotta love that place! But this is the first time I've actually decorated my mantle for Halloween, not sure why I haven't in the past, it was fun having this up for October!

That picture frame...empty all month long, lazy, lazy, lazy...maybe now that I'm going to be packing it up, I'll put one in for next year.

My Monster Wreath, I love this guy and Mini Fox absolutely adores him and loves kissing and batting at his face.

My nails are all ready to go for tonight.

These are Jamberry nails and this is day 10 with them on. Not too bad right? The first time I did them I was sort of iffy on them, but now after trying them again, I really like them. I would definitely use these if I was going on vacation for 2 weeks and wanted something that lasts. I don't really like the gel polish only because it's hard to get off and I don't have time to go back to a salon to get them taken off or have the time to do it at home. These are a good alternative. This second time I feel like I put them on better and now 2 weeks later they are still pretty good.

Pumpkin carving, my Dad was supposed to watch the kids while I went to the gym, but things happened and I couldn't go, but my Dad had this pumpkin carving activity already planned, so he came over anyway.

Such concentration!

Red Power Ranger reporting for pumpkin duty

When it was all said and done, and we lite it up, Baby Fox freaked out and said, that's what it looks like? I don't like it! And went running.

I love that we found some friends to celebrate the holidays with. Our 4th year together, times go fast, I want to cherish every moment with these guys.

2011

3 kids

Apparently us Mom's didn't get a picture with the kids

2012

4 kids

2013

5 kids

One of them was sleeping in the stroller

2014

6 kids, funny enough each one of us had a boy and a girl combo. Random.

Only one of the kids was missing, would rather play with the hay than take a picture, hehe

I know you guys are dying to find out what we are going to be for Halloween, well wait no further...

Get it, the kids are super heroes (fighting crime one bad guy at a time) and the we're the bank robbers

It's actually supposed to rain tonight, no rain for almost a year and it decides to come on Halloween, whatever we'll still have fun and bring it on rain!

One more just for fun.

When we took Mini Fox to the pumpkin patch last weekend, she basically had the same reaction to hay that Baby Fox did...these make me laugh.

2011

Definitely siblings, hopefully next year will be better. And we even put a blanket down for her, haha

2014

Linking up with: Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites, September Farm and The Farmer's Wife for Oh Hey, Friday,
April, Darci, Natasha and Christina for Five on Friday and Lauren for High Five for Friday

Thursday, October 30, 2014

When Mama is Sick

So this is a funny topic for today, because I happen to be sick. Actually everyone in my family is sick. Baby Fox is just getting over it, Mini Fox was up all night, Mr. is just at day 2ish and I'm starting round #2 with this silly thing...just leave my house already!

A picture when we were all healthy, haha

I think we have it pretty good, since I work full time and we have someone to watch the kids, when I get sick I still have them watch the kids, so I can pretty much lay around and do nothing while being sick. Knock on wood, when I get sick usually it's just some sort of sinus thing. Which can more easily be ignored, unlike getting the flu or something. I have been really sick (think double eye infection), but luckily it was before the kids arrived and I could literally just lay on the couch and catch up on my shows, although with the double eye infection, it was horrible, but I also worked on my Masters Thesis, so I guess I wasn't totally lazy. I actually finished all of the research while only being able to see very little out of my eyes. For me, I tend to muscle through it. When evening rolls around, I know that it's only a few more hours until they go to bed. Right now Mini Fox still takes an evening nap, so basically from 5-7 she's sleeping. So I just have Baby Fox to worry about, and when I'm sick I admit it, I pop in a movie, cuddle him and try to relax. Dinners are usually some left overs or something super easy like spaghetti. By the time 7 rolls around Mr. is home and ready to help out.

For me, it's what Mr. and I like to call the electronic baby sitter. Sometimes you have to do what you gotta do, even if it's not what you wouldn't normally do. You just need to rest and get better and if that entails watching endless hours of Power Rangers with your kid, then so be it.

*I would like to put this out there, when I am sick, I still do everything that I need to do around the house, when Mr. is really sick, he becomes this huge baby and can't do anything...don't worry he knows he does this and we I make fun of him all the time. Anyone else's husband do this?

How do you survive those dreaded sick days with your children? Check out the other mama's blogs for their tips. And be sure to link up with us below if you also have a post on this topic.

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