Another Weekend Recap on a Tuesday

Hello Tuesday, I was so happy to leave Monday behind. Right when I got to work I got the most maddening email, not what you want to see at 6am on Monday, grr...but hopefully today will be better, I have high hopes. But let's talk about the weekend first.

Friday got a box in the mail and it looked like this. Seriously fairly certain it went under the truck or two. It was so bad the original tape broke and they taped it again. Luckily it was just a pair of boots and they survived. I love them, but I bought two pairs of boots to go with my family photo outfit and the other pair looks a little better...boo.

They love opening the gaggles of packages that arrive at our house daily, note the packages behind them on the left.

Just after dinner Mr. asked Baby Fox how school was, and he said I learned some new words today, and then he proceeded to read this entire worksheet, sounding it out and everything. We are blown away.

Saturday was a super busy day,
My dad picked her up so we could head to soccer picture day and then meet us at the game later. The kids were so cute taking pictures.

Baby Fox's eyes are close, so let's hope the real deal his eyes aren't closed.

Team silly picture.

After pictures we headed straight to the game, that was at a different field in a different city and it should have taken us 15 mintue to get there, took us 45 minutes! So glad we left early, and then we called my parents to not bring Mini Fox, not worth the traffic to get there. Coach was gone for the weekend, so Mr. stepped up. He had fun, but said he wasn't going to quit his day job, haha. At least we scored 1 goal in our net...lol, we got 3 in theirs.

Practice

Game time, we have high hopes, haha, just kidding, it's 4 year old soccer and our best player was playing in the other game (we do 2 3x3 side by side games)

He's just so cute when he sucks his fingers.

When we got back the kids ate lunch and went down for a nap, and I got ready for a MNO at a Gala for Thomas House, such a great organization.

All the ladies of the evening. Turns out the third girl from the left, I went to college with and we were in the same service organization (at my college more people were in service organizations, volunteer  work, than sororities and fraternities). Such a small world!

Gotta take a selfie...too bad it was blurry. I got a clear one, but one of the girls is cut off, darn.

Silent auction, last 2 minutes and we were trying to "ebay" it, last minute bids with 5 seconds to go...didn't work, haha.

I invited this girl, whom you've seen before, but I've known her since 7th grade. So happy we live close enough to do stuff like this together.

The auction was really fun, and one of the girls bid and won an all you can eat Wahoo's taco truck for 50 people, woo hoo! I hope she invites us, fingers crossed.

Sunday the oldest kid woke up early, so I took him to the grocery store with me (usually I try to sneak out before they wake up, usually I'm there and back before they even notice).

This girl, thinking she's the Queen of Sheba.

I was trying to get a shot of her play heels she's wearing. Seriously this girl can rock a heel.

We headed to church, of course the kids favorite part is the donuts. Baby Fox was splitting the donut in half, he did an awesome very fair job.

When we got back I had told Baby Fox we would do a little science project. So we put two soda bottles together and made a whirlpool/tornado...whatever you want to call it, the kids thought it was awesome!

We just used an extra piece of sprinkler pipe and some duct tape, totally rough, but it worked and the kids didn't care what it looked like.

After naps the kids talked Mr. into going swimming, crazy kids. The pool was about 78°.

and they both went in it, several times, crazy people.

 

Practicing back floats.

To end our Sunday some pretty birds flying over head. I just love when you see birds flying in formation, it just makes me feel so peaceful and somehow makes me think of God and how he's always watching over us. Strange to think all that when you see birds, but it does.

How was your weekend? What was the best part of your weekend?

Linking up with Erin for Weekend Snapshot4, B Loved Boston and Champagne & Suburbs  for Weekending,  and Ashley at A Cute Angle for Monday Madness and  Tuesday Talk

September in Numbers

Hello Monday! Today I'm deviating from our regularly scheduled, I'm linking up with Deena for her Month in Numbers. I love these posts, they're usually totally random numbers that no one cares about but me. But in case you do want to see, my other monthly numbers posts are here.

2 - The age that Mini Fox turned. I can't believe she's two! Here's her Minnie Mouse Party.

24 - The number of selfies I took...that I wanted to share. Actually scratch that, it really was 23, but I couldn't leave it at an odd number, so I added one more.

3 - The number of soccer games we went to, Baby Fox is getting better and better each week!

30 - The number of day we ran our air conditioning, no joke and our electric bill shows us just how much we used it! Arg.

0 - The number of cavities the kids had, yay! Go kids for having great teeth!

Dr. Sara checking his teeth out

 That's the kids dentist, crazy fun right?

She's not so sure, but she sure does love this guy.

1 - The number of blog posts I wrote with my mom. It was so much fun doing something with my mom for just us and no one else...well besides all of you, but you know what I mean. Stay tuned next month for a Fall decorations post.

-1 - The grade that Baby Fox is in...preschool...I wanted to say 2, but I already had a 2, so I went with -1 because next year he starts Kindergarten, so that would be 1...wait, 1st grade would be 1...so this should be a -2...anyway...you get it.

6 - the number of days that I had to occupy the kids all day so Mr. could study. We found some fun things to do.

112 - I think the most liked photo ever on my facebook page...ready to see what it is?

A picture of the train track I built my kids...haha, I guess everyone really likes a good train track build.

6 - I know I have another 6, but this one is totally different. This is how many hair styles I did for my Hair Challenge. I'm pretty proud of myself, and I think I might do a weekly hair challenge starting in January. Just to get myself out of the habit of wearing my hair down every single day.

My favorite one, and one that I have repeated several times.

I think that's all folks. Later this week, I'm going to have a tutorial on how I did the Minnie Mouse tissue paper wreath and the first couple outfits of the Fall Style Me Challenge with Alison from Get Your Pretty on.

Friday Favorites #45

Yay it's Friday! As you read this (probably) they're moving my office...okay who are we kidding I don't have an office I live in cubeland. They're moving me to another location, boo! It's about 15 minutes further from home, double boo. I might have to take another vanpool...which leaves an hour earlier than the one I take...make me have to get up at 3:30am, every morning. I might die if I have to do this. Please keep your fingers crossed that my current van wants to keep me and will work around my new office location. Next week is our trial run and we're going to make a final decision then. But enough about that, onto fun things that happened this week!

Love getting pictures of the kids in the morning. I can't believe she's wearing a headband. She is just too cute for words.

He couldn't be bothered to stop for a picture, he was too busy eating breakfast.

 

 Baby Fox wanted to do silly faces, so I did this...

Then he said, No mommy you have to do it like me...

Then he said no Mommy, your eyes are too open, you have to close them a bit. LOL, ask and you shall receive the most hideous picture of your Mommy ever.

I couldn't imagine a better Dad for the kids. He got so giddy with excitement that he had bought Mini Fox a ridiculous amount of dresses. He took each one out of the box to show me, it was so cute.

speaking of girly things, I think my 2 year old can walk better than me in heels. Okay not really, but she's pretty darn close!

I'm so sad that this guy is retired this week. He was my officemate for 4 years and then we got our own cubes, but we sat right next to each other, and then also my carpool buddy for 4 years. We also happened to move to his city, and he's watched Baby Fox on several occasions for us. I'm super sad that he's leaving, but really happy that we live in the same city and can hopefully get together once in a while.

Kids got to go to Dinseyland this week. This guy tried his first ever corndog and loved it!

When I got home Baby Fox told me he had a corndog and loved it and Mini Fox chimed in. Papa does too! (this is a true statement, I have no idea how she knows this)

Side Note: Baby Fox calls my dad Ampa while Mini Fox has decided to call him Papa, it get confusing what to say at times.

Each of them got to chose one ride, he chose Buzz Light Year, she chose Small World

Ice cream all around before heading home for naps.

Great week for the kids, crazy week for me at work. But better than last week, so I'll take it. Not doing much this weekend, just soccer and my MNO, which I'm really looking forward to. Get to play with my new make-up palette. What are you up to this weekend?

Linking up with Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites, September Farm and The Farmer's Wife for Oh Hey, Friday! April and the girls for Five on Friday, and Jennie for Friday Favorites

The Guy Behind the Blog: 2nd Edition

Back again linking up with Betsy for Guys Behind the Blog Q&A. We were supposed to post this on Monday, but I couldn't find the questions until it was posted, so here are Mr's answers 3 days late. Click here for Mr.'s hilarious last months answers.

1 // What's the silliest thing you and your significant other have needed to compromise on?    Sillist thing....hmmm...we don't compromise on a lot do we? All I can think of is...I followed you around for the first few months of marriage and picked things up and then I realized that our stuff was just going to be out. I'm not even sure you noticed (No I didn't). Now I just have my office that is neat.   2 // If you were stranded on a deserted island, what 3 must haves would you bring with you?   3 must have things....ummm...I would want to have you there (awww), I get you...a really awesome over water cabanna, you know those huts that we stayed in Tahiti...oh a water bungalow. What else do I get...(long pause)..something cool...(longer pause)...he's taking this serious...(still waiting)...now you're with me on the island, now you can help me. (a lot of the guys said firestarter, no that's not big enough, they're thinking too small)...I was thinking personal chef...but then I thought how is he going to get food, then I was thinking Bear Grylls, so he can hunt food, but I don't think I want to hang out with him all the time, so I guess we need a personal chef/survival expert person. Now I got my wife, an over water bungalow and a personal chef/survivalist, I think I'm pretty good. Take that desert island. Two of my three things are people...interesting...  

That was hilarious Mr.

  3 // Talents aside, what is your dream job?    I would be a professional song writer.  

Side note: Mr. does do some song writing on the side. He just wrote my cousins theme song for his podcast. You should check it out. I think I need a theme song. FYI: his theme song arrives in podcast #8, they talk about it at the very beginning. And my cousin and his friend are really funny too, let me know what you think.

4 // What are three things on your bucket list?    I don't have much on my bucket list, I don't think I want to wait around to do things. I don't think I like that, why don't you just do it if you want to do it, I can't really think of anything that I would think of that way...if it's that important just go do it.  

Deep Mr., real deep. But I do agree, if you want to do something, don't wait, just do it.

 

5 // What kind of date is your favorite to go on with your significant other? (Romantic, fun, spontaneous, etc.)

   

 Spontaneous is not an option any more, My favorite date is when we get out of town together for a long weekend, like Santa Barbara or something like that.

 

I agree! When is our next get away?

Also linking up with Amanda, for Thinking Out Loud, Vanessa and Penny for Thinking out Loud, Lulia, Stephanie and Sarah for The Ladies Collective, Annie and Natalie for Thoughts for Thursday and Joey and Kristin for Stuff and Things