Weekend Recap

It's a recap on a Tuesday! This weekend was pretty low key, Mr. was studying all weekend but went to my Aunt's house to study, so I could say home with the kids. So it was me and two kids with no driving capability. Luckily my parents kept us entertained for part of the weekend.

Friday I hung out with the little miss while Baby Fox was in school. She decided I needed more shots on top of the shots I already get.

I asked her to pose. I said put your hand on your hip like this, the sass is all her.

Time for some play house.

Then she wanted to watch a little tv, I can't remember for the life of me what she was watching.

My mom picked me up because I wanted to get some supplies for Baby Fox's birthday tree, then we picked up Baby Fox and headed out to get some lunch at In and Out.

These pictures were just too cute for words. She's actually eating a hamburger, her first one!

How adorable is this picture? Definitely going into her senior year book page.

Friday night the kids and I watch the Polar Express for the first time, I LOVED it, so much so I'm writing about it on The Blended Blog tomorrow!

Saturday morning this girl wanted some snuggles, won't say no to that.

My dad took Baby Fox to the Home Depot kids workshop while Mini Fox and I played some more. Watched a little Frozen, gotta take advantage of brother not being home. Then we headed to my parents for some lunch until naptime.

Mr. did send me a picture...of him "studying"...hard at work I see.

Sunday we met my parents (and when I say that, they came and picked us up) at church for the pancake breakfast and meeting Santa!

It was cute they had the kids start on one side of the room, and then work their way around the room doing different crafts until they ended up with Santa.

Pancake breakfast, yum!

Cute penguin. Okay so where were these smiles for family pictures? Next year might be our year...I won't hold my breath.

As my parents dropped us off, little miss wanted to go home with them.

It was before naptime, so we did some crafting, Mini Fox colored and caused general mayhem in the crafting department.

Baby Fox was hard at work making a count down to LEGOLAND (so weird, LEGOLAND, I type it normal and it automatically changes to all caps, anyone else's blogger do that?...I know you're going to your template in blogger to check...or is it just me? Hmmm...??) Anyway, 14 more days and we're headed to LEGOLAND, he's so excited.

He colored, cut, numbered and taped (with my help just holding the papers together, and little help ripping the tape off)

Mr. came home Saturday late, was studying all day Sunday, but brought back this dress from my Aunt. She couldn't wait to put it on.

Then her and Baby Fox decided they should go on a date, it was so cute. They walked around and then knocked on our laundry room door like they were going to a party, walked in and pretended that there were people in the laundry room, so cute.

 

The Noah's Ark she's holding, is her date purse I was informed.

That's our weekend...went to PT today, and I still can't drive, insert sad face here, he said maybe on Friday...fingers crossed!

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

My Life in Numbers

Hello Monday! Today I'm deviating from my usual weekend recap because I'm linking up with Deena for her Month in Numbers. See my other monthly numbers posts are here.

28 - The number of allergies I got

32 - The number of selfies I took

0 - The number of days I drove...seriously, I felt like I was 15 again, and asking my parents for rides, asking my friends to pick me up...it's.been.awesome.

12 - The number of days my kids didn't go out because of them was sick, it was really sad.

3 - The number of girls nights I got...asking for rides of course ;) For some reason I didn't get a picture of the third, oops.

1 - The number of dates I got with Mr.

3 - The number of times I tried to take an outfit selfie and got photobombed by my people.

Really they just popped in there right as I snapped the picture, they must practice.

2 -  The number of times I actually went into the office, working from home is awesome ;)

4 - the number of Thanksgiving dinners I ate...it was awesome.

Nope not in this picture because I was taking the picture ;)

It seems I did a lot of things in 3's this month. Hopefully I will have more exciting adventures next month when I can start driving again.

Blogger Year in Review Pt. 1

Happy Friday!

Before I begin my post, head on over to The Blended Blog, it's my turn to be featured!

Today I'm linking up with Beth and company for a year end link up review. Sharing your top of anything from the year, Top 5 Posts, Top 5 bloggers you followed this year, Top 5 Blog posts of other people you think we should read, the list is endless. They are doing this link up for the next three week. So I'm sitting trying to rack my mind of what I want to write about. Not sure how many weeks I'll participate...but here goes nothing...

At first I thought, maybe the top 5 new blogs I started following this year. But then I thought, you know what, this blog is called Foxy's Domestic Side...so I thought I would do my top 5 domestic things I did this year.

 

 

How to Make a Tissue Paper wreath. I really thought this would take over 200 sheets of tissue paper, so I bought a LOT, and it only took 35. So I have about 500 sheets left over...oops! Click here for the tutorial.

 

 

I also made a quick little video on it.

 

 

 

I really loved my 5 Step To throwing an Awesome Party. Let me summarize for you:

1) Chose guest of honor, chose a theme

2) Start with Birthday sign, that sets the rest of the decorations.

3) Buy/Make things according to your theme

4) Food, I try to pick food according to the theme.

5) Set up everything before the party, even put out platter with notes of what food is going where, then on party day it's easier to direct people helping you.

 

 

For Baby Fox's 4.5 birthday party, I made a cityscape. I made a tutorial here. Was much easier than it looks, mostly because all of the squares I had to cut out was done by my Cricut.

 

 

 

For Valentine's Day this year I made some Super Hero Valentine's for all of Baby Fox's friends. Really easy, and the kids LOVED it.

 

 

The last one I'm not sure totally qualifies, but I did work on it with my mom. I'm really proud of my mom's decorating series that I've started here and on The Blended Blog. So far we've done, How to decorate your mantel,

How to create a tablescape

and the latest one is how to decorate your Christmas tree.

Stop by to see one of her tutorials! I had so much fun doing these little projects with my mom. I hope to have many more next year! Anything you guys would like to see? Just let me know down in the comments!

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

Decorating With Mom: Christmas Trees

If you are here from The Blended Blog, welcome! Didn't my mom do a fantastic job with her tree this year? Now that she and my dad have downsized, she's down to 2 trees, down from the bazillion trees she used to have. If you are starting here, go check out the tutorial on how to decorate your Christmas tree!

In case you missed it, I'm teaming up with Courtney and Beth for a Holiday Home Tour, so you'll get to see my house all decked out then.

But in the mean time here are some more pictures from my parents home:

What's a holiday without a decorated mantel?

So cute right?

I'm not sure if you knew, but my dad has a love for Notre Dame, so what do you do when you have a huge Notre Dame fane in the house? Devote a whole room to it of course.

From far away it just seems like a tree with ornaments, but let's look at it a little closer...

And one of my mom's favorite ornaments:

and then there is the whole fox theme we have going on, all the time...

Back in the day when my parents had multiple trees, like more then the two I just showed you, they would have a whole tree devoted to just foxes...super cute, it was right when you walked into the entryway.

Those were all the decorations she had done when we did this post. Don't forget to link up with us on December 14th for our Holiday Home Tour!

 

Linking up with That DIY Party, Tweek it Tuesday, Mad Skills Party,  Fabulous Party, Weekend Retreat , Tuesday Talk,  Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party, Let's Be Friends Blog Hop, Wildly Original, 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

What I Wore - Walking Boot Edition

I feel like I haven't done a what I wore post in forever! But since I got my walking boot, seriously this thing is the Air Jordan of walking boots, literally, it has a pump in it that I pump up to support my ankle. In case you're new here, this is the story how I got myself into a pink cast and then this walking boot. But now that I am more mobile and not feeling as much pain, I'm actually getting dress! Woo hoo, to not wearing leggings with one leg cut off, lol.

I wore this to our first Thanksgiving dinner, I had the boot for about two hours before this photo was taken. It felt good to put some make-up on and get out with the land of the living.

 

The next morning it was pretty awesome to just put on some leggings that were tight. I didn't have to wear something baggie to get over the cast. If you're wondering, I got those pants from Fabletics, you can get your first workout outfit for $25 for first time customers. I can tell you that the quality is amazing, and oh so comfy, definitely worth getting a whole workout outfit for $25. I am not being paid to tell you that, but if you decide to join I get a referral fee, if you click on this link. To be honest I think it's worth to get your first outfit for $25. It's a subscription, so you will have to skip each month to opt out of the automatic charge. I just keep skipping on the first of the month, just in case I need some workout clothes, I keep the subscription. Anyway, that was way off subject of this post...sorry about that. Back on track.

 

I went on a date night with Mr. on Wednesday. And have been dying to wear this tunic, I bought it at the Nordstrom anniversary sale (sorry not available any more).

And look, look, I actually did an outfit post! My first in over 5 weeks! So proud of myself. I bought this shift dress from Old Navy (similar).

Isn't the boot sexy? I know you never want one, haha. In case you are wondering I am wearing a super tall black sock, that's what that weird line is by my knee. They said no wearing short socks, so I bought super tall ones. All in all, it's nice to be able to take my boot off to sleep and take a bath (can't shower yet since I can't stand on the leg yet).

 

I give major props to Katie for sporting her boot during a Style Challenge!

 

Also linking up with Tucker Up, Because Shanna Said So,  On Trend Tuesday, Cappuccino and Fashion, Sydney Fashion Hunter, Pampers and Pearls, Happiness at Mid Life, The Pleated Poppy,Shopping My Closet, Get Your Pretty On, Let It Shine, More Pieces of Me,  Pumps and Push-Ups, A Lovely Little Wardrobe

My Gift Giving Guide

I know, not another one of these, but I thought I would show you what I am actually getting the people in my life. So if you are one of those people in my life that I am buying gifts for, stop reading right now! Don't peek, seriously, it would ruin the surprise...okay did you stop? Okay let's get serious the people in my life don't read my blog...I guess they do on occasion, but hopefully they'll skip this one.

First if you're from Alison's blog welcome! I hope you find something useful in my guide today! Let's get started.

Don't you just love this graphic? Deena did such a great job!

What I Am Giving My Mother-In-Law: My MIL has lost a lot of weight recently so her wardrobe is starting over, I thought a pair of jeans and a simple top could go a long way.

Pleione purple top* / Lucky Brand white jeans*

What you could add: 



My MIL lives in the PNW, it gets cold there, these accessories would be perfect for her and that outfit An Old Navy Fleece Lined Vest*  and an Echo Braided Hairband*

What I Am Giving My Mom:

I know looks familiar with the accessories for my MIL right? Well I just love this vest* so much. It's super warm and comfortable! I know a total grab bag of stuff for my Mom, but I know she loves polka dots and then you add paisley on top of it, score for the best scarf ever (confession, I might have ordered one for myself too), and I thought another white vest would be the perfect addition to her wardrobe, who doesn't love a good vest? I also got my sister and SIL the same socks...I mean how could I pass them up?

Old Navy Fleece Lined Vest* / Paisley shawl* (Sold Out,  Similar*) / Fuzzy Fox Socks*

What You Could Add:

These* Kate Spade earrings.

What I am Giving Mr.:

He's so hard to shop for...but I finally figured something out! Some new workout shorts*.I'm so excited to give these to him. I know he's going to love them, I just love my one pair of lululemon pants.

What I am Giving My Sister:

She wants a new scent, so my mom and I are giving her that, it's called Angel*. I am giving her the lotion and my mom is giving her the hair mist and lotion.

What I am giving the Grandparents:

Every year I give all of the grandparents a calendar of the kids. I use to take pictures specifically for the month, but fell off that wagon this year, so I have to pick that back up next year. And then for the days, I put pictures of what happened on that same day a year ago. It's crazy how much the kids grow. And no I don't have a picture in all of the squares and sometimes I fudge what day it is to make the calendar look good, but for the most part it

This was last years calendar, since I don't have this years completed yet. the cover.

January 2015: Aren't they so small? I just love seeing them from a year ago.

I just love it, the first couple of year Mr. and I didn't take one for ourselves, but now we both have one in our offices. If you haven't done this you should! Shutterfly is always having a sale on them! We also buy our Christmas cards on Shutterfly. Use my code and you get 50%* off of you cards.

My Brother and Sister-In-Law:

My brother and SIL are really into Moscow Mules and have been looking for the perfect mug* for them. I think these just scream perfection and they have 955 5 star reviews, good in my book! So fun.

That's all I have for now! I hope something on the list helped you find something for your loved ones during this giving season. I just love trying to find the perfect gift.

Now hop on over to see what Lisa is giving the people in her life!


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