Friday Favorites - 1st Communion And Some New Winged Friends

Happy Friday Foxy Friends! Excited that it's the weekend work has been busy lately, so looking forward to the weekend for sure. 

Something I'm reminiscing about:

A friend lent us this toy box that her father built for her kids and grandkids and since her grandkids were grown she gave it to us, and this past weekend she asked for it back so she could give it to her newest grandsons, who I believe is about the same age as Baby Fox was when we took this photo.

Putting all of the stickers on it.

And this past weekend....he's getting so big. *Not me in the corner silently crying*

Anyway, onto Friday Favorites.

We'll start with the biggest thing, which happened last Sunday, Mini Fox received her First Holy Communion. We are so proud of her and all of her dedication the last couple of years. At our church they do a few kids at each mass the month of May, so we signed up with a good friend for May 2nd at 9am. It was the first time we had been back to our church. We went once to my parents church to Easter, but the first time receiving communion since before the pandemic started, it was so nice to be back.

I had to make us some matching masks of course.

This is a Father Jimmy from Notre Dame, who flew out to surprise our friends. It was a great surprise and he was a welcomed part of Mass. 

And actually genuine smile from Baby Fox, don't get those very often. He was so excited and happy for Mini Fox.

Not sure how we missed getting a picture of the 4 of us...hmmm...

This girl earned her long awaited yellow belt. We finally felt comfortable letting her go in person to take the test and she rocked it. We're so proud of her.

I love watching this kid grow and learn a sport that he loves so much. Watching 2 games a weeks, we get a lot of watch time in, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Also watching football games is fun too. He's 6 days a week in sports and loves it. Although says that next time he only wants to do one sport. We signed him up for both thinking one of them has to work out, and then both of them were a go, so we went with it.

So whenever Mr. leaves for a trip, something always goes wrong with the house...this time? He left for 3 days and my closet fell apart. We werent home when it happened, we would to have loved to hear what that sounded like!

Had to empty it all out so that we could get it fixed...yep that's a mattress on our floor. Remember when I told you we got a new mattress? Well we hated it and ended up returning it, back to Costco it went. I think we figured out we are Spring Mattress people. We've tried Sleep Number bed, returned it, and now a foam one, and returned that too.

Anyway, back to the closet, shelf is fixed and things are all put away, phew. It was giving my anxiety how messy everything was in our room for a bit. But now all the shoes and dresses are organized, so that's good.

Other things that happened:

 

We have some new friends. Hopefully we get to see them turn into Butterflies.

This catepillar was walking up this wall, so Mini Fox decided she was going to sit and watch it for awhile.

He made it to the ceiling, and is now a beautiful green Chrysalis. Now we wait.

And one more friend, so three in all. Fingers crossed we see some nature happening.

Speaking of nature, did I tell you I am a farmer now? Looks things are growing! The things on the right are carrots, and we just got gifted from Mini Fox's teacher some seedlings. That I planted and now has many more leaves then it did when it came to me and I haven't killed it yet...so consider me Farmer Sarah.

Eating our carrots.

Our neighbor has a huge garden and let the kids come over to harvest all of their potatoes.

They wanted me to cook them separate from the ones that they pulled up. So I did.

 

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With baseball comes a lot of grass stains and dirt. In case you wanted to know how I get all the stains out with little to no effort, I use this. It got this grass/dirt out of Baby Fox's pants. Looks like it also comes in a spray bottle form too, haven't tried that one but I'm sure it works just as great. I put it on rub it in for a few seconds then gather my other laundry and wash as normal. I do make sure the stain gets out before drying. Once you dry it in the dryer it's harder to get stains out, so I check and if I need to do it again, and wash before I dry. 

Last week I told you about my favorite jean shorts, I might have bought them in black this week, still waiting to get them in the mail. But I am sure they are going to be just as great. If I like them just as much, I'll probably get a light wash color, then I'll be done getting new sorts for the season. haha.

Alright I think that is all I have to share this week. Hope you all have a great weekend! 

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Favorite Summer Outfit - Skirt, Graphic Tee and Sandals

 Hello Foxy Friends! In A World You Can Be Anything Be Kind. It's what my shirt says, and when I saw it, I had to have it.  The last year or so, I have been on a major graphic tee kick. I can't get enough of them. I deiced a bit ago that my summer outfit was going to be lots of skirts, mixed with different shirts and maybe these shorts too. Since graphic tees are my jam right now, I thought I would pair them together, and it does make the perfect outfit. This whole outfit is from Amazon, even the shoes, which are so comfy and easy to slip on. Perfect for running errands.

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Dress / Shirt (similar) / Sandals / Bracelets (similar)

The skirt quality is really good too, not cheap feeling, and not see through. The waist band is elastic, which is always a win, and the cute tie waist is fake, and doesn't really do anything other then be cute.

Also my thing is stacked bracelets, I feel like they are so easy to throw on and your outfit just looks more put together. Like I have my life put together, when in reality I threw them on last second when I realized I have no jewelry on.

Also I tried to curl my hair a new way. Last time I was at the salon they showed me how they do it, and now I'm trying it out on my hair, before doing a tutorial. This was my first go. I'm going to try bigger sections next time, see how it works out. I'll keep you posted. 

Miss Friday Favorites last week, but you'll get one this week. So much happened in the last two weeks, okay not really, but have lots of pictures to post.

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Perfect Amazon Shorts and Plain White Tee

 Hi Foxy Friends! Today I'm sharing those shorts I was talking about on Friday from Amazon. I think EVERYONE needs a pair of them, they are less than $30, and are so comfy and stretchy. Perfect for summer, which is quickly approaching. They come in several different colors and one other distressing style. I think I might have to grab another pair. Oh did I mention they have over 6,000 4.4 star reviews? That's pretty good for Amazon clothes in my book.

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Shorts / Tee / Sandals (Similar) / Necklace / Bracelets (similar)

I have been looking for a white tee for so long, this one is perfect. It's thin, so it's perfect for those hot summer months, but not see through. As long as you wear a nude bra, you're good to go. I've been wearing this non stop since I got it.

The necklace was my anniversary gift from Mr. My instructions to him, I wanted a dainty necklaces I could wear everyday. I think he delivered nicely. It's my go to, and I love that Mr. picked it out for me.

What is your go to white tee? Anything I need to check out?

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Friday Favorites #9 - The Softest Sweater And Some Flower Fields

 Happy Friday Foxy Friends! So many pictures, so let's just get to it.

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I want to shout it from the roof tops, everyone NEEDS this cardigan. Yes the all caps is totally necessary. It's the softest thing you'll buy for under $32 (it's $29.99 but with tax, ya know). Comes in different colors and patterns, just go get one, you won't regret it.

Jeans / Sweater / Shirt (similar)

My earrings are from my girl Jackie over at BEXO, I don't see these exact ones any more, but she has some other great options.

Sorry about the poor quality of photos, I went to take these pictures and Mr. calls me from Baby Fox's baseball practice, realizing he can't fit all of the equipment, that I drove over there because he was going to be late, in his two seater convertible car. So I had about 2 seconds to take these photos, and didn't have a chance to check focus, clearly I failed...I'll do better next time. Anyway, the shirt is from Sweetly Striped, I know I buy too much from her, but it's all too cute, and I like supporting small businesses. She has this cute romper that she just put up on the site that I might have to go get too.

Last Friday I took the kids to the Flower Fields and the pictures turned out so great! Someone on my FB commented how their kids would never take smily pictures like that, I told them it was years of yelling at them they couldn't leave until I got the picture I wanted. They've finally conceded and just smile because the know the torture will end sooner. haha, I like to think of it as good family time. LOL. We did get lost in a Sweet Pea maze for about 20 minutes.

But I did get some really great photos of them.

I tried to get some with me and the kids, Mr. had to work, and asking other people to take pictures is weird, I get pictures like this: Was thinking it would be more cropped in on our faces, so that you would see all the pretty pictures behind us...not so much.

I did crop this one and it turned out pretty good.

We did get one good one.

And then of course some selfies.

And the some really silly ones too.

Sustenance for the 2 hours we were there.

Not sure what they were doing here.

Don't worry I rewarded them with some In and Out for lunch.

Okay we'll move on from the flower field pictures now.

Other things we did: 

Made some homemade sourdough bread

Started up with Friday Night Lights, it was so good to see the boys play again, they won! 

Saturday was baseball, we held in there for a long time, but ended up losing at the very end of the game by 1, darn.

Afterward we stayed to watch a friends t-ball game, it was the cutest, the kids got some lunch from the snack bar, they loved it.

Sunday Mini Fox had horseback riding lessons, she's finally starting to gain her confidence back after falling off a month or so ago.

Sunday night we surprised my dad showing up with dinner and dessert for his birthday. That was on Friday, but we couldn't celebrate then because of Friday Night Lights and Saturday night he was at a track meet.

Monday we started school full time! It was wonderful and the kids are loving it. Not loving having to be woken up, since we went to school in the afternoon for Hybrid, but loving that they get to be with all of their friends. Adjusting to me having to make lunches for them the night before, not so much, lol!

Made some chicken salad with homemade mayo that a friend gave us from the eggs her chickens laid, it was delicous!

Tuesday was another baseball game, and we won! Finally, the boys have been working so hard, and their work finally paid off. 

Do you ever find a pair of workout shoes and just love them so much you keep buying them? No? Just me? It always takes me forever to find a good pair of running shoes. I finally found them! I've bought these 3 times! This picture was taken back in January. And here I am needing to replace them again, I went to buy them, and they are $30 off! What? Yes please? But then that makes me fee like they are getting rid of them, and trying to clear them out...so I bought another pair...which makes me buying this shoe 4 times. I might even buy another one if I notice that they are selling out of the sizes.

I have to admit though, one pair I just keep for upstairs, so when I am working out in my bedroom or the office, which both have carpet, I only wear those shoes, so they don't get dirty on the bottom. So those I haven't worn too much.

I had these almonds the other day at a friends house and they were so dang good! They got them at Costco, but were sold out, so I bought some for us...I had no idea Almonds came in different flavors. If you are making a charcuterie board, these would be a fantastic addition to it.

I've been looking around for some good jean shorts, these are so comfy and perfect for summer! They come in a ton of different colors, are stretchy and not tight on the waist and for $26.99, they are a great deal! I'll try and take a picture of me in them soon. The pictures do not do them justice, it has 6,651 4.5 star ratings...pretty dang good for a piece of clothing if you ask me. The fit true to size, I wear a medium in shorts and these fit well. I could probably wear a small because of the stretch, but they're shorts and I like to be comfy.

Okay, that's all I have for today. This weekend Mini Fox has her First Holy Communion retreat (outside), and then next weekend she gets her First Holy Communion, with restrictions, etc, we have to pair it down a lot, so it's just close family coming. It will be the first time we step foot inside of church. We've been watching our church that they stream on YouTube and sat outside once for Easter, we're excited to be getting back.

Have a great weekend!

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