Merry Christmas!!

Awww goodness, the last post of 2023! How are we already here?! Today marks the beginning of Christmas Break over here, and I'm taking the rest of December to soak in the sweetness of the season and time with family! But I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas this morning!!! 

Frame this Moment - Home for the Holidays 🎄

Well, for the last Frame This Moment of the year, I thought our home at Christmastime was a perfect moment to capture. It really is our favorite place to be at our most favorite time of year, and sometimes I wish I could just bottle up all the coziness and merriness and sprinkle it through the rest of the year too. 

 

Christmas in New York City🎄✨

Oh, Christmastime in New York City... It's always been a dream of ours, and we had so much soaking it all in this year!! I thought I would just share a few snapshots of here from our time there with some of our best friends and little Jane too 🥰 

Life Lately 12.12.23

Good morning!! Happy Tuesday!!! I hope everyone had the very best week and has been having a great start to their week! 

We had our small group over last night for our annual Christmas party and just had such a sweet time celebrating all that the Lord has done this year (and over the last four years!) We have another Christmas party at our house tonight for my Discipleship Group, a dinner on the calendar tomorrow night, Pierce's work Christmas party on Thursday night, and Pierce's parents come in on Friday! It definitely feels like Christmastime over here, and we are loving all the celebrations! But today, I just have a few pictures of Life Lately for you. A little from Thanksgiving, a little from life around town, and a little of just snapshots of our lots of ordinary moments that I'm so very grateful for. I hope you too are finding small joys in these busy days!! Here's a little look at Life Lately for you!

Friday Favorites - Christmas Blog Posts Edition 🎄✨

Happy Friday!!! It's been a whirlwind of a week over here... Pierce and I are off to a sweet Christmas concert tonight that has become one our favorite little December traditions and then we are taking the weekend to rest and enjoy a few days at home without anything on the calendar. 

Next week has lined up for what feels like a Christmas extravaganza with Christmas parties, celebrations, and family coming in town at the end of the week, so this morning I am getting our house cleaned up, lighting my Christmas candle, and settling in for a sweet night, a cozy weekend, and a fun week ahead! 

Today I just have a few fun Christmas posts to share from last December. Lots of gift ideas if you're still looking for your favorites and just some holiday cheer for your Friday morning as well!! I hope everyone has a fun and special weekend, and I'll plan to see you back here next week!! 

Frame this Moment - Serendipity 🍨 Frozen Hot Chocolate

Happy Thursday and Frame This Moment Day!! Today's sweet moment was from our Christmas trip to New York and checking off a bucket-list item all at the same time! 

 

We're Home!

Happy Wednesday!!! We are back in Nashville and settling in from our little Christmas getaway in the merriest New York City!! 

Friday Favorites - December 1st, Our Christmas Stockings, and Our Giveaway Winner!

It's FRIDAY!! AND December 1st!!! Oh, the magic and fun and traditions that this month is full of!! We cannot believe we are entering the last month of 2023! This year has truly felt like it has flown by. Today I just have a few Christmas favorites for your Friday! 

I hope your December is off to the very best start this morning and your week has been full of many blessings as well!! 

Frame This Moment - The Amazing Race

Happy Thursday!!! Today's Frame This Moment is a sweet one from Thanksgiving at Pierce's family's Ranch in Texas...

What's Up Wednesday [November 2023]

Happy Wednesday!!! It's the last What's Up Wednesday of 2023 over here because in December I'll be taking some time off to soak in all things Christmas with our family, but today I am looking back and recapping a little bit of our November!! 

Hope yours has been full of family and blessings as well!! Here's just a little look at what we've been up to recently... 

A Christmas Giveaway 🎄✨

HAPPY TUESDAY!!! I feel like it is *officially* the start to all things Christmas, and I couldn't think of a better way to kick things off than with a little Christmas giveaway!!

 

Friday Favorites - Thanksgiving Edition

Happy FRIDAY!! We are entering one of our favorite weeks of the year, so it only felt right to dedicate this week's Friday Favorites to Thanksgiving. From the Macy's Day Parade and time with family, to the amazing food, afternoons of football, and evenings around the fire, we love all of the traditions that come along with this week in November! Here are just a few of our favorites when it comes to this sweet holiday!

Frame this Moment - Christmas Joy

Happy Thursday! Today's Frame This Moment was just a little snapshot in time this past week that just makes me smile. 

November Goals

Happy Wednesday!! Well as we're coming up on half-way through the month, I thought it would be a good time to check in on some goals for November with a look back on September and October too. 

Jackson's Orchard 2023 🍂🍁

Happy Tuesday!!! Well, like I said, we are loving being in Christmas mode over here - I just don't think I will ever not love our house in greenery and lights with the fire on and blankets out... Give me a cup of hot tea and a Christmas movie, and I'm just about in heaven. But before I could transition all of my blog posts to Christmas too, I had to post one last family tradition that is a very favorite every October. Sweet Jackson's Orchard. I've been coming here since I was a little girl, and now we get to bring Jane and it makes the whole day even sweeter!! 

Friday Favorites - Christmas Village Edition

Ok friends, it's just about my favorite weekend of the year!!! We are headed to one of my favorite places as the kick-off to one of my favorite seasons, and I just love it all so much! I think even Jane can sense the joy in the air this Friday Morning 🎄✨🎁

This is about the time every year where Thanksgiving and Christmas all kind of blend together in my mind, and it truly just becomes the best time of the year. We LOVE Thanksgiving and the countdown to all the fall and fun and food and family that it holds, but we also love our home in all its Christmas cozy and lights, and when you put them both together it definitely makes us feel like we are right in the middle of "the holidays," which is exactly where I want to be!!

So really my Friday Favorites this week is dedicated to this favorite weekend of ours. ☺️ Bring on all the merriness!!! Hope your weekend is full of just the same!!! 

Frame This Moment - Teddy Bears on a Sunny Day.

Happy Thursday and Frame This Moment day! Today's sweet little moment in time comes from the sunniest fall day that we tried to spend every minute of outside...

Let's Look - Christmas Stocking Stuffers

Happy Wednesday!! I am jumping into this month's Let's Look blog link-up with a little break from fall and jumping into Christmas a tiny bit early with some Christmas Stocking Stuffers. 

Anniversary Trip to Vermont

Happy Tuesday!!! I thought today it would be fun to share some pictures from our little getaway to Vermont for our anniversary! 

Friday Favorites - Fall in Kentucky, Plane Rides with Pierce, and New Crayons for Jane

Happy Friday!!! Hope everyone has had a great start to November!! We are finally getting settled back into life in Nashville, and we're looking forward to a cozy weekend with some football, friends and a fire in the fireplace. Today I just have a few snapshots from the week - I hope you're finding lots of small joys in your days too!!! Here is a little look at a few of ours! 

Frame This Moment - Ratatouille 🐭

Happy Thursday!!! Every Thursday, I like to take a minute and freeze a tiny moment in time to remember and savor. Today's Frame This Moment was from Tuesday and three little costumes that came together and really did make it such a sweet night to remember. 

Hello November

Aww November 1st...the start of a new month and a true kick off to "the holidays." I love this month and all the coziness, autumn colors, warm drinks, traditions, and family time that it brings along with it! 

Happy Tuesday!!!

October 31st! How is it even possible?! I hope everyone has had a great last few days of October! We just got back last night from the sweetest anniversary trip and are jumping back into our daily routines and rhythms today. I thought I'd hop on and wish everyone a very merry October 31st!!

5 Years. ❤️

What's Up Wednesday [October 2023]

Happy Wednesday!! How are we already to the end of October?! This month has truly seemed to fly by. I thought it would be fun to jump into the What's Up Wednesday blog link-up and recap a little of this fun month over here. 

Hope your month has been filled with lots of fun, fall, and family as well!! Here's just a little look at what the Riddicks have been up to over here... 

The Riddick Home in the Fall

Happy Tuesday!! I thought today I'd welcome you into our home in the fall!! I love this sweet season - I love the feel of October, I love living with the windows open and the fireplace on and the sound of the leaves rustling outside. I love to have soups on the stove and amazing candles burning and cozying up with my favorite people. 

Friday Favorites - Fall Crafts, Neighborhood Fun, and Pumpkin Dresses

Aww happy Friday! Hope everyone is having a great end to their week! We are looking forward to soaking up some of this fall weather this weekend! Today I just have a few small snapshots from our week for you. Hope you are finding small joys in yours as well!! 

Frame This Moment - A Sunday Afternoon.

It's Thursday!!! Hope everyone is having a good week!! On Thursdays, I like to share a small moment to frame from our week - just a tiny snapshot of a moment in time I hope to remember.