Merry Christmas!!!

M E R R Y  C H R I S T M A S  f r o m  T H E  R I D D I C K S !!!

Frame This Moment - Andy is SIX months old!!

Well, I couldn't let Christmas break come or the 19th go past without a little post for little Andy turning SIX months old!! How did it happen?! 

The Riddick Home for the Holidays 🎄✨

Happy Wednesday, my friends!!! This morning I thought I would just share a few pictures of our favorite place to be during the holidays! Out of all the fun things we love during the month of December, I would say that we all love being cozy at home maybe the most. I try to keep things simple, clean and peaceful, especially around the holidays, so that it's a blessing for us to be home and open up our home.  Things pretty much stay the same from year to year, but this year, it's far from "perfect" or "finished" with two littles around, but I wouldn't change this season for anything. Here are just a few pics from The Riddick Home this Christmas! 🎄✨

Christmas This and That

Happy Tuesday!!! Today I just a little of this and a little of that for your Tuesday morning. It's been a busy and very full season, as I'm sure it has been for everyone, so it's just a little random assortment of Christmas joy for your busy week of December!!

Frame This Moment - Franklin's Christmas Parade

Happy Thursday!! And Frame This Moment Day!! We have done a lot of things around Nashville during the holidays, but this past weekend was a first for us!! A little Christmas Parade in Franklin, and we loved it!!! 

Let's Look - How We Unwind During the Holidays

Happy Wednesday!! Today I thought it would be fun to jump into this week's Let's Look - dedicated to the holidays. If there's one thing we love, it's being cozy during the holidays. With two littles, that sure looks a lot different than it used to, but I thought I'd share a few things that we still love that help make the holidays feel a little cozier and slower paced even amidst a very busy season!! 

A Little Christmas Life Lately

Well, we sure have been trying hard to make the most of it over here, but in the best way. We've tried to slow down, put some sweet events on the calendar, make the little things special, and schedule in lots of rest and downtime too, which are usually our very favorite!! Here are just a few little snapshots of some life lately around here!! 

Friday Favorites - December, Walking, and Our Christmas Giveaway Winner!

Happy FRIDAY!! In December!!! What a special time of year, and we are trying hard to soak it all in!! It's been a week of getting back to feeling settled after all that November and Thanksgiving held, but sometimes it's the slower weeks that are my favorite... Today I just have a few Friday Favorites for you! Simple snapshots and little favorites that have been going on over here... Hope you're staying warm and cozied up this Friday morning! Sending lots of love from Nashville!!

Frame This Moment - Christmas Pajamas.

Happy Thursday!! And Happy Frame This Moment Day!! Today's is just a little snapshot from our favorite Saturday morning in our favorite Christmas pajamas, and one I want to remember with sweet little Jane... 

Thanksgiving Snapshots 2024

Happy Wednesday!!! I hope everyone had the very best Thanksgiving!! We loved our week in Louisville. It was only the second time in seven married Thanksgivings that we didn't travel to Texas, so it was a bit of a slower pace for us, but we loved it!! I thought it would be fun to just share a few snapshots of the week! We put our phones down for a lot of it, took lots of naps, played lots of games, hung out with family and friends, and ate amazing food, but here are just a few snapshots from the week!

A Christmas Giveaway 🎄✨

Happy Tuesday!! Happy DECEMBER!!!!! It's a favorite post every year because I LOVE being able to gift the gift of giving with a little Etsy giveaway!! Whether a homemade little item for you or your home or a gift for your family or a friend, we pray that this small gift card would be a little blessing to you in this season!!!

Friday Favorites - Thanksgiving Edition

Happy FRIDAY!! Well, I love a good themed Friday Favorites post, and since we are headed into one of my favorite weeks, I thought it only felt right for a little Thanksgiving Edition of Friday Favorites!! We almost always head to Texas this time of year, but this year, we are spending the week in Louisville and couldn't be more excited for lots of time outside, lots of time with family, lots of games and amazing food and hopefully a little rest thrown in there too. We love all of the traditions that come along with this sweet holiday, and here are just a few for your Friday!! 

Frame This Moment - Slow Mornings.

Happy Frame This Moment Day!!! Today's is really so simple and just the purest definition of these posts. A moment in time that I wish I could pause and frame - in my mind and heart. And that is this snapshot in a nutshell... 

A Very Merry Weekend

Happy Wednesday!! I thought it would be fun to share a little about our little Christmas "kick-off" weekend this past weekend. It's always a favorite, and here are just a few favorite little snapshots!! 

The Riddick Home in the Fall

Happy Tuesday!!! Well, we had the very best weekend. Filled to the brim with family and friends and a house full of coziness - we loved our day at Christmas Village, and I had to wait one extra day to put up Christmas because it only felt right for a little fall to still be up for our small group's Friendsgiving. But Sunday afternoon, we went from fall to Christmas in a few hours, and I couldn't love it more. Before I officially shift into Christmas mode over here, I thought it would be fun to share one last post with a few snapshots from our house this fall. Honestly, we kept it pretty simple this year, but it was cozy and fun still and exactly what we needed in this busy season. 

Friday Favorites - Christmas Village Edition

Aww happy FRIDAY!! I know it's still November, but I'm interrupting all the fall fun for a little Christmas Village edition of Friday Favorites this Friday. It's one of my favorite posts every year gearing up for our VERY favorite little holiday. So, it's a just a little Christmas joy for your morning!! And if you're in Nashville, I hope you'll make the special trip to Christmas Village this weekend!! It will become a favorite I know!! Hope you're cozied up with a warm drink and whether there's fall or Christmas around you, I hope it's the very best morning!! Sending lots of love this Friday! 

Frame This Moment - Bedtime with Two.

Happy Thursday!! And Frame This Moment day!!! Just a day I love to take one moment in time and really try to "frame" it in my mind and soak it up in the season where the Lord has me. It's been a gift to treasure the small moments because I know those everyday moments are really the ones that add up to be the big ones. You can find my first Frame This Moment post here and all of my other ones throughout the past almost two years now here. For today, it's a special and sweet little snapshot that I hope to just bottle up and remember forever. 

Let's Look - Gift Ideas for Guys

Aww happy Wednesday in November!! I thought it would be fun to jump into this month's link-ups and share a few gift ideas throughout the years that I've gotten for Pierce, my dad, my father-in-law or brother/brother-in-law just incase you are looking for an idea or two! And as always, I can't wait to see everyone else's too!! 

November Goals

Oh, November. I've said it before, but I'll say it again, I feel like November has all of my middle-child love given to it. 

October is the perfect fall month and so dreamy and December is all about Christmas and so cozy, and I feel like November oftentimes gets lot in the middle, but it's so special and holds so much goodness in it too. There's the chill in the air that starts to really come, the beauty of Thanksgiving and family and football mixed with the beginning of the excitement building for Christmas melded together perfectly with nights by the fire and cozy homes whether decorated for fall or Christmas. I just love it. 

Friday Favorites - Baby Snuggles, Saturday Mornings, and Fall Days

Happy Friday!!! It's been a fun and busy week over here, and we are ending with family in town and so looking forward to the weekend!! It's been drizzly and slightly chilly and starting to really feel like November. Today I just have a few simple favorites for you!! Small joys and little snapshots for your Friday!! Hope you're finding them in your day as well!! Here's to celebrating them with a cup of hot tea on a chilly morning!!

Frame This Moment - Our Thankful Turkey

Happy Thursday!! And Frame This Moment Day!! Today is a sweet one because it's a little craft and tradition that Jane and I got to start this year!! 

 

This is Two and a Half...

Our Little Jane... Two and a half... I thought it would be sweet to post a little bit about sweet Jane Arbel these days... 

 

Bees and Beekeepers 🐝

Happy Tuesday!! I hope your November is off to the very best start!! I thought today it would be fun to share a few pictures from last week...

Friday Favorites - November, Little Frames and Simple Snapshots

Happy NOVEMBER 1ST!!!! Wow...how did it come so fast?! I have so much love for the month of October and my love overflows for December too, but as a middle child, I love November just as much!! The sweetness of fall still with all the excitement for the holidays, the amazing food, the sweet time with family, the beauty and fun with the mixture of Thanksgiving and Christmas decor, smells, and traditions, it's just a great month, and I am so glad it's here!!! So to kick off your November 1st, I just have a few little snapshots and favorites for you!! 

Frame This Moment - Fall in Louisville.

Happy Thursday!!! And October 31st!!! I can't believe we are already at the end of October.... Today I just have a little Frame This Moment post for you, and it's perfect for fall!! 

 

What's Up Wednesday [October 2024]

Happy Wednesday!!! Today I thought it would be fun to jump on the What's Up Wednesday blog link-up and just share a little bit about what has been going on this October!! A little bit of everything in this fun and sweet month!! 

Six Years - A Look Back...

Well, it's nearly impossible to condense six years of anything into a single post, but I thought today it would be fun just to share a few highlights from these years... From different life seasons, to trips, to babies, to big life events, to the simple moments, it's nowhere near all of them, but here's a few to celebrate this October 27th!! 

Friday Favorites - Hobby Lobby, Lunches Together and Our Neighborhood

Happy Friday!! It's hard to believe, but this weekend, we will celebrate 6 years of marriage!! October 27th is a special one on the calendar, and we are excited for the weekend of celebrating!! It sure looks different with two little ones, but we couldn't be more thankful for this sweet little season of life!! Today I just have a few little snapshots and favorites for your Friday!! I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather and finding simple and small joys in your day as well!! Here are a few of ours from the week!!

Frame This Moment - Movie Night On the Porch

Happy Thursday!! Today's Frame This Moment was from this past weekend and a tradition that we loved continuing!! 

Four Months!!

Well, this past weekend we celebrated this little one turning FOUR months, and I thought I'd share a little about this sweet boy today!!