My parents just celebrated 43 years of marriage! You go Dean + Kim! They were married as young 20-year-olds and have experienced so much of their lives together. I remember when my mom celebrated her 41st birthday and told us that she has spent more of her life married to my dad than not married to him and I thought that was so cool! I still have 15 years to go to get to that point but that's definitely the plan for us too! It has been a gift to learn from them over the years and just be ... continue reading...
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Artifact Uprising Disney Photo Books
Peek-a-Boo! We had our first official Ridings family (my side) reunion in 2020. I know, what a year to have it ;) But it was the first one since all the kids were married and with all three grandchildren. There was a lot of time we didn't think it was going to be able to happen but it did!! We went to Disney World and while I didn't love all the changes COVID brought with it, we still made so many memories and had so much fun. It was so historic not just for our family (all 13 of us ... continue reading...
Our Wedding album by Artifact Uprising
Bruce proposed to me nine years ago this very month. Three long yet very short months later, we were married on August 18th 2012! While I posted about our wedding on the blog way back when it happened, it took me years ( um.. nearly nine) to purchase a wedding album for our home! I've always loved Artifact Uprising (you can see that here!) and their Premium Layflat Wedding Album is just absolutely stunning. I was looking through their site and found myself thinking that it was too bad I ... continue reading...
Our Baby Book by Artifact Uprising
Oh my goodness. I just got around to editing photos we took in October (lol. #mamalife) and my heart may have melted a tad bit. Hilde was so tiny! I remember this outfit - it is one of the 0-3 month ones and now we are rocking the 6-12 month category. Also, she was a sneaky smiler at this time - we would freak out at any kind of hint of a smile. Now here at nearly 5 months, we can get her to smile at us all the time but these little 8 week old smiles are just the cutest. They say babies don't ... continue reading...
Christmas Cards with Artifact Uprising
Just for you! Use code OAK20 for 20% off holiday cards at Artifact Uprising! YAY! Christmas Card season. If you have been around here longer than one holiday season, you know I love sending them out every year! This year we lucked out by grabbing a family photo in the snow! It's been one of my dreams to have a snowy scene on our cards and this year it came true! Not only did we have an adorable addition to our family photo, but I also had a little helper pack up our Christmas cards! Christmas ... continue reading...
Save the Dates with Artifact Uprising
LOCATION: Fifty fifty coffee house Details: Dinner Drinks Dancing Save the Date || Engagement Photos by Ashlee Kay Photography My babiest (that's a word right?!) sister is getting married! A couple years ago, I shared how my baby sister was getting married & now I'm announcing the next one! I'm the oldest of four - three girls & a boy. We have all been so close growing up and even more so as we all enter our twenties. I feel like it was just yesterday (four years this summer) ... continue reading...
Artifact Uprising Postcards
I've loved Artifact Uprising since I first discovered them. Their quality, customer service, mission, artwork, craftsmanship, and art all drew me in. Then they merged with VSCO (my all time favorite phone photo editing app ever) and it was a match made in heaven. The other day I was playing around on their website, seeing what was new and I saw these postcards! What a fun way to print and share your photos!! You all know that I have been learning and working on my photography this last ... continue reading...
Be Joyful: Our Christmas Cards
I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live. (Ecclesiastes 3:12) Christmas time is my favorite time of the year. I know for many the spending, the doing, and the chaos can make this season less than. We can easily get so distracted from the Christmas Story - the longing for a savior and the rejoicing over His coming. Instead of being grateful for what we do have, we covet what others have and we long for our wish lists to be ... continue reading...
We wish You a Merry Christmas
One of my most cherished Christmas Traditions is creating and mailing out our family's Christmas card. We've done it every year of our marriage and kept them all to see how our family (and our design preferences) have changed over the years. But keeping a historic record of our family each Christmas isn't the only reason we create Christmas cards, we also desire to fill the mailboxes of our family & friends with hope and love this season (and tidings of great joy!) Four years ago, ... continue reading...
2021 Photo Calendar
You guys know how much I love photo projects and how I love filling our home with my favorite photos so you should not be surprised by this post ;) I love Artifact Uprising and I've done several photo projects with them over the years, so when I saw this calendar I thought it would be a perfect addition for the new year! Making the calendar was super easy. The hardest part was picking the photos (isn't that always the case?!) I ended up just picking a photo from each month in 2020 to go ... continue reading...
How to Choose your Christmas Cards
ASK ELIZABETH Question: What kind of Christmas cards do you get? I really want to get some this year but don’t know where to start! I've made Christmas cards every year our marriage to send out. I've also continued making the Christmas cards for my mom to send out too. I just cannot help it. Christmas cards are one of the things that makes this season so Christmasy! I also love being able to give a little something to everyone. While I wish I had the funds to buy everyone in my life a gift, ... continue reading...
Making it a Meaningful Father’s Day
Thank you Artifact Uprising for sponsoring this post! All thoughts & opinions are my own. Twenty-nine years ago my dad was celebrating his first Father's Day. I was a month old and probably stinkin' adorable. He then became not only my father, but the father of two other little girls and a boy. And those girls all got married and added three son-in-laws to the party. Above and beyond, he has been a father figure to so many - an outstanding feat from a boy who never met his father until he ... continue reading...
Father’s Day Gift Guide
Um... Tomorrow is JUNE! It's mostly crazy ;) And since it is June that means summer, sun, and Father's Day! I could also call this gift guide shades of blue ;) but that is what I am feeling for this summer! Give that dad in your life the gift or the great outdoors, some grill side tunes, or some memories. I know my dad always loves filling his work desk with photos of us - dads just love to show their kiddos off! What do you love to gift for Father's Day? Patagonia Paxat Pack || Starwars ... continue reading...
5 Tips for Making More Money though Affiliates
Affiliates are a funny thing. In fact, for the longest time I wasn't the hugest fan of them. When I started blogging about 6 years ago I joined some programs in hopes of making money and nothing. Zip. Maybe 30 cents ... a month. It was so discouraging. Plus it took SO MUCH TIME to sift and sort through all the links to plug into my blog post and I just felt defeated. I moved on to other things, figuring that affiliates were not worth my time. Especially when I had such little time to devote to ... continue reading...
Gift Guide for Your BFF 2016
Best friend shopping is way fun and sometimes the easiest of them all. You know your best friend the most so you not only have plenty of inside jokes but you just know each other's needs and wants pretty well. The BFF gift can go practical or fun or nostalgic or silly. It is kinda the best of all gift worlds. Patagonia Better Sweater I own this and it is the best sweater ever. Give the gift of stylish warmth and maybe find yourself twinning with your BFF. Mountain Wooden Photo ... continue reading...
Week’s End
SNAPSHOTS(Make sure you follow @OakAndOats on Instagram to catch them all!) 1. I'm trying to make the most of or rainy and not warm May by getting out and exploring. Fresh air does wonders - even if it is misty. 2. So excited for the She Reads Truth Women in the Word study! I just started using it for my quiet times and it is such a help for me! I have fallen out of the habit of daily quiet times and I am feeling the toll it has taken on me (you know what I mean?!?!). This structure and ... continue reading...
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Unique Bible Verses to include in your Christmas Cards
We got our Christmas Cards in the mail this week and now we are working on getting them addressed to friends & family and back in the mail! It is tradition to get a card out every year (and you know how I feel about traditions!!) so I don't mind all the stuffing, addressing, and stamping! This year we got our cards at Parabo Press. I picked the Joyful card because although this year has been one for the books, Joy has been abundant in our home and hearts. I also wanted to add a verse ... continue reading...
