Little Christmas tree from a box

For the past 2 years Joshua and I have gone to pick out our Christmas tree from the lot.  By the lot..I simply mean the pre-cut trees at Home Depot..but it was a really fun way to start the Christmas Holidays.  Well, this year...due to our little family member (ahem..Pierre), we didn't buy a big tree.  You see, we could envision him climbing and knocking over our huge tree.  SO..this year we opted for a pre-lit tree from a box.  It has some snow, berries, and pine cones on it and is very nice.  It was just a different feel going into the Home Depot and picking up our tree in a box..and not tying it to our roof rack.  So..without further a due, here is our precious little tree:

Our petite Christmas tree. 

The little guy who is already causing mischief with the tree.

That is all for now.  I'll post more of our decorations later.

Fall Touches

I have all my fall stuff out..and I'm a little sad to see it go within the next week.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas.  But there is just something about the warm colors of fall that warm my heart and make me so happy.  Thankfully,  some of these pieces can be carried through Christmas.  Here are a few glimpses of our fall decor:

Welcome to the Vincent's.  Warm welcome with our fall wreath

Coffee Table pumpkins.  Had to get something Pierre wouldn't chew on...
glass pumpkins are a success!

Right by the front door.  Love our Scentsy with fall scents.

These add a little glam.  Thank you Target!
They will be sticking around through Christmas.

I needed to jazz up the hall a little and found this really cool wreath...
also from Target.

Ok, so this isn't part of my fall decor.  But Pierre LOVES boxes.
Joshua got some new kicks last weekend and Pierre has claimed the box as home.
We've thought about making him a box fortress in the office (aka Pierre's room).

Also not Fall decor, but a great fall meal.  Salad and Poppyseed Chicken Casserole.
See below for this super easy recipe:

Poppyseed Chicken Casserole:
3 chicken breasts: boil for 45 minutes
1 package of bag-n-boil rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
8 oz. sour cream
2 tbsp poppyseeds
1 roll of Ritz crackers
1/2 stick butter

Once chicken is done boiling, chop up in chunks and mix with cream of chicken soup, sour cream and poppyseeds.

Melt butter, crumble ritz crackers, mix these together.

Place rice in the bottom of your baking dish (I use an 8x8 because I like the thickness of the casserole this way).  Layer chicken mixture on top of rice.  top with butter and ritz cracker mixture.

Cook at 350 for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and enjoy!

Trip back to Nashville

Last weekend I took a really short trip home to witness two amazing people tie the knot.  Lindsay and Stefan are an amazing couple, dedicated and focused on God.  Their ceremony was beautiful and the weather couldn't have participated more wonderfully.  The ceremony was unique to them.  They got married under some beautiful fall trees.  Before going to be seated, you were given a stone and asked to say a prayer for the couple.  Once your prayer was over, you placed the stone in a bowl with the stones other people had placed there.  As a celebration of their commitment to one another, Lindsay and Stefan washed each other's feet as their first act of worship together.  It was so beautiful.  Here are a couple pictures from the night.

Lindsay walking down the aisle with her dad.

Beautiful setting..Lindsay and Stefan walking back down the aisle.

Making their grand entrance.

My lovely lady friends!

Hawls and Lindsay.  Beauties!

Wonderful Schneider clan.  Read all about their adventures  here

Friends! Such a great way to spend the evening.

Me, Stefan, and Lindsay

Lindsay and her grandfather dancing.  Adorable!

Georgia girls..miss Hawls dearly and loved the time together...even if it was brief!

The whole gang.

Sonya and I at the end of the night.

Beautiful Baby Eden.

I was so thrilled to see Hawley and Matt and meet their adorable little girl, Eden.  I haven't seen them since THEIR wedding over 2 years ago.  They have an amazing family and it made me so happy to spend some quality time with them.  I wish I could see them more often..wish we lived closer.  I also got to see Zach and Sonya, Kallie, and a bunch of girls I was in Bible Study with while I lived at home for several months.  What a blessed time the weekend was and a beautiful marriage that brought us all together.