Welcome back to another Friday Favorites ā but not just any Friday Favoritesā¦the first one of December 2025, and a super special edition at that!
This week, I decided to take a different angle and bring you inside our home for something extra festive:
The Miller Family Christmas Favorites!
I sat each family member down for a very serious (
) interview and asked them five important Christmas questions:
What is your favorite Christmas song?
Favorite Christmas movie?
Favorite Christmas dƩcor item in our home?
Favorite Christmas tradition?
Favorite Christmas treat?
It was so much fun hearing everyoneās answers. I loved capturing their Christmas magic ā right where they are in this season of life.
For reference:
Bennett is 13 ā¢ Baker is 9 ā¢ Madley is 7 ā¢ Martin is 38 ā¢ And Iām 37!
Letās get into it!
š¶ Favorite Christmas Song
Bennett: The Present by Forrest Frank
Baker: Christmas Morning by Forrest Frank & Jake
Madley: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Martin: Iāve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Frank Sinatra
Kari: The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole (his version is the best!)
š¬ Favorite Christmas Movie
Bennett: Elf
Baker: The animated Grinch
Madley: The Polar Express
Martin: Jingle All the Way (Arnold Schwarzenegger ā classic!)
Kari: A tie between Christmas Vacation and The Holiday
š Favorite Christmas DĆ©cor in Our Home
Bennett: The puffball tree
Baker: His stocking
Madley: Our gold snow globe tree
Martin: The mantle
Kari: The Christmas tree ā always!
š Favorite Christmas Tradition
Bennett & Baker: Christmas Eve dinner + opening gifts at my parentsā house (Bae & Papaās!)
Madley: Opening presents on Christmas morning
Martin: Playing in the snow ā sledding and building snowmen with the kids
Kari: Having soups for Christmas Eve dinner, especially in bread bowls. SO yummy.
šŖ Favorite Christmas Treat
Bennett: Reeseās Trees and DeDeās spicy pretzels
Baker: The break-apart Christmas sugar cookies
Madley: Reindeer pancakes (Rudolph-shaped pancakes!)
Martin: Chocolate-covered pretzels ā his ā5-pound gainer,ā as he calls it š
Kari: Sugar cookies, unfrosted, hot out of the ovenā¦and they MUST be my momās recipe
I absolutely loved hearing all their answers ā none were too surprising, but my favorite moment was Martin choosing āIāve Got My Love to Keep Me Warmā because according to himā¦ I am the love that keeps him warm. Cue the blush. Love that man!
I hope you enjoyed this special edition of Friday Favorites. I encourage you to try this with your own family ā interview your people and write down their Christmas favorites. Itās a sweet way to look back each year and see what changesā¦and what stays the same.
Thanks for spending part of your day here with me.
God willing, Iāll be back Monday with more blogging fun.
Love yāall! šā¤ļø
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I have baked a lot of sugar cookies but donāt like a lot of icing on them. If your momās are good not iced, can you give out the recipe?
In fact, it would be great to see a KMB where you share recipes. Just a thought. Thanks Kari!
What a fun read! I love all of those Christmas movies, I need to watch Jingle All the Way, I’ve not seen it in years. You have some beautiful decorations in your home.