{giggles}

dressing up is fun.

spending time with family and friends is fun.

giggling is even funner.

(i stole that word from macy thankyouverymuch)

halloween was full of giggles and we had tons of....what else?

FUN.

hey mister...

get out of that bathtub....

::nice day for a white wedding::

remember this post?

it's official.

macy debuted as "THE FLOWER GIRL"

she was awesome.

and she was definitely four.

thanks steph for including macy in your special day.

i love this little gal

posers

proud

steph's living in kansas now...so the red shoes were so fitting.

we love the moyers!

twirly girlie

toasted

::just missing zach::

so proud of my girl.

now THIS is life from the Hilltop

~i just did the grossest poop diaper in the history of poop diapers

~ which resulted in the need for a quick bath on his part...IF you know what I mean.

~while drawing the water for the bath, zach pointed to the toilet and his "business" so I placed him on the potty.

~zach went pee=pee in the potty, horray!

~ nice quick bath follows, ahhh....yummy baby smell.

~ I go to clean up the remains of the grossest poop diaper ever, and darling, dear zachary (did i mention DARLING) is STANDING in the toilet...

STANDING.

IN.

THE.

TOILET.

~ bath #2 in the sink.

Who's ready for a glass of wine? Her name is, Joni.

~the shack~

i just finished reading one of the most profound books i've read in a long time.
THE SHACK

for me,
it is one of the most thought provoking
inspiring
creative looks at our
Lord
and i wasn't expecting how it would make me feel.

i anticipated that i would cry, as my friends had cautioned.
i did not.
instead, i felt a rush of adrenaline.
i experienced joy and promise.
grace.
fresh perspective.
clarity.

i embraced the fresh and creative look
and i breathed deeply as i took in the experience
of this book.

i think you should experience it too.
read it and breathe.
and then let me know what you thought.

sUnDay sUpPeR

~okay, so i know by now you are all

sick and tired

of my "oh i want to be donna reed" and stuff.

and i know that by now you are all

gagging with

"geez j, enough of the food already, is that all you do, EAT?"

but seriously.

we had sunday supper.

{insert squeel}

and i felt all norman rockwell.

and like any second i should turn on the radio and listen to

roosevelt

and one of his fireside chats.

so grimace if you must.

but deep down i KNOW,

you wish you had some a 'dis

SUPPER.

::rosemary scented pork loin with dried apricots, cranberries, & port wine gravy::

::pork, strawberry salad w/edamame, cheesy garlic bread, mashed potatoes, zuchinni, & fruit salad.

::i have no idea why::

if you are interested in the recipe, leave me a comment and i'll email it to you, it's kinda long to post. ;)

i heart donna reed

i have always thought that the perfect era for me would have been the 50's.

the aprons.

the cooking.

the focus on family.

and of course...

donna reed.

today...i was donna reed.

{ahem}

sorta.

today lu lu and i baked creamy banana bread.

bubba gave direction...

lu lu practiced patience...

while it baked we cleaned and reorganized the dry goods drawer

::and when it was done, we enjoyed our work::

here is the recipe for creamy banana bread {pam hall~allrecipes.com}

1/2 c. butter, softened 80z cream cheese, softened 1 1/4 c. white sugar

2 eggs 1 c. mashed bananas (i use more) 1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda

2 T brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon

1. cream together butter and cream cheese. gradually add the white sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time. stir in the mashed bananas and vanilla. add flour, baking powder, and soda; mix until batter is just moist.

2. in a small bowl mix together cinnamon and brown sugar. you may add pecans if you like.

3. divide batter between greased loaf pans.

4. sprinkle sugar mixture over the batter.

5. bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.