Hello! Welcome to Keeping Up with the Joneses. Thanks for stopping by! We're a young couple living in the East Arkansas/Memphis area otherwise known as The Delta, with a love for family, friends, faith and food.

We believe that some of the best memories are created at home around the dinner table, and when entertaining those you love. This little blog is where I share recipes, wine, our home and our life. Enjoy! -Kendall

What You'll Find:

I love to try new recipes. In fact, I rarely make the same thing twice. I'm a bona-fide cookbook collector, Pinterest addict and magazine aficionado. On the blog, you'll see what I've got cooking.

I love wine, y'all, so from time to time I feature bottles I've loved. Crafts and decorating our little house are passions of mine, so you may see some of that. Thanks for stopping by!

A Fiesta Shower!

Over the weekend, Keith and I headed to Little Rock to help out with a party my mom and aunt were hosting. My cousin Heather is getting married soon, so we had a great Fiesta couple's shower! I gave Jantastic the idea for the theme after I saw these adorable invitations from Polka Dot Design (one of my FAVE websites):



My cousin loves Mexican food and she and Corey are going to Mexico for their honeymoon, so it was a perfect idea!

Here's mom's dining room all decked out for a fiesta:
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Yum!

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Don't worry, I WILL share many recipes over the next few days!!

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These were scrumptious and addictive

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Best pork tenderloin ever! With peach mango salsa.



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Da bomb corn dip. I gave you this recipe here.

Yes, I just said da bomb.


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Roasted corn and black beans. Sooooo good.

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A fiesta cheesecake. This is really just beautiful!

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All the fixin's for tacos.

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Margarita cupcakes. Made these back in May for Cinco de Mayo. They were a big hit!

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This time I trimmed some in a mixture of yellow and orange sugars. Those were my favorite!

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Fun fiesta plates!

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The bride-to-be! My gorgeous cousin Heather! She's cute as a button!

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They received lots of great gifts! Corey was a good sport and got excited about the presents, too :)

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I wonder if she loves baking as much as me???

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The ladies on the Hinkle side of the family! I think dark hair runs in the fam?
From left: my mom, cousins Ashley, Heather, Whitney, Aunt Kay, and me!

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Mom and Aunt Kay. Don't they look mischievous?

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With their baby brother, the Father of the Bride!


Then...we got snap happy....

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Hi!

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Umm hello!

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Dad sneakin' a bite of that pork!

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My wonderful, hilarious Uncle Ronnie. LOVE LOVE LOVE him!

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Heather's adorable mom, Penny. Isn't she a doll?
I think all Pennys must be cute and sweet.




After the party, I witnessed my husband drinking coffee. It was weird. We're not coffee people...

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...yet.

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He likey!

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The two most handsome men in my life!


All in all, it was a wonderful party and the bride and groom were showered with lots of lovely things. Looking forward to the wedding in March!

3 responses. Leave a Comment!:

Jamie said...

What a fun shower with lots of yummy food!

Jennifer said...

WOW everything looked gorgeous! GREAT job!!

Claire said...

um it turned out so cute and the food is makin' me huuungry!

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