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!

To Grandmother's House We Went

On Sunday, Decmber 20, we celebrated Christmas a little early with Dad's side of the family. My Dad's sister was in town from Florida with her 3 kids (they moved there recently from Japan, so it had been a while since we'd seen them!). Grandma and Papa Doc had the whole crew over for dinner. It was a good time! Here are the pics:


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Uncle Greg, Aunt Lana and cousin Scott came to our house first for some appetizers and cocktails. This is a pic of "Uncro" and "Nephro." I think my cousin Scott looks like my dad. It's funny, everyone thought Kyle looked like my Uncle Greg!



On to the gramps house....


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Papa Doc with my youngest cousin, Colby Harter.


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Dad and me with my cousin Madison. I haven't seen her since 2004! She goes to Florida State University and is majoring in Japanese, minoring in International Business AND she gets married in May; she's got a lot going on!!


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Eddie and Clark, as we call them.


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Dad with my cousin Brooke and Madison.
Can you tell that my Dad is the camera hog!?


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Keith and Uncle Greg. Oh, they are suuuuuch buddies.

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Dad with cute little Colby


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aaaand, MORE pictures of my Dad.


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3 generations of Lindy. My Grandpa, my Dad, and my cousin.
The youngest, Lindy Harter, is in a Christian rock band, and doesn't like having his picture taken, apparently. Of course, more reason for my Dad to pick on him.



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Case in point.


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Aunt Lana is starting to think she married into a family of crazies.


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Scott with our Aunt Lisa, as the gift-opening beings...

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Lana and Brooke love their pampering products!


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Uncro and Nephro at it again. Scott got a pretty schnazy jacket.


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Grandma Bobo. She got lots of goodies :)
A reward for making such a great dinner!


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And Papa Doc got some lovely items, too. He likes new clothes!


Merry Christmas from the Bollen, Harter and Jones families!

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