annual birthday lunch

 Last Saturday- 

Ruthie & I met the two Brittany's & this cutie- John 

for our annual birthday lunch & shopping.

It was so much fun!

Look how big Johnny is getting?!

He is scooting a round now. He is such a good baby- loves shopping & people.

I love his cheeks, especially with this hat.

It was a cold- yet beautifully sunny day here at Gardener Village.

We looked around more than usual & had such a great time.

I bought a few fabric fat quarters for the Eye Spy Quilt I have just started to go on Charlie's bed (more on that coming soon...) and we got to catch up on all the many things going on. Brittany is almost finished with her master's degree & Marcus was accepted to go on an international internship this summer to Brazil!!

Good times- I love these guys-- you too Ruthie!

Happy Birthday Brittany.

lunch with megan

Friday is Megan's day off from work & school. We met up at Gardner Village & had so much fun!

Megan had never been to G.Village- Unbelievable- since I love it so much.

{isn't she beautiful?!}

I had my camera set on tela photo on accident when I took our self portrait & got this. I am putting it up anyway because.... I love it. :)

Lunch was fantastic & look at the gorgeous Fall/Halloween decorations. It was packed with people, but so worth the trip, and so much fun to be with Megan. The weather has been truly perfect here the past few weeks & we are looking at record highs for Halloween! I am so thrilled to have an extra long Fall. I always take the weather personal... (I'm crazy... but I do)- so thank you to the heaven's above- we are loving it!

I hope we get to spend more Fridays together before she leaves.

She is graduating with her Associates degree & Tony with his Bachelor's in December then they are off to Bentonville. I hope we go to visit soon!

Last night she & tony came up for Hailey's official birthday dinner.

Did I take a picture... of course not %$#@^*

But I did get a picture of these babies:

(I promise to put the recipe on blogger moms cook this week)

Homemade donuts.

I make them every year & hand them out to trick or treaters

except

this year I'm not doing it.

After sitting around for weeks & just now getting mobile with the whole ankle drama, I am seriously trying to psych myself up for a diet... right before the holidays??

I just know that standing over eight batches of fried dough & powdered sugar is not what I need right now. So I opted to make one batch, & do it for Hailey's day.
so sorry local trick or treaters. I'm sure the bowls of chocolate will be just as tempting. I don't know who I'm trying to fool- but I'm trying to be good or at least better.

That's something right?

Have you ever been to G.V.?

what's your favorite store?