Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Apples

I tried a new recipe last night and we loved it! It was SUPER easy. I didn't take a picture, because I forgot, but thought I would share the recipe:

Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Apples
3 Pork Chops- you can use 4
2 Apples- peeled and sliced
1 small can sweet potatoes
3 T. brown sugar
minced onion
salt and pepper

I used my cast iron skillet, but you can use any oven proof dish. Place pork chops in bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and a little minced onion. Drain your sweet potatoes and pour those over the top. Place your apple slices on top of the sweet potatoes. Top with brown sugar. Also, I added more salt and pepper. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for an hour. It was delicious and the pork was tender. I used bone in pork chops, but I'm sure it's pretty flexible!

Going to the country, gonna eat a lot of Peaches!

I don't know why, but I love this picture!










Christylee and I took Lily to Mayflower to visit Collins Orchard. She had never picked peaches before-and had a good time. Christylee put boots on her- which was a great thing! Lily had a blast stomping on the rotten peaches. After peach picking, we went to Lake Willastein in Maumelle for a picnic. It's gorgeous and peaceful there. Lily had a good time playing on the slides and playground. We even saw a man teaching his dog to fetch from the water- that was neat. It was a great day with my best friend and Niece. I can't believe how big Lily is getting!

Junk Galore on 64

Me and the junk

Luke and the junk

This is how Luke felt about looking at the junk!

Junk, Junk, and more junk!

Luke and I went out this past Saturday to Hwy 64. We started in Beebe and made our way to Morrilton. It was Junk Galore weekend- and we saw lots of junk. I told Luke that a garage sale had to have a certain "look" to it before we stopped. Well, we only stopped 2 times. We ended up on the square in Morrilton. We ate at a Mexican place and then headed home. It was a good afternoon with the hubby!

Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

Ok, so I've tried a lot of cobbler recipes, but this is one of my favorites! Mainly because I usually have everything on hand to make it! Begina asked for it- so here ya go!! Enjoy!

4 1/2 c. frozen or fresh peaches
2 c. blueberries (you can use these or omit them, I've even used blackberries before)
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. sugar
1 T. plus 1 t. cornstarch
1 T. lemon juice (I use this if I have it, if not, leave it out!)
1 can refrigerator biscuits
sugar for sprinkling the biscuits

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In saucepan combine peaches, blueberries, water, sugar, cornstarch, & lemon juice. Bring to a boil and lower the heat- simmer for about 5 minutes. Transfer the fruit to a buttered 1.5 qt. casserole dish. Arrange the biscuits on top and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until the biscuits are brown- about 15 minutes.

Some other past blog cobblers I like are:

http://blog.luke-melissa.com/2008/08/ode-to-fresh-veggies.html

or

http://blog.luke-melissa.com/2008/07/yummy-and-easy-peach-cobbler.html

Kingston Edward Lindley

Natalie and Mrs. Beverly

Dad, Kingston, & Mom

Dad and Kingston

Kingston

Checking out his first photo shoot via iPhone

False alarm #2- we all beat Natalie to the hospital!

the baby monitor

Chris and Natalie- false alarm #1

Natalie had her baby...FINALLY!!! It was on Friday, August 5th at 5:25 or so in the evening. He came in weighing 8lbs 11 oz. He had a head full of black hair and was very alert. We all went to the hospital Thursday night for what I call "false alarm #2"- as we had been at the hospital 1 time before that! On Friday morning, Mom called me at 4am and said her water broke and they were heading to the hospital. I had Croppin 4 Kids that weekend, so I loaded up my stuff and headed to the hospital.

Let's just say, after seeing everything Natalie went through trying the natural child birth- I'm thinking I pretty much want an epidural at 8 months!!! God made drugs for a reason!!!! I left the hospital at 9 to go to my crop. I didn't get anything done, as my phone was ringing off the hook! Finally, I left for the hospital about 5, because after 40 hours of labor- they had decided on a C-section.

Mom and Mrs. Beverly were back there for it. Chris decided he couldn't handle the sounds-since he does faint at the sight of a paper cut. I was able to get some cute pics of the little guy- and then back to the Crop I went! It was a very eventful weekend!

I'm not as attached to Kingston as I am Lily, it's still really hard for me considering all the circumstances. I do realize this is not this sweet angel's fault. I'm sure being an Aunt to Kingston will just have to come in time. For now, I just have to figure out what kind of scrapbook he's going to need, because I figure since Lily has her own- he'll have to also!

A Sad Day

My sweet little birds didn't make it. One died on Sunday and the other one went to heaven last night. I tried my best, but I just can't take the place of a Momma bird. I was amazed at the miracle of a baby bird though, they are just so tiny! I even watched as the food went down his throat and into his stomach- amazing! I am thankful that God let me witness this little miracle and take care of it for a few days. Now they are both flying in Heaven. As my friend Alicen said, "they are a wonderful addition to God's zoo!" Love it!