JKT goes to Prom!

Charlotte Christian hosted Prom on Friday night, April 23rd. Brian and I are so blessed to live near our families. We really enjoyed being able to go take pictures with Jordan on her Senior Prom night! She looked beautiful in blue. Here are photos from the evening:



Love you Jordy!

Citrus Shrimp Skewers

Tis the season for "grilling out"! I thought I would pass along one of our very favorite spring time recipes:

12 ounces uncooked tail-on medium shrimp (peel and devein)
2 lemons
2 limes
½ cup orange marmalade
1 T. vegetable oil
1 large garlive clove,pressed
1 T. fresh cilantro, chopped
½ tsp. ground red pepper

Thread shrimp onto skewers and place in large baking dish.

Juice lemons and limes, pour into a small bowl. You should have about ¼ cup of each juice. Add orange marmalade, oil, cilantro and red pepper. Whisk.

Reserve ¼ cup of the marinade for basting. Pour remaining marinade over shrimp. Marinate in refrigerateor 45 minutes to 1 hour, turning occasionally. DO NOT marinade more than 1 hour or the shrimp will get mushy.

Remove skewers from the marinade; discard marinade. Place skewers on grid of grill; brush with reserved marinade. Grill, uncovered, 5-6 minutes or until shrimp appear opaque.

Menu Suggestion: Serve with grilled tomatoes (brushed with marinade), a vegetable slaw, and a salad of mixed greens with fruit.

Hoppy Easter!

We had a wonderful time at Sunset Beach this past weekend, celebrating the Easter holiday. The gorgeous weather allowed us to take boat rides, visit Treasure Island, fish and catch some sun. It is such a blessing to be able to spend time with family at our very favorite place!

Jordan made some awesome cupcakes for the weekend!


Stella was in high heaven the whole weekend, she might just love the beach more than we do:


Enjoying the "Sunsets" at Sunset:


Walks on the beach:


The Easter Bunny came to visit:


Sunrise service by the pier:


It was back to the grind for me today...Brian and Dad enjoyed one extra day of fun at the Masters!