the fruit of our loins : the orange grove shoot

A few weeks back we had a little photo session on our family ranch with Audrey Layne in the orange grove.  We did it in the grove in honor of the fruit of our loins which will be coming about in 6 weeks or so.

We are so happy with how beautiful the pictures turned out.

orange grove: a short film

We've spent this weekend with our family in Florida.

It was a beautiful Friday on the ranch.  We picked oranges and grapefruits, went riding in the back of the truck, and looked at old records from the barn to take home and play for EJ.

We love it down here so much.

Enjoy a little film of our Friday:

*they always pick the best faces for the still shot on these videos...i swear.

orange grove sneak peek

I am out of my mind excited to share the photos from our shoot today with Audrey Layne.

Even though it was 85 degrees in this Florida orange grove I got my Mr. to wrap up in a blanket with me and wear coats and scarves and pretend like it was the dead of winter.

Audrey was so much fun to shoot with.

I can't WAIT to see the rest of the pictures!

Until then, here is a citrusy little taste...

P.S. Can we all still be friends after you saw my ugly cry face from yesterday?  Good.

Tilapia 101

Husband and I have really been trying to eat healthier.

This week we both went down 4 lbs!!!

Huzzah!

My sister sent us over a health plan and we have been trying to stick to it.

This week I went to Trader Joe's and bought loads of delicious fruits, veggies, and tilapia.

-place tilapia on a baking sheet lined with tin foil and drizzle olive oil on each side

- lightly salt and pepper each side

-zest half an orange over top of each fillet

-bake at 400 for 6 minutes then flip the fillets and bake for 3 more minutes on the opposite side.

-meanwhile in a sauce pan combine one carton of mushrooms, the other half of the zest of the orange, the juice of the whole orange, a few dashes of red wine vinegar, a tbsp of butter, and salt and fresh cracked pepper

-  bring to a boil and serve over orange zested tilapia

Yum!

Let me just say.  

I love water. 

H2O is the bomb.

We each drank 3 liters of it every day this week.

Our toilets were kept very busy all week...