Grilled Pineapple

Finally! 5 out of 6 kids on the back of the couch! Took forever to get this shot - each time one kid would balance themselves..another would fall back into the pillows :) They LOVED this activity!

Made this sandcastle with the girls!

BEACH!

Wright Brothers place in Kitty Hawk

The sand was blowing all over the place when we went down to check out the monster waves!

LOVED watching the huge waves crashing against the sand

Sunset from the back porch 

Sunset almost over

A few  months back, Levi and I spent two days in Nags Head. On the way home I was busy on my iPad, checking out what it would entail to rent a home in Nags Head for a week in the summer. Levi shook his head at me and let me know that it was a pipe dream. I love dreaming and wishing - and I absolutely hate putting a great idea to rest. So I continued to search through tons and tons of rental homes until I finally found the perfect house for my family and our friends to call home for a week.

Having always been the "need to do things on vacation type" I was curious to see how I would enjoy spending a lazy week on the beach. The minute we arrived in our big, green house I knew I was going to love every minute of our vacation.

Mushky LOVED riding the waves

There were 11 of us in a great big house just across the street from the beach and we all had a BLAST! I loved hitting the sand for a barefoot runs in the morning and biking down the beach road with my hubby too. I loved seeing the thrill in my kids eyes as we spent hour upon hour playing in the sand and ocean. I loved seeing dolphins frolicking in the beautiful water. I loved spending quiet time looking at the waves and reading on our porch. I loved watching the kids enjoy playing with each other and doing crafts in the evenings and I loved our little spontaneous outings to a lighthouse, playground on the calm waters of the sound and a huge sand dune - and of course we all loved eating!

Keeping Kosher meant bringing along all of our food! Our van looked like we had packed everything but the kitchen sink - but believe me we had exactly the right tools to make sure we had yummy eats for breakfast, lunch and dinner for almost 6 days. We grilled and we made fries, popped popcorn and roasted plenty of veggies too!

My absolute favorite was the grilled pineapple! If you have never tried grilling pineapple - it is about time you do. Sometimes I season it it with a little lemon juice and salt and pepper - but this time we simply through the pineapple slices on the cute little charcoal grill and waited for it to get nice and soft. Grilling pineapple brings out an incredible sweetness and turns it into a fabulous treat!

Soooo....this recipe is super short....slice up a pineapple, throw it on the grill - enjoy!