It appears Marjorie Jackson’s courtship with “19 Kids and Counting” star Josiah Duggar is going swimmingly. The newfound reality star and her family recently accompanied Josiah, 18, and the rest of the Duggars on a two hour road trip from their home state of Arkansas to Missouri.

On Friday, the Duggar Family Blog posted several photos of Marjorie, 17, taking in the sights and attractions at Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson. In the series of images, the soon-to-be high school graduate can be seen posing in a pillory alongside Josiah and enjoying the Flooded Mine ride with her newfound love. A group shot shows the courting couple sitting in a trolley car with their respective families.

Josiah's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, shared additional photos of the trip on their official Facebook page Friday. One of their shots shows Marjorie and Josiah posing for a selfie. "We LOVE this place," Michelle and Jim Bob captioned the vacation photos. "Great family times have been had here. If you haven't visited you must! Put a road trip to Branson on the books for this!"
This isn’t the first outing for the newest “19 Kids and Counting” couple. Earlier in the month, the TLC star took Marjorie for a meal, which of course, included a few chaperones. “Had fun with Marjorie and my family at Cracker Barrel! #goodfood #goodfriends,” Josiah wrote on Instagram. The post was accompanied by a shot of himself smiling and posing next to Marjorie.

Josiah and Marjorie made their courtship official on April 6, the same day his sister Jill (Duggar) Dillard welcome her first son, Israel David. The new couple first met in December 2014 when the Duggars ventured to El Salvador for a mission trip. They later reconnected in Arkansas when Josiah took a Spanish lesson at the Jackson family home.

The couple confirmed their relationship to “19 Kids and Counting” viewers in a video on TLC.com last month. “I have some Duggar insider news for you. Now, I bet you’re all wondering. What is it? You guessed it. It’s a courtship!” Marjorie teased in the video. After naming all of Michelle and Jim Bob’s adult sons, she stopped at Josiah’s name.

“Marjorie and I just recently started a courtship relationship,” Josiah confirmed after walking into frame.

“Courtship is dating with a purpose. It’s getting to know each other in group settings, along with our families and really just asking those tough questions,” Marjorie explained.

While Marjorie has yet to be officially introduced on the Duggar family’s long-standing reality show, she has made a cameo on the program. In the "19 Kids and Counting" episode “Jill’s Special Delivery,” which aired on TLC May 5, Marjorie could be seen in the background of Jill's husband Derick’s birthday celebration.

The next episode of “19 Kids and Counting,” set to air on TLC on Tuesday at 9 p.m. EDT, will focus on the family’s banner year. TLC’s synopsis for the episode, titled “Digging In With The Duggars,” says the clan will talk about marriage, babies, new courtships and more. Will we finally get to meet Marjorie on-screen? It seems likely!

“They are even joined by a few surprise guests to add to their most exciting season yet,” the summary teases.

RELATED STORIES