March Recap

Josh and Derick celebrated their birthdays as Mason turned 18 months old. 

Josh and Anna celebrated St. Patrick's Day.

April Birthday Cover

We are so excited to share our April birthday cover photo! 

9 months of marriage

Josiah and Lauren have been married for the past nine months as of today.

Recap: A bachelor no more part 2

Be sure to check out part 1 of this recap that we posted last night!

It’s the morning of the wedding and Abbie’s friend comes to do her makeup while her sister, Maggie, is doing her hair. Her maid of honor is her sister, Hannah while John’s best man is his brother, Joseph. The wedding party is getting ready while the siblings are going to the hanger to finish it up before they get there.

John is told by the photographer to look like Zoolander and Blue Steel but the siblings don’t know who that is but Jeremy does know who he is.

John reveals that Abbie took his breath away the moment that he saw her walking down the aisle. Abbie saw him grinning from ear to ear.

After the pastor speaks, Abbie’s father officiates the vows that the bride and groom wrote. John reveals that he is glad that she gave him the nickname of sugar muffin which causes the siblings to think that it’s a little strange. Lauren reveals that Josiah calls her sugar baby.

It’s almost time for the first kiss and John ends up kissing a few other body parts like Abbie’s hand before getting to her lips. He had planned the first kiss and wanted to take his time and take it slow. He gave his wife a heads-up of what he is planning to do.

The siblings are asked about what they thought about the first kiss. Joseph says that it was a different method while Kendra says that it was their first kiss but a little awkward for her to watch. Lauren reveals that she just wanted her to kiss her on the lips but Jason was like get a room. Jinger says that no she will never forget.

A few of the couples decide to reenact their first kiss including Jim Bob and Michelle. They were joking about it.

During the reception, the newly married couple cut their cake and feed it to each other. Abbie says that they were thankful for everyone that came since they felt really loved. After celebrating for a while, they head to their getaway plane but not before giving Jana a hug to thank her. John lifts his new wife into the plane and completes a safety check before taking off. They do a fly by before leaving.

With the Vuolo family still in town, Ben and Jessa decide to announce that they are expecting their third child on June 6^th. They wait to share it with the rest of the family whom are ecstatic as they are with every pregnancy that is announced.

What are their plans for the future?

Joseph and Kendra think that they would be thrilled to have their second child, but they are planning to build their own house.

Josiah and Lauren are looking forward to expanding their family if the Lord feels fit.

Joy hopes to be pregnant or having a baby within the next year.

Recap: A Bachelor No More part 1

Just a few days before their wedding, John and Abbie are making their unity candle and two candles for their moms. Jennifer is the chaperone and gets out asked what scent they should use, and she responds the laundry smell since she put it in her car. They chose lavender.

Abbie reveals that she was not looking for a husband but when she met John, she felt a change and it was the right thing. John reveals that he had been planning the engagement since the start of their courtship. The couple will be getting married after six months in the same church that they met.

They insisted the help of Jana and Laura DeMaise and the Dugggar brothers to pack up the supplies and head to the wedding site.  Jana says that they are taking extra items and thinks that they are moving somewhere for a year.

The Duggar siblings are asked if they would consider eloping. Jana reveals that at some point many of the couples have said that they should just elope. Jason reveals that he might consider. He figures that his bride would say no way. Jason also adds that it’s not the Duggar thing to eloped since they want all their friends to be there. Jedidiah says that almost all the girls want a ceremony so even if you do elope then you will have a ceremony later on.

The siblings get to the airplane hanger to decorate the reception. They create a flowy decoration made out of tablecloths. They say that they are using a redneck engineering which Austin explains that you just use whatever you have currently.

Jeremiah has an idea of putting a ladder on the forklift however Jana doesn’t think it is a good idea. The group leaves at one since they still need to decorate the church later on. Jedidiah reveals that it’s hard to work with each of their siblings since they have their own opinion.

Josiah and Lauren are practicing the song that they will be singing. Lauren gives an update on how she feels since losing their little one and all the memories that could have been made. Josiah and Lauren share that they are just trying to praise the Lord on how good he is even through they are going through a rough time. Lauren says that she has never seen someone serve their wife as much as Josiah has and wish that their baby would have seen what a wonderful daddy he could have been. Lauren was so weak and could not walk so Josiah carried his wife around.

The day before the wedding, the family heads down to Oklahoma. Jessa shares that whenever that they are back in the house, she morph back into the role as an older sister and makes sure that the girls have their dress shoes.

The bride and groom arrive at the rehearsal which goes perfectly. The man that is officiating the wedding is Bob Gray II, which is the pastor the church that John attends in Texas when he is there. John shares that they are ready to have their first kiss and it’s hard to wait but yet it’s not. After they are done rehearsing for the ceremony, there is still a lot to be done at the hanger. The light guys are taking more time to set up the lights than they originally expected which makes Jana stress out but she is able to keep her cool. Friends of the family have come to help.

** I had to break our recap into two parts because I still need to edit part 2 and make sure that it’s ready to go. It will be up tomorrow morning at 8am. **

Big News from Jeremy and Jinger

In July 2019, Jeremy and Jinger are planning to move to California so Jeremy can do classes! We are so excited for this move.

New photo of Mason Duggar

It's hard to believe that Mason is now 18 months old. Anna shared a new photo of her sweet baby boy as he gets closer to his second birthday this September.

All about Felicity: Eight months old

It's hard to believe that Felicity is eight months old. Be sure to stay tune to see an updated photo of the sweet baby girl.

Recap: To Grandmother’s house we go

Joseph and Kendra are taking Garrett to Panama City Beach to spend time with the Caldwell family. Kendra reveals that her son loves the warm weather and gets relaxed. Kendra reveals that her family has been vacationing there for six years and love coming to the beach. Kendra reveals that she has hard time convincing Joe since he is not much of a beach person.

Kendra’s mom is about 28 weeks pregnant with her eight children. Kendra reveals that during her mother’s first pregnancy, she was in a car accident and it caused damage to her body. She has had a lot of uncomfortable contractions.

While the family is at the beach, they have Joseph and Kendra’s dad be the captains as they build a sandcastle contest. Kendra reveals that her husband and father have the same competitiveness.

Kendra’s father, Nathan, Lauren and Gracie ended up winning because their castle is taller and now Joseph must be buried in the sand.

Jeremy and Jinger are heading to Pennsylvania to visit Jeremy’s parents. Jeremy is happy to take his daughter back to his old stomping grounds. Jeremy feels that it’s hard to travel with one child to him however Jinger feels that it’s easier since she had eighteen brothers and sisters. Jeremy could not imagine what it would be like to travel with 19 kids. After their visit with Jeremy’s parents, they head to visit Jeremy’s great-grandparents who are in the 90s. Jeremy’s great-grandmother is over joyed to meet Felicity.

Jeremy feels that his grandmother ignored him for about five minutes. It was all about the baby. Ann reveals that she would get to him sooner or later.

Jinger sets up a special surprise for Jeremy since they are in New Jersey. She is having Luis and Cara come for a visit.

John and Abbie are heading to the Philippiness for a medicial mission trip. This is a special trip because Abbie has always wanted to go. Her parents, had a meeting with John and his parents, had mentioned that they had a daughter that wanted to go on a medicial mission trip.

Abbie has been a licensed nurse for a year but left her job to planned for the wedding. She hopes to go back to nursing one day which she and John have talked about her getting a job once they settle into Arkansas. John admits that he supports his girlfriend with wanting to keep up with her license as well as helping others.

During their mission trip, the group runs a clinic (with the dentists and doctors) while sharing the gospel. The couple enjoys local food including chili ice cream. Abbie was not a fan.

Another Duggar is about to learn how to drive. Jim Bob and Jackson are heading to get a driving lesson from a police officer. Jim Bob hopes that the police officer can give him some advice. Jackson is driving one of the big vans with some of the brothers can come with them. Jim Bob brings a pillow so Jackson can see over the wheel.

Jedidiah reveals that they have about ten drivers right now and have 40 sitting outside of the house. Jana says that it’s crazy to think of Jackson is driving. Jessa reveals that her brother’s personality is lively and that he loves to talk a lot.

All about Mason: 18 months old

It has been eighteen months since Josh and Anna welcomed their 5^th child into the world. We shared new photos on our facebook page of the little one.

We will see you this September for his second birthday.