Duggars in 2013 review

January 2013

John David started a new job
Duggars visited south America
Michelle shares her thoughts about adoption
John David and Jana turn 23
Joseph turns 18


February 2013
Duggars release new photos of their mission trip

March 2013
Josh turns 25
Duggars release more photos of their family
Duggars's special on when they went to Asia was released

April 2013
Jason turned 13
Duggars started showing season 7

May 2013
Jill turn 22
Jackson turn 9

June 2013
Marcus was born on June 2nd (Grandson)
Michael turned two on June 16 (grandson)
Anna turned 25
Marcus's birth story was released

July 2013
Jim Bob and Michelle celebrated another year of marriage
Jim Bob got another year older
James turn another year older

August 2013
Jennifer and Joisah turned another year older

September 2013
Duggar returns to air part 2 of season seven
Michelle and Amy turned another year older
Josh and Anna celebrated their 5th year together
Jessa and Ben started a courtship

October 2013
Johannah and Joy Anna turned another year older

November 2013
Jessa and Justin turned another year older

December 2013
Josie, Jordyn, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, and Jinger turned another year older

Sweet 16!

The ninth Duggar is turning 16 years old! What's your favorite memory of her?

Josh and Anna's special

Josh and Anna give us a flashback to when they are their courtship and on the way to marriage.

Josh and Anna found out that they were expecting their first child in February and welcomed their first daughter mackynzie Renee.

After losing their second child, Josh and Anna learn that they are expecting their second child which was Michael James.

Right before mackynzie turned three years old, they found out that they were expecting their third child, a little boy named Marcus Anthony.

Josh and Anna didn't planned to do the "M" theme. It just sorta happen. Josh and Anna do have other names for their future kids.

flea market finale

Jim Bob and Michelle called their kids to the living room to talk about their flea market and the goal of raising one. When Michelle announces how much money they want to raise 10,000 dollars. Jinger doesn't know if that can be done. They have five days to get it all done.

The first day, Jim Bob and Michelle headed to a local radio station to promote the market.

The second day, the family is trying to get more things by hosting a drop off location.

Three day, Michelle has the little girls paint signs while the older girls cook some cookies. while the boys organize the stuff under the tents.

Two days before- the girls head outside to make sure that everything looks neat. Michelle manages to find a pair of Josie baby shoes and she admits that she misses having a baby in the house. Jessa convinced her mom that they are going to be with another baby girl.

The night before, jinger checks out all the shirts and grabs a couple of her favorite shirts and claim them hers.

Right before the event, the family gets a big surprise when Josh comes with his wife and children complete surprising them and helps out with the market.

The family has everything from a live action, bake sale, concession and a carnival which allows the buyer to dunk a duggar. Michelle heads around to tally up how much is earn which Josie reveals at the end.

The girls raise 80 dollars on hairbows and ping pong while the boys raised 122 dollars on their knives.

At the end of the event Michelle reveals that they raised 18,471.50 clearly beating their doubles.

Michelle and Jim Bob have an announcement to make..... Jessa is courting a young man named Ben.

heading to California

Josh and Anna loaded up their three kids today and are travelling to California.

New season?

Many of you were upset that we only had four weeks of the family but I have some news for you all. There will be another season of the show come 2014.

We will announce when it get closer

Trivia questions answer!

This week's trivia questions
This week's for this week's episode. All can be found on the blog @Duggarsfans.blogspot.com
1. What did Michael do at the store? touch everything in the store but at least he did not break an egg like he did when he was a year old.
2. What did Anna make for the friends that were coming over? Chicken
3. who painted a gun pink? Josie
4.  Who is engaged? Erin Bates
5. When did they get engaged? August 5

New episode?

I haven't been able to record the past three episodes yet but don't worry. I will be recording all three hopefully this week and they will be up on Saturday!

Dunk a duggar

This week's episode the family is hosting their flea market where the family going to be dunk.

Michelle Duggar on Raising a Strong-Willed Child

FAMILY MATTERS on 10.18.13

Michelle Duggar19 Kids and CountingBIO

 

Question from a "19 Kids and Counting" fan on Facebook: How do you handle particularly strong-willed children?

Well, I’ve had a couple of strong-willed ones go through here! I had one that really gave us a lot of challenges. We felt like we going back and forth saying, “Don’t do that,” and they would say, “Why?” They would just push it again and again and I’d think, “They’re never going to get it. It’s just not getting through.”

But we were consistent; that’s really important for parents with young children. If you’ve got a young child and they’re strong-willed, just be consistent -- lovingly consistent. Don’t get bent out of shape. Don’t get upset in the situation. They may push the limit, but they need to know what the boundaries are and they need to understand that those boundaries are not to restrict their fun. Jim Bob would always give this example: He would say, “We have always told you children don’t play in the street. Are we saying that to ruin your fun? Is that to spoil your life? Why would we say don’t play in the street? We put those boundaries in your life for a good reason. It’s to protect you because we love you.” Oftentimes as parents, we can see things that are a danger. And that’s why when we say it, the first time we’ll say, you obey it. There’s not a question of arguing with us about it. It’s just, yes, Ma’am, I will obey you.

Training a strong-willed one to obey was probably the greatest challenge I faced as a mom. I could train three others and they would quickly learn what I meant. But that strong-willed one, we’d go through these training opportunities over and over. Sometimes I would think, “Oh, they’re never going to get it. It’s not getting through.” But I knew I had seen a few of my others go through this and it was beneficial and did work in their lives, so I just didn’t give up. Even though they would butt heads with us, I would be fun but loving and say: “Mommy loves you so much that I’m not going to let you act that way. You cannot talk disrespectful to Momma, and you will obey, and hopefully, you will eventually obey joyfully.” But either way, they need to obey. I won’t budge.

They know I mean business because I just stand firm in what I say. Remember, you’re going to make it as a parent, and they’re going to catch on eventually. Jim Bob told me that he was not strong-willed as a child, but he struggled with dyslexia and it just took two or three times for things to connect for him as a child. He would remind me, don’t give up -- that could be a little Jim Bob that we’re looking at. That gave me hope!

tonight on 19 kids and counting

9:00 PM

30 MIN.

Engaging Announcement!

TV-PG

The Duggars are visiting some old friends -- the Bates! The girls go on a camping getaway full of swimming, s'mores and plenty of girl talk. Meanwhile, Jim Bob and Gil are left home in charge of the youngest kids.

9:30 PM

30 MIN.

Duggar Challenges!

TV-PG

After inviting new friends over for dinner, Anna faces her own challenge of juggling three little ones with grocery shopping and cooking dinner. Meanwhile, the Duggars revisit their own boys versus girls flea market challenge!

duggar daughter turns eight

Little johannah turns eight years old.

anniversaries with Jim Bob

Michelle Duggar on Anniversaries with Jim Bob

FAMILY MATTERS on 10.09.13

Michelle Duggar19 Kids and CountingBIO

 

Photo: DCL

Question from a "19 Kids and Counting" fan on Facebook: How do you usually celebrate your wedding anniversary with Jim Bob? Any particularly memorable ones?

It’s different every year depending on what we are able to do. Often we might get away for just an evening. Last year, our children surprised us and they planned a whole getaway overnight for us in a nearby hotel.

They sent us to supper -- they had gotten us a giftcard to pay for the meal. While we were eating our meal, a couple of our boys delivered us a flower bouquet. On the bouquet they’d attached a note that said that we had reservations at a nearby hotel for that evening. And so unbeknownst to us, when we had left the house to go out to dinner, my daughters had packed our suitcases and sent us away for the night!

The boys that came to deliver our flowers had a second set of keys for our car, so they put our luggage there and sent us off to the hotel. It was really funny: I’m sitting having an anniversary dinner with Jim Bob and the kids had planned everything. It was such a surprise and that made it so fun.

But other times, on our anniversary night we might just go out for dinner and have Grandma come over and babysit. So it just varies from year to year depending on what we can afford to do. And sometimes we’re surprised -- we don’t even have plans and so our children surprise us!

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anniversaries to remember!

Tonight the duggars are celebrating their wedding anniversary. Jim Bob and Michelle have reached 29 years of marriage while Josh and Anna have reached 5 years of marriage. Both husbands have surprises for their wives.

Jim Bob takes Michelle to Terra studio where they learn how to make glassblowing. The next stop is war eagle mill where they are met by their children who bake Michelle's favorite meal. To spend over night, Jim Bob took his wife to a hotel where they got a room with a Jacuzzi. The next morning, Jim Bob and Michelle went on an airboon ride and Michelle doesn't like heights but enjoyed this ride.

Josh needs someone to watch the kids while he and Anna celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary, so he calls in Jana and Joy Anna. The girls decided to go get their nails down while Josh tries to do a photo shoot with all three children to surprise Anna with. Josh and Anna head out for dinner and Anna is surprised with the photos.

Random Facts:

1. What is one habit Anna wants to break Josh of?
Talking too loudly

2. How many cans of hairspray does Jim Bob go through in a month?
Three

3. Where was Anna when she first told Josh she loved him?
On her parents' couch

4. Where is the craziest place Jim Bob and Michelle have had Bible study?
 In the bathtub (with Jim Bob's waterproof Bible)

5. How long did Jim Bob and Michelle date before getting engaged?
Seven months


Trivia questions

1. Name one surprised that Jim Bob took Michelle on?

2. What did Josh do when Anna and his sister's were gone?

3. Anna said "I love you" on who's couch?

4. How old were mackynzie?

5.true or false, mackynzie birthday was on the day of the show?

Answers will be posted on Monday!

4 months update

Marcus turn four months old today and he is getting so big.

a big idea and flea market challenge

On tonight's episode "a big idea" and "flea market challenge

Josh and Anna have some family coming into town. Anna's family drive about 12 hours to come visit and meet their new grandson Marcus and tour Josh and Anna's new home. Anna decides that she wants to venture out to D.C. alone and success manor of doing a parallel parking in the busy city. Meanwhile Josh has grown to save money when Anna packs his lunch everyday.

Michelle and Jana take Josie to visit the place that she spend three years of her life there. She gives the nurses and Dr. Arrington hugs. Jana and Josie play in the playroom since Michelle is going to into the nicu to pray for the families. 

Jim Bob handles Josie accident really well by taking her upstairs to get change where his oldest daughters take over. Michelle is the normal potty trainer while the girls help clean up. Jim Bob decides that it's time for the family to hold a garage sale or for their instance a yard sale to get some more space.

Flea market challenge

The whole family gets ready for their yard sale where Jim Bob and michelle give two teams 50 dollars to see if they can turn it 100. Jim Bob reveals that he has to encourage his older children to get their ideas but he is getting used to dealing with opinions that conflict with his. The girls use their money on hair bows and wooden ping pong guns while the boys get a bucket of knives.

Michelle and Joy Anna go through all the baby clothes to put in the flea market. Michelle reveals that this is the first time in about 24 years that they didn't have a baby in diapers and its a new change for them. The couple have been praying about adoption and michelle is learning to accept this chapter in her life.

While Josh is at work, Anna wants to take the kids to a mommy and me playgroup. Anna is a little nervous about taking all three of her children on the sub way. While at the playgroup, mackynzie enjoys the group while Michael learns that Anna isn't leaving him. Anna loves being able to talk to other moms and she wants to go there more.

Today on 19 kids and counting

A big Idea
Josh and Anna adjust to life in D.C. and Anna decides to go and explore her new neighborhood. The rest of the family come up with another way to give back.

Flea Market Challenge
The Duggars head to a flea market and then have a fundraiser for Arkansas Children's Hospital. Anna tries using the city subway for the first time.

October 2013!

I can't believe today is October 1st.