Jana Duggar is absorbing household time earlier than beginning her personal chapter as a mother.
The 35-year-old, who’s pregnant along with her and husband Stephen Wissman’s first child, not too long ago gave followers a peek at an enormous 2024 Florida trip that included greater than 40 Duggar relations.
The journey, captured in a YouTube video Jana posted Sept. 19, featured her 18 siblings—together with her twin John-David Duggar—together with their spouses, nieces, and nephews. Clips present the household enjoying video games, singing hymns, and having fun with the pool and seashore regardless of cloudy skies and occasional rain.
Jana shared a candy second with nephew Truett, 3, as he obtained a piggyback experience from his mother, Jana’s sister-in-law Katey Duggar. “What’s it, Truett?” Jana requested her brother Jedidiah Duggar’s toddler, who cheerfully responded, “Ocean.”
The seashore held a particular place within the trip. Jana defined that strolling the seashore at evening is a Duggar household custom, which they honored with a bunch picture that included her mother and father, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, in addition to sister Jessa Duggar Seewald, her husband Ben Seewald, and their 5 kids: Spurgeon, 9, Henry, 8, Ivy, 6, Fern, 4, and George, 21 months. “The benefit of doing a wet day,” Jana admitted, “is that there’s hardly anybody on the seashore.”
The Florida getaway got here shortly after Jana and Stephen tied the knot. “My husband and I joined my household for a seashore trip shortly after getting married,” she wrote within the video caption. “It’s one thing we’ll always remember. Come together with us as we share the reminiscences and enjoyable from this particular journey!”
The vlog begins with the newlyweds on the airport, the place Jana stops for a “robotic” manicure whereas Stephen watches school soccer on his telephone. As soon as in Florida, the couple loved a leisurely seashore stroll and explored the household trip house, which included a pool good for teenagers and a scorching tub for the adults, regardless of the wet climate.
Followers acquired a glimpse of the household bonding over video games like QuipLash, a celebration sport for writing jokes, in addition to shared mealtimes ready by matriarch Michelle. In a single clip, Jana highlighted the night seashore stroll custom: “Household custom, stroll the seashore at evening after supper,” she stated, panning throughout her household having fun with the sundown.
The holiday culminated in a bunch picture in coordinated whites, lotions, and blues. “Beginning to rain whereas we’re attempting to go get photos,” Jana famous, however the household pressed on, in the end capturing all 40 members—together with Jim Bob and Michelle—collectively in a single body.
The journey ended on a soulful observe, with the household singing “Candy to Belief in Jesus” collectively in the lounge, lyrics on the TV for everybody to comply with. Followers praised the uncommon reunion within the feedback: “I so LOVE seeing Jim Bob and Michelle once more, they’re so missed,” wrote one viewer. “Thanks, Jana, for sharing your lovely household [with] us.”
