Saturday, December 31, 2016

2016 recap

 A year full of happy and sad moments for both families.


January: Gil, Michaella, Jana, John David, and Joseph celebrated their birthdays. Zach and Whitney announced their pregnancy.

February: Jeb, Trace, Jackson and Addallee celebrated their birthdays. The families celebrated Valentine's Day. Chad and Erin announced their pregnancy.

March: Josh and Derick celebrated their birthdays. Josiah and Marjorie shared their break up. Nathan and Ashley announced their courtship.

April: Israel, Allie, Carlin, Chad, Jason, and Ellie celebrated their birthdays. 

May: Erin, Jill, Ben, Warden, Jackson, and Grandma Duggar celebrated their birthdays. John and Alyssa celebrated their anniversary. Bobby and Tori announced their courtship. 

June: Michael, Marcus, and Anna celebrated their birthdays. Derick and Jill celebrated their anniversary. The families celebrated Father's Day. Jeremy and Jinger announced their courtship. Nathan and Ashley announced their break-up. Zach and Whitney welcomed their daughter, Kaci, into the world.

July: The families celebrated Fourth of July. James, Jim Bob, Meredith, and Lawson celebrated their birthdays. Jeremy and Jinger got engaged.

August: Callie, Jennifer, Josie, Josiah, and Nathan celebrated their birthdays. Brandon and Michaella celebrated their anniversary. Chad and Erin welcomed their daughter, Brooklyn, into the world. Ben and Jessa announced that they were expecting.

September: Michelle, Judson, Brandon, Whitney, and Cousin Amy celebrated their birthdays. Josh and Anna celebrated their anniversary. John and Alyssa announced that they were expecting.

October: Katie, Mackynzie, Johannah, Isaiah, Kelly, Joy, and Bradley celebrated their birthdays. 

November: Jessa, Alyssa, Justin,Spurgeon and John celebrated their birthdays. Chad and Erin celebrated their anniversary. Ben and Jessa celebrated their anniversary.  The families celebrated Thanksgiving. Jeremy and Jinger got married. Austin and Joy announced their courtship.

December: Josie, Austin, Jordyn, Tori, Jinger, Zach, Jedidiah, and Jeremiah celebrated their birthdays. Zach and Whitney celebrated their anniversary. Gil and Kelly celebrated their anniversary. The families celebrated Christmas. Derick and Jill announced they were expecting.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

GrandBates #6 update

We have some news about the sixth grandchild of the Bates family. John and Alyssa are naming her Lexi Mae