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Young woman: PREVIOUSLY ON "19 KIDS AND COUNTING"...
WHAT IF WE PUT TOGETHER A DUGGAR FAMILY FLEA MARKET?
GET RID OF A BUNCH OF JUNK.
ALL HANDS ON DECK.
DAD DOESN'T LIKE TO THROW AWAY ANYTHING.
THIS IS GONNA BE A LITTLE BIGGER JOB THAN WHAT I THOUGHT.
[ LAUGHS ]
Jim Bob: MICHELLE AND I ARE CELEBRATING
OUR 29th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IN STORE.
Jim Bob: THIS WAS THE PERFECT SURPRISE FOR OUR 29th ANNIVERSARY.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!
YOU'RE GONNA DO IT, BABY.
COMING UP NEXT...
WE DECIDED TO VISIT OUR GOOD FRIENDS THE BATES.
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GO CAMPING.
THIS TENT'S ALREADY WET!
Jessa: YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT,
BUT MOST OF US REALLY LIKE OUTDOORSY STUFF.
WHOO!
Jana: A LOT OF SWIM WEAR
IS EXPOSING PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T BE EXPOSED.
Michelle: WE'RE LEAVING THE MEN WITH THE LITTLE ONES.
SAFETY -- NUMBER-ONE CONCERN.
Man: OOH!
Jim Bob: GIL AND I WITH 17 LITTLE ONES.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR HANDS FULL.
[ SCREAMING ]
WHAAAA!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE, BUD?
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
Michelle: I THINK THAT MY DAUGHTERS
ARE READY TO BE MARRIED.
Jessa: OOH! SO EXCITING!
Young woman: SHE'S ENGAGED.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
THAT GUY IS QUITE THE ROMANTIC FELLA,
I GUESS YOU'D SAY.
A LOT OF WEDDINGS IN THE FUTURE.
Michelle: THIS IS THE STORY OF MY FAMILY.
Young woman: WE'RE THE DUGGARS.
Michelle: THAT'S ME. I'M MICHELLE.
THERE'S JIM BOB, MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND,
AND OUR CHILDREN.
JOSH IS OUR OLDEST.
HE MARRIED ANNA,
AND THEY HAVE OUR FIRST GRANDCHILDREN,
MACKYNZIE, MICHAEL, AND MARCUS.
THEN THERE'S...
...AND OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, JOSIE.
IF YOU LOST COUNT, THAT'S A GRAND TOTAL OF 19.
AND I DELIVERED EVERY ONE OF THEM.
Boy: OF COURSE, WITH THIS MANY KIDS,
WE DO THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST FAMILIES.
Girl: IT ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.
BUT, SOMEHOW, WE MAKE IT ALL WORK.
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[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
UNH-UNH. BYE.
AAH! [ LAUGHS ]
[ DOG BARKING ]
[ HORN HONKING ]
Michelle: OUR FAMILY
IS RETURNING FROM A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT,
AND ON OUR WAY HOME,
WE DECIDED TO VISIT OUR GOOD FRIENDS THE BATES.
HEY! GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS!
HOW YOU DOING THERE? HELLO, THERE, BUD?
HONK! HONK!
YEAH.
OLD BUDDY, OLD PAL!
HEY. DOING GREAT.
Michelle: WE'VE KNOWN THE BATES FOR A LONG TIME.
WE PROBABLY MET EACH OTHER
WHEN WE HAD ABOUT SEVEN CHILDREN EACH.
AND NOW OUR FAMILIES EACH HAVE 19 CHILDREN.
THEY'RE JUST REALLY A SWEET FAMILY TO HANG OUT WITH.
Joseph: IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE'RE ONE FAMILY,
JUST THIS KIND OF EXTENSION OF OUR FAMILY.
THEY GOT MORE OF THE SOUTHERN TWANG, THOUGH, TO THEIR VOICE.
JUST A TAD.
SOUTHERN SIDEKICKS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL 'EM, BUT...
[ LAUGHS ]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M SO EXCITED.
OOH!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
WHOO! WOW!
IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
Jim Bob: WELL, WHEN WE PULLED UP TO THE BATES'
AND WE ALL GOT OUT, WE FOUND OUT THAT ERIN BATES
IS ENGAGED TO CHAD PAINE.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, CHAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GAINING A SON OR LOSING A DAUGHTER.
I DON'T KNOW.
I HOPE HE KNOWS HOW TO CUT TREES.
HE DOES. HE CAN DO ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT.
Jana: ERIN AND CHAD ARE A GREAT MATCH.
THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER SO WELL.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE SAME LIKES AND BELIEFS.
Jim Bob: WOW!
THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING.
HOW MANY TIMES DID IT TAKE YOU
PUTTING THOSE QUARTERS IN THERE TO GET THAT?
YEAH, IT TOOK A WHILE. IT TOOK A WHILE.
Jessa: THEY'RE, LIKE, TOTAL OPPOSITES,
AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SO GOOD TOGETHER.
LIKE, ERIN'S LIKE, "AAAH!"
AND CHAD'S JUST KIND OF MR. STEADY.
SO, YEAH, THEY BRING BALANCE TO EACH OTHER'S LIVES.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
Y'ALL CAN COME IN AND FELLOWSHIP.
COME ON IN.
Jim Bob: IT WAS SO SWEET SEEING CHAD AND ERIN
AND THEIR DEEP LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.
AND I THINK WITH ERIN GETTING MARRIED,
I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE A TREND
OF PROBABLY A BUNCH OF DUGGAR GIRLS GETTING MARRIED
AND A BUNCH OF OTHER BATES GIRLS GETTING MARRIED
AND A LOT OF WEDDINGS IN THE FUTURE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Gil: YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOUR LIFE GETS A LITTLE DULL.
HARDLY EVER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO EXCITING.
AND SO MY WIFE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT,
IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
Kelly: WELL, WE WANTED SOME SPECIAL TIME
WITH SOME OF THE DUGGAR GIRLS.
SO WE'RE BEING A LITTLE SELFISH HERE,
AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GO CAMPING --
LIKE REAL CAMPING, LIKE TENTS.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
DOES THAT SOUND GOOD?
WE WON'T MAKE YOU CLEAN THE FISH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HEY, THAT'S GONNA LEAVE YOU GUYS
WITH THE REALLY HARD PART, 'CAUSE...
OH, I HAVE A FEELING WE'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.
IF YOU GUYS CAN HANDLE THAT, WE CAN HANDLE THIS.
Gil: OH, YEAH!
Michelle: I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED
WHEN KELLY SUGGESTED TAKING ALL OF THE OLDER GIRLS CAMPING.
BUT WE WERE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
IT SOUNDED LIKE FUN.
Jim Bob: WELL, MICHELLE AND KELLY ARE TAKING ABOUT A DOZEN
OF THE OLDER GIRLS WITH THEM,
WHICH LEAVES GIL AND I WITH ABOUT 17 OR 18 LITTLE ONES,
PLUS A BUNCH OF MEDIUM-SIZED BOYS.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR HANDS FULL.
JOSIE -- JOSIE WANTS TO GO.
DON'T YOU, JOSIE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
AWW.
Jessa: YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT,
BUT MOST OF US REALLY LIKE OUTDOORSY STUFF.
SO CAMPING WAS JUST RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY.
YES. I'M EXCITED TO GO CAMPING.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE.
OH, YEAH. I'M SO EXCITED TO GO CAMPING.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OLDER GIRLS, THOUGH, 'CAUSE...
[ LAUGHS ]
I DON'T LIKE THIS IDEA.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THOUGHT OF IT, BUT...
Chad: SHE'LL DO FINE.
YOU CAN SWIM FASTER THAN THE WATER MOCCASINS, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
SAFETY -- NUMBER-ONE CONCERN.
Man: OOH!
WHAAAA!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE, BUD?
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
Michelle: TRYING TO PUT UP OUR TENTS,
WE DIDN'T HAVE INSTRUCTIONS.
OKAY. NOW WE HAVE TWO EXTRA POLES.
THIS TENT'S ALREADY WET!
Erin: "THIS IS, LIKE, THE BIGGEST MOMENT.
MY LIFE'S GONNA CHANGE."
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Man: OOH!
WHERE DOES IT GO?
OH.
Michelle: WELL, THE NEXT MORNING, WE GOT UP,
AND WE'RE LEAVING THE MEN AT HOME WITH THE LITTLE ONES
WHILE KELLY AND I TAKE THE OLDER GIRLS AND GO CAMPING.
Kelly: I'VE GOT A HONEY TO-DO LIST.
Y'ALL CAN'T FALL BACK ON ANY CHEAPO SNACK MEALS.
Y'ALL GOT TO DO SOME REAL COOKING AT THE STOVE.
I GOT SOME THINGS UP MY SLEEVE THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT.
AND THIS IS THE MAIN, MAIN, MAIN, MAIN THING.
SAFETY -- THAT'S NUMBER-ONE CONCERN.
THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.
WE WANT THIS TO BE SAFER THAN THE LAKE.
WE WERE VERY NERVOUS
BECAUSE WE REALIZED THERE DEFINITELY IS DIFFERENCES
WHEN THE GIRLS ARE TAKING CARE OF ALL THOSE KIDDOS,
VERSUS THE DADS.
THEY DO IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
[ HORN HONKING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
[ GIRL LAUGHS ]
Jason: I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT MY DAD AND MR. BATES
NOT BEING ABLE TO HANDLE ALL OF US KIDS.
IT'S JUST THE COOKING PART.
I MEAN, I CAN STARVE.
WHOEVER SAID I CAN'T COOK?
Jessa: I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY FEARS
GOING OUT INTO THE WILD WILDERNESS BY OURSELVES.
Jana: THERE ARE A FEW THINGS
THAT WE MIGHT NEED THE BOYS AROUND FOR,
BUT WE CAN PROBABLY FIGURE IT OUT
WITH 10, 12 OF US GIRLS.
Michelle: IT'S GONNA BE SO FUN!
Kelly: THIS FEELS FUNNY GOING WITHOUT BABIES.
VERY UNUSUAL.
[ LAUGHS ]
COME ON, GIRLS.
Young woman: I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SET UP A TENT.
OH, LOOK.
Michelle: WELL, WHEN KELLY SAID
THAT IT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL PLACE
THAT WE WERE GONNA GO CAMPING, I HAD NO IDEA.
IT WASN'T YOUR TYPICAL ROUGHING-IT KIND OF CAMPING.
IT WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN GRASS
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER.
IT WAS JUST GORGEOUS.
Michelle: OKAY. IT SAYS IF YOU SEE BEAR
OR OTHER LARGE ANIMAL DROPPINGS IN THE AREA,
RECONSIDER YOUR CAMPSITE LOCATION.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT WE FACED
WAS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE INSTRUCTIONS.
OKAY. NOW WE HAVE TWO EXTRA POLES.
DO THEY GO AROUND THE FOUR CORNERS?
PUT THEM ALONG THE INSET.
LOOKS LIKE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE FOR THEM.
THERE'S NO STAKES,
AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO STAKE THE CORNERS?
Jana: WE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFICULTIES
SETTING UP THE TENTS.
AND WE NEEDED THE STAKES, AND WE COULDN'T FIND THEM.
WE'RE LIKE, "OH, NO."
Michelle: THERE'S NO STAKES?
YARD-SALE SHOPPING HAS ITS GOOD POINTS,
AND IT HAS ITS BAD POINTS.
Jessa: WELL, THE GIRLS THAT WERE TRYING
TO SET UP THE BIG TENT,
THEY ENCOUNTERED A FEW PROBLEMS.
AND I GUESS IT HAD GOT RAINED ON.
IT DIDN'T GET DRIED OUT
BEFORE THEY PACKED IT UP THE LAST TIME, SO, YEAH.
THIS TENT'S ALREADY WET!
THE WHOLE INSIDE IS WET!
I BET THEY SOAKED IT WITH A HOSE ON PURPOSE OR SOMETHING.
IT'S SOAKING WET. I'M SERIOUS.
Young woman: MOM, IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT. IT'S MOLD.
OKAY. WELL, I GOT A GOOD FLOOR FAN
THAT'LL DRY THAT THING OUT ONCE WE GET IT UP, GIRLS.
IT'LL JUST STINK A LITTLE BIT.
IT HAD MILDEWED, AND SO IT STANK SO BAD.
NONE OF US WANTED TO STAY IN THERE.
Young woman: I THINK WE SHOULD JUST SKIP THE TENT.
Young woman #2: I DO, TOO. LET'S JUST LEAVE IT. ROLL IT UP.
Kelly: WE COULD JUST SKIP THE TENTS AND JUST SLEEP ON THE DOCK.
IT'S COVERED.
THAT'S REALLY ROUGHING IT.
THAT'S RIGHT UNDER THE STARS ON THE TOP DOCK.
Young woman #3: THAT WOULD BE FUN.
IT'S THE MOST COMFORTABLE, EVER.
Young woman #5: ALL RIGHT.
TWO TENTS AND A BUS AND A DOCK.
Young woman #6: I'M IN THE BUS. [ LAUGHS ]
FORGET IT. I'M IN THE BUS.
WE'RE ABANDONING THE MOLDY TENT.
Jim Bob: I TOLD GIL ABOUT THE FLEA-MARKET AUCTION
THAT WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING.
WHAT IS THAT THING?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.
SOMEBODY WANTS THAT, AND THEY'D PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THAT.
AAH! AAH!
Jessa: EVEN IF IT'S JUST US GIRLS,
WE STILL TRY TO MAINTAIN A STANDARD OF MODESTY.
Erin: WE'D NEVER HELD HANDS BEFORE.
SO, HE TOOK MY HAND, AND WE STARTED HOLDING HANDS,
SO IT MADE IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
Young woman: WHOO!
[ CHILD LAUGHS ]
[ CHILDREN SCREAMING ]
HOLD ON THERE, GUYS. THIS IS A LITTLE TOO ROWDY HERE.
WHAAAA!
Jedidiah: WHILE THE GIRLS ARE OUT CAMPING,
MY DAD AND MR. BATES ARE HELPING TAKE CARE OF ALL THE KIDS.
Gil: HEY, HOP DOWN THERE, BUDDY.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
WHAT?
Jim Bob: MAN, YOUR KIDS ARE CLIMBERS.
A THINGY?
IF MOM COULD SEE THAT DIRT ALL OVER YOUR FACE,
MAN, SHE WOULDN'T LIKE THAT.
YEAH. HEY, GUYS.
HEY, LET'S DON'T SLIDE THE CHAIRS AROUND THERE, ELLIE B.
HERE WE GO.
Jim Bob: ONE THING WE DON'T WANT
IS FOR ANYBODY TO GET HURT WHILE WE'RE WATCHING THEM.
OH, MY.
THAT POOR TREE. WE HOPE IT HOLDS UP.
YEAH.
WELL, LET'S LOOK AT YOUR JUNK,
SEE IF YOU GOT ANY STUFF TO DONATE.
OUR FAMILY FLEA MARKET IS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AWAY,
AND WE REALLY NEED TO GET MORE ITEMS TO SELL
TO HELP RAISE AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN FOR THE NICU.
I TOLD GIL ABOUT THE AUCTION THAT WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING,
SO HE TOOK ME OUT TO HIS SHED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD FIND.
Jim Bob: HOW ABOUT THESE CHAIRS? DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD WORK?
YOU'RE WELCOME TO IT IF ANYBODY WANTS IT.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD BUY THAT, PROBABLY.
WHY ARE YOU KEEPING IT?
UM, I DON'T KNOW.
MY WIFE SENT THE KIDS OUT HERE WITH IT.
WELL, GIL'S A LOT LIKE ME.
HE HAS A HARD TIME GETTING RID OF STUFF.
LOOK AT THAT. WHAT IS THAT THING?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO WITH IT.
SOMEBODY WANTS THAT, AND THEY'D PAY GOOD MONEY FOR THAT.
HEY, THERE'S YOUR CAMPING STOVES.
YOU GOT THREE OF THEM.
OH, WE COULD DONATE ONE OF THESE.
WE CAN DONATE TWO.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE USING THEM.
WE RAN ACROSS THREE CAMPING STOVES,
AND THIS HAS PROBABLY BEEN SITTING IN HIS SHED
FOR 20 YEARS.
Jim Bob: OH, MAN, OH, MAN.
I TELL YOU WHAT. LOOK AT THAT!
WHOA. IT'S GETTING BLUE.
YEAH.
THE THING FIRED RIGHT UP.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
AND WE GOT REAL CLUBS HERE.
YEAH, A WHOLE SET.
THESE ARE TOUR BLADES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SET.
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE.
GIL DONATED THREE THINGS FOR THE AUCTION --
A SET OF GOLF CLUBS, A CAMPING STOVE,
AND SOME KIND OF AN ANVIL THING
THAT WE WEREN'T REALLY SURE WHAT IT WAS.
BUT MAYBE SOMEBODY WOULD THINK IT'S SOMETHING OF VALUE,
AND THEY'D BUY IT.
Jim Bob: THANK YOU, GIL. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU'RE WELCOME. IT'S A GOOD START.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR TREASURES WITH THE CHILDREN.
Kelly: OKAY. LIFE JACKETS. EVERYBODY READY?
Joy Anna: AFTER WE GOT OUR TENTS SET UP,
WE WENT DOWN TO THE LAKE TO HAVE SOME FUN IN THE SUN.
[ YOUNG WOMAN LAUGHS ]
AAH! AAH!
Young woman: I WOULD GET AWAY FROM THE SNAKES HERE BEFORE YOU FLIP IT!
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Jessa: IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO HAVE THOSE GIRL GETAWAYS
AND DO THINGS FUN TOGETHER.
WE'RE SINKING!
[ KELLY LAUGHS ]
WE WERE JUST OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, SWIMMING, KAYAKING.
JUMPING OFF THAT 20 DOCK LIKE IT WAS NOTHING.
Young woman: 1, 2, 3.
Jana: THE REASON WHY WE WEAR MODEST SWIM WEAR IS,
WE ALWAYS PURPOSE TO BE MODEST,
AND A LOT OF SWIM WEAR NOWADAYS
IS EXPOSING PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T BE EXPOSED.
WE WANT TO TRY TO STAY COVERED
GENERALLY FROM THE NECK TO THE KNEES.
EVEN IF IT'S JUST US GIRLS,
WE STILL TRY TO MAINTAIN A STANDARD OF MODESTY
AND DON'T REALLY TRY TO, LIKE, THROW IT OUT
JUST 'CAUSE THE GUYS AREN'T AROUND.
WHOO!
Kelly: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE GOT TO SLOW DOWN.
WE SAW EACH OTHER A COUPLE OF JUST REALLY RUSH, RUSH TRIPS
AT THE HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE
AND WHEN JOSH AND ANNA WERE MOVING,
BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY GET TIME TO FELLOWSHIP, SO...
THIS IS SWEET. SWEET.
OH, I ALWAYS LOVE CATCHING UP ON DUGGAR NEWS.
SO, ERIN IS GONNA BE GETTING MARRIED
IN JUST A LITTLE OVER TWO MONTHS FROM NOW.
IT'S BEEN A HAPPY TIME AT OUR HOUSE.
IT'S BEEN A TEARFUL TIME.
BUT WE'RE REALIZING THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE DRASTICALLY.
SO JUST TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE TOGETHER,
ALL OF US GIRLS AND OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE REALLY SPECIAL.
AND YET IT'LL BE PROBABLY THE END OF ONE CHAPTER
YEAH.
NEXT TIME, WE MAY HAVE TO BRING THE GRANDBABIES.
[ Laughing ] THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT WILL BE A GOOD PLAN.
Gil: HEY. 15 MINUTES, SUPPER'S GONNA BE READY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE -- WHAT'S IT CALLED?
CORN CHILI POTPIE.
THAT'S NOT HOW WE DO IT.
WELL, DADDIES DON'T COOK AS GOOD AS MOMMIES.
THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS, DOESN'T IT?
WHERE'S JIM BOB WHEN YOU NEED HIM?
HEY, JIM BOB!
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE COOKING SUPPER.
HE'S TRYING TO GET OUT OF WORK ON US.
Man: DID DADDY TRY TO GET YOU GUYS
TO TAKE A NAP AT THE BATES' HOUSE?
YEAH, AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO.
WE JUST STOOD UP.
YOU THINK THAT'LL BE ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US?
THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.
YEAH. THAT SMELLS PRETTY GOOD.
COME ON. EVERYBODY IN.
TIME TO EAT. TIME TO EAT.
NOW, LET'S USE THESE BOWLS. THERE WE GO.
Jim Bob: CORN CHIPS ON THE BOTTOM.
THEN YOU PUT THE CHILI ON TOP OF THAT,
SOUR CREAM, CHEESE, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE SET FOR LIFE.
Gil: AND IF YOU WANT LETTUCE, YOU CAN ADD THAT TO THE TOP.
MOM SAID WE HAVE TO EAT SOMETHING WITH GREEN IN IT.
THE GIRLS WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A WELL-BALANCED DIET.
AND WE HAD THE CORN CHIPS, LETTUCE AND SOME CHEESE,
BEANS, AND HAD SOME MEAT.
IT WAS A VERY BALANCED MEAL. [ CHUCKLES ]
OH, IT'S YUMMY IN MY TUMMY. YEAH.
Jackson: OH, WAS IT GOOD!
MMM, MAN. THAT WAS GOOD.
IT WAS DELICIOUS.
Man: WHO DOES CHILI AND CORN CHIPS BETTER --
THE BOYS OR YOUR SISTERS?
THE GIRLS.
THE GIRLS.
JEB, YOU'RE GONNA GET THAT ALL OVER YOUR FACE!
YOU GOT CHILI ON YOUR EAR.
HE GETS EVERYTHING ON HIS EAR.
[ CHILD LAUGHS ]
Erin: FOR ME, IT WAS JUST LIKE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
HE OPENED THE DOOR, AND I WAS JUST LIKE [GASPS]
IT WAS REALLY SWEET TO HEAR HOW THEY'D MET AND FALLEN IN LOVE.
[ GASPS ]
Jessa: HIS WILL BE HARD TO TOP.
THAT GUY IS QUITE THE ROMANTIC FELLA,
I GUESS YOU'D SAY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Jana: AFTER WE GOT DONE AT THE LAKE AND HAD DINNER,
WE SET UP A CAMPFIRE
AND HAD SOME DESSERT AND JUST SOME GOOD GIRL TALK.
WELL, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'M ENGAGED TO CHAD PAINE.
SO I GOT A RING.
YAY!
I MET CHAD A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO
AT A VALENTINE'S BANQUET.
FOR ME, IT WAS JUST LIKE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
HE OPENED THE DOOR, AND I WAS JUST LIKE [GASPS]
"HE'S SO COOL! OH, MY GOODNESS."
WE GOT TO BE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS,
AND WE STARTED TEXTING.
AND THE MORE I LEARNED, THE MORE I LOVED.
SO, HE ASKED MY DAD IF HE COULD START COURTING ME.
COURTSHIP REALLY HAS THE FOCUS ON GETTING TO KNOW AN INDIVIDUAL
FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE MARRIAGE.
SO THERE ISN'T JUST THE FRIVOLOUS DATING MIND-SET
WHERE YOU'RE JUST SPENDING LOTS OF TIME TOGETHER JUST FOR FUN.
Jim: SO, HOW DID YOU POP THE QUESTION?
I PLANNED AHEAD OF TIME AT A LOCATION
THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT WEST.
KNOXVILLE'S ABOUT AN HOUR DRIVE,
AND JUST THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE OF TENNESSEE.
SO, WE DROVE TO A CHAPEL
WHERE SHE WANTED TO DRESS INTO SOMETHING FORMAL
BEFORE WE GO TO A FORMAL DINNER.
WHILE SHE WAS GETTING READY,
I HAD A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE PULL UP OUTSIDE THE CHAPEL.
SHE DIDN'T EXPECT THAT AT ALL.
WOW.
SHE WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED.
OH, CHAD!
THAT'S THE MOST ROMANTIC THING I EVER HEARD OF!
Erin: AS SOON AS I COME OUT THE DOOR,
HE HAD A HORSE AND CARRIAGE THERE WAITING.
AND WE'D NEVER HELD HANDS BEFORE.
SO, HE TOOK MY HAND, AND WE STARTED HOLDING HANDS,
IT WAS LIKE -- OH, IT WAS SO SWEET
BECAUSE WE HAD WAITED SO LONG FOR THAT.
SO IT MADE IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
Jessa: EVERYBODY SETS THEIR OWN DIFFERENT BOUNDARIES
FOR COURTSHIP.
LIKE, SOME MIGHT FIND IT ACCEPTABLE TO HOLD HANDS,
AND SOME MIGHT SAY, "OH, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT."
THE GENERAL IDEA, THOUGH, IS THAT IT'S CARRIED OUT
IN FAMILY SETTINGS, GROUP SETTINGS.
SO YOU'RE GETTING TO SEE THEM
IN, LIKE, THEIR DAILY ENVIRONMENT
WITH THEIR FAMILY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT,
AND IT'S NOT JUST FOCUSED SOLELY
ON, LIKE, ONE-ON-ONE DATES AND, LIKE, ALL THAT.
WE PULLED UP TO THIS GAZEBO,
AND I HELPED HER OFF THE CARRIAGE.
AS WE WALKED TOWARD IT, I SAID,
"ERIN, I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL I WANT TO SHOW YOU."
AND SHE, OF COURSE -- I THINK SHE KNEW IT WAS COMING.
Erin: HE PICKED UP THE RING BOX, AND HE HANDED IT TO ME.
HE WAS LIKE, "ERIN, CAN YOU OPEN IT?"
I WAS LIKE, "OKAY,"
BUT I WAS THINKING IN MY MIND,
"THIS IS NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT, OKAY."
I HANDED HER THIS RING BOX.
SHE OPENS IT UP, AND THERE'S JUST A LETTER INSIDE.
AND IT SAID, "ERIN,
I FINALLY WORKED UP ENOUGH COURAGE TO ASK YOU."
ERIN LOUISE...
[ GASPS ]
AND I WAS JUST SO EXCITED, 'CAUSE YOU THINK, YOU KNOW,
"THIS IS, LIKE, THE BIGGEST MOMENT
"AND MY LIFE'S GONNA CHANGE, OUR LIVES ARE GONNA CHANGE,
"'CAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ME ANYMORE.
IT'S US TOGETHER."
I WAS JUST, LIKE, WIPING OFF THE TEARS
'CAUSE IT WAS JUST SO SWEET.
THAT IS SO SWEET.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Jana: ERIN TOLD US ABOUT THEIR COURTSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT,
THIS WHOLE ROMANTIC THING.
AND SO, IT WAS REALLY SWEET
TO HEAR HOW THEY'D MET AND FALLEN IN LOVE.
Jessa: IT SOUNDED ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS AND AMAZING.
HIS WILL BE HARD TO TOP.
I MEAN, THAT GUY IS QUITE THE ROMANTIC FELLA,
I GUESS YOU'D SAY.
OKAY. WE'VE HAD A SON TO GET MARRIED,
BUT YOU ALL ARE GIVING AWAY ONE OF YOUR GIRLS.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE TEARS.
I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR ALL.
BUT I THINK I JUST HAVE TOTAL PEACE.
THERE'S NOT THE FEAR AND THE WORRY AND THE ANXIETY.
CHAD LOVES ERIN.
HE LOVES THE LORD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'RE EXCITED! THAT'S THE GIST OF IT.
Michelle: I THINK THAT MY DAUGHTERS
ARE AT THAT PLACE IN LIFE
WHERE THEY WOULD BE READY TO BE MARRIED
AND TO BE A WIFE AND A MOTHER.
AND SO, I KNOW THAT IT'LL JUST BE A MATTER
OF GOD'S TIMING FOR THAT.
Jinger: I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER THOUGHT
ABOUT, LIKE, SEE WHO CAN GET MARRIED FIRST OR ANYTHING.
WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO SEE WHO GOD HAS FOR EACH ONE OF US.
Jessa: INITIALLY, MY DAD'S GONNA BE THE ONE
TO, LIKE, CHECK OUT THE GUY,
BUT THEN AFTER THAT, US GIRLS ARE SO CLOSE,
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA BE SITTING DOWN
WITH WHOEVER THE GUY IS,
AND WE'RE ALL GONNA BE GIVING HIM THE THIRD DEGREE.
GOOD MORNING, Y'ALL.
OHH.
LOOK HOW MUCH WATER'S IN MY SHOES.
[ YOUNG WOMAN LAUGHS ]
ARE YOU SERIOUSLY CURLING YOUR HAIR?
Young woman: YOU BET I AM.
Jessa: WE DECIDED, INSTEAD OF BEING IN TENTS,
TO COME CAMP OUT UP HERE ON THE TOP OF THE DOCK.
IT WAS FUN. IT WAS WORTH IT.
Michelle: I THINK WE HAD A FUN TIME CAMPING,
AND IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL
FOR THE GIRLS TO JUST GET TO VISIT AND TALK.
DEFINITELY A GREAT MEMORY,
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET.
Jim Bob: HERE THEY COME.
Boy: THEY'RE HERE! THEY'RE HERE!
HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY!
[ HORN HONKS ]
THAT'S WHERE MOMMY IS!
THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S MAMA!
I THINK GIL AND I DID PRETTY GOOD AT MANNING THE HOUSE,
TAKING CARE OF ALL THE LITTLE KIDS,
KEEPING EVERYTHING CLEAN, KEEPING EVERYBODY FED.
I DON'T THINK WE RAN THE HOUSE
LIKE THE GIRLS WOULD HAVE IF THEY'D HAVE BEEN THERE,
BUT I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE HAPPY
JUST TO SEE EVERYBODY'S ALIVE AND WELL.
OH, WE MISSED YOU, MAMA.
IT REALLY MAKES ME APPRECIATE YOU.
AWW.
YOU DO SO MUCH.
I DON'T EVEN REALIZE ALL THAT YOU DO.
AWW.
AND WE HAD TO DO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
Michelle: ANY TIME WE'RE AWAY FROM THE GUYS,
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THEM.
AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT MY GIRLS HAD GOTTEN NEW OUTFITS ON
AND THEY WERE CHANGED.
[ LAUGHS ] AND IT WAS --
AND THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY.
SHE'S A LITTLE DIRTY, MAMA, BUT SHE'LL CLEAN UP GOOD.
YEAH.
HAD A ROUGH NIGHT.
SHE NEEDS A GOOD BATH, TOO.
I THINK WE'RE...
YEAH, WE DIDN'T GET AROUND TO THAT PART.
Jessa: I THINK THERE WERE SOME DIRT BEHIND THE EARS,
SOME LITTLE GIRLS THAT DIDN'T GET THEIR HAIR FIXED,
BUT THEY WERE ALL HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
GOOD JOB.
Kelly: SO, WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT
WHEN WE WALK THROUGH THOSE DOORS?
WELL, IT'S WAITING ON YOU.
YOU'LL KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE NEEDED.
[ LAUGHTER ]