Check out these behind-the-scenes photos from the Duggar-Bates, girls-only camping trip:
Setting up the tents, which were still wet from the previous camping trip
Carlin Bates and Joy-Anna Duggar launch themselves off the dock
Katie Bates and Joy Duggar take a paddle boat ride
Carlin Bates and Joy Duggar
Jessa Duggar goes kayaking on the lake
Erin Bates and Jana Duggar try to keep their balance on a longboard
Girl talk and s'mores around the fire
Awwwwwwwwww. So FUN!
ReplyDeleteI really thought Erin Bates and John David were going to get together! I'm so excited to see more Duggars getting married and having more Duggars. I am so grateful to them for opening up their lives to us!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun!!! Although, as someone who has camped in a tent only once (albeit with her son; which made the experience so special); having a huge RV parted 30 ft away...well would have tempted me to sleep in it!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like great fun! Simple living at its best :)
ReplyDeleteLilly and Ellie,
ReplyDeleteDo you know where Jill was on the episode with the Bates? I don't think I saw her on the anniversary episode either. Just curious because usually when a Duggar is absent it is explained...Thanks!
Why must the Dugger girls get married so soon before going to college? Afraid to leave home?
ReplyDeleteWho approves these comments? Jim Bob?
ReplyDeleteMichelle looks like she is really worn out. Her age is beginning to show and all of those births are taking a toll on her.
ReplyDeleteWill any of the duggers ever practice birth control?
ReplyDeleteProbably a few of the kids will, but for now the older ones seem quite committed to the no birth control lifestyle.
Deleteget together with the girls..too much fun.
ReplyDelete@Danielle Thompson
ReplyDeleteMore Duggars getting married? Josh is the only one so far. Jessa is "courting".
Looks like great fun! Must have been hard to jump into and swim in water with a jean skirt on.....very heavy!!!
ReplyDeleteTrivia question? During the Duggar-Bates camping trip, who was driving the motor coach? A production crew member?
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ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous,
Jill is busy assisting at births, as she is studying to be a midwife.
~Lily and Ellie
Well good on dear Jill for prioritizing her studies :) I know its hard, we all go through it. I remember sacrificing my social life and time spent with friends and families for highschool finals and uni finals at the moment (I'm guilty of taking a small procrastinating break right this moment to check up on the duggars). Sometimes I think is it all in vane, but the bible says hard work is its own reward (proverbs 12:14)... so a little pain now equals greater gain and victory in the future :)
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ReplyDeleteIt's really not that hard to swim in a jean skirt. I've done it before.
Carlin Bates is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love watching the Duggars. Their values and family and God first. This world would be such a better place if more families had their stong values.
ReplyDeleteI think Michelle looks amazing young! She's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDear Liy and Ellie
ReplyDeleteThe newest episodes of 19 kids and counting are on YouTube . Just search Duggar Fan.
Eleanor
I really like the Duggars and I enjoyed this last episode! But, why is Jessa the only one not wearing a skirt, swimming in the lake???
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear about Jessa's courting :)
not allowed to wear a bathing suit? not even a modest full piece?
ReplyDeleteI am really thought Erin Bates and John David were going to get together!!!!! Really I'm also so excited to see more Duggars getting married and having more Duggars!!!!!!! I am so grateful to them for opening up their lives to us!Happy nice day with longboarding!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteNice pic. Thank for sharing your life.
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