Tonight on TLC...
19 Kids and Counting "Duggar Girls Go Glam"
- Jana, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, and Joy-Anna visit Freshair Salon to experiment with hair and makeup styles for Jill's wedding. "We never really go to salons," says Jessa. "We have friends who can cut hair, and they will do that for us."
- At the salon, the four oldest girls have their hair curled and pulled partway back, while Joy requests a full up-do. On the day of the wedding, they decide to wear their hair curly and mostly down, which is Derick's favorite style.
- When asked about her relationship status, Jana replies that she is "good with just waiting right now."
- Joy-Anna says she does not plan on entering into a relationship any time soon. "It's just a lot of work," shares the almost-17-year-old.
- After hair and makeup, the girls browse for bridesmaids dresses. They are looking for a dress that provides covering from the "neck to knee" and is practical enough to be worn for future events.
- The girls fall in love with a lacy, mint green dress. To make it fit Duggar modesty standards, Jana purchases an additional dress for extra material so she can add sleeves, raise the neckline, extend the length, and create a more vintage look. The dresses cost less than $30 each.
- Jana is the family's primary seamstress, although Jessa, Jill and Michelle are also proficient at sewing. Jana says Jinger and Joy are "working" on their sewing skills.
- In Washington D.C., Anna and the kiddos learn how to prepare healthy foods from Heather, a friend they met at the farmer's market. For a snack, they prepare meatball-grape-pineapple kabobs, which Mackynzie and Michael love. For dinner, Heather introduces fingerling potatoes cooked with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper; green beans and squash; and salmon with peaches.
- Josh approves: "Anna and Heather did a great job with the meal." The kids don't care for the squash, but they enjoy the rest of it.
- The Duggars usually purchase shoes from thrift stores, but they decide to splurge for Jill's wedding. Michelle, Grandma Duggar, and the girls head to Famous Footwear to pick out tan heels for the bridesmaids and white sandals for the flower girls. Jill plans to go barefoot.
- "I think that every girl likes a new pair of shoes," says Jinger.
- When asked if any of her daughters have a shoe obsession, Michelle responds that a number, and perhaps all, of her girls could fit that bill.
- After their honeymoon, Jill and Derick will temporarily live in a large house that Jim Bob owns and plans to sell soon. While the ladies shop, the guys meet a flooring specialist at the house to lay carpeting. The Duggar dad's goal is for his sons to learn a new skill they can use throughout their lives.
- Some guys would find it inconvenient to constantly have their younger siblings around, especially while doing jobs that could potentially go much quicker without having to supervise little ones, but John-David says he sees it as "planning for the future."
- In D.C., Josh and Anna and the kids decide to make a (slightly unconventional) wedding gift for Jill and Derick...a Nepal-themed baby mobile.
- "For anyone else, I wouldn't get them a baby gift as a wedding gift, but for a Duggar, it's just kind of appropriate," says Anna. The reasoning behind the theme is that Nepal is where Jill and Derick's love story began.
- Does Anna hope to be pregnant again soon? "I would love to have more children, but it's just that balance of welcoming more and enjoying the three children that God has for me," says the young mom.
- As the show wraps up, the Duggar ladies keep Jana company while she alters the bridesmaids dresses.
- "We have a lot of work to do on these dresses to make them fit right and work right, but we also have a short period of time to do it," says Jana. Just a few weeks until the wedding!
I'm glad the girls finally got dresses and shoes for the wedding. Although my suggestion is when Jessa gets married in one month, she buys the dresses in a months advance before wedding day to give more time to do alterations in advance instead of slamming to get them done in two or three weeks like Jana did when Jill got married. I got one question I want answered. Did Jill go barefoot for the ceremony and then wear flats or flip-flops for the reception and leaving for the honeymoon?
ReplyDeleteI wish I had cable so I could watch your show all the time! Happy to have the blog though...
ReplyDeleteSo good to see a Christian perspective, and conservative family on the tv
ReplyDeleteDid you notice one of the boys said that they would probably put in carpet in Ben and Jessa's new house?
ReplyDeleteAre you going to post the episodes on here so people without a TV can watch them ?
ReplyDeleteI love the show, I would also like to know the recipe how to cook the delicious meal (salmon with peaches).
ReplyDeleteWhat was Anna thinking?
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed that Anna spoke about enjoying the 3 children God has already given them. She does not appear to be manic about having as many children as possible! Good for her!
ReplyDeleteI felt kind of sad for Jana being the one pushed into doing the alterations (especially, doing it right in the living room while all the others were enjoying themselves:( I felt she is too sweet to say no to Jill-like Cinderella.
ReplyDeleteI saw the preview on entertainment tonight and Jana's hair is stunning! Those pics don't do it justice. She looks so pretty(as usual)!! Also, Jill's is absolutely beautiful. I bet she made a gorgeous bride!
ReplyDeleteI find it incredibly tacky to gift a baby gift for a wedding gift. Even if Michelle had thirty kids, it is not fair to assume that EVERY other Duggar will be fertile. Some women struggle at conceiving, even when they have many siblings. I know two couples who have struggled for 6 and 8 years after their wedding to conceive. Thankfully Jill is now into her second trimester, so that is not a problem. Anna could have easily waited on the Nepal themed baby mobile, it still would have been just as special to Derick and Jill if given as a baby shower gift.
ReplyDeleteWas it me or did Anna look like she had a baby bump?
ReplyDeleteBarefoot at a fancy church wedding? That's different.
ReplyDeleteThat was a lot of food cooked for two adults and two littles. I don't know if leftover reheated salmon is good, but maybe. Mackenzie especially and Michael seem rather spoiled. What happened to teaching your little ones to look at people when they are speaking to you. The behavior they showed at the dinner table is something my husband and would not tolerate with our boys. If they didn't like something we praised them for trying it, at least 4 bites, and for telling us politely they didn't like it. Also thanking mom for cooking because yes it took time and they need to show appreciation to the person who took time to cook their meal whether it's mom or not.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad to say and I never thought I'd be saying it but I am getting so bored with 19 kids and counting. I keep watching, hoping it will get back to normal with their everyday lives as far as their regular home, school, travel life. These wedding shows are running their course. Too much repetitive clips. Too much wedding talk. Even princess Kate didn't get this excessive. Jessa seems to have a very non humble attitude. She definitely knows what people are saying about her looks and it appears to have gone to her head as far as Duggar standards. Duggar family you are pushing this fan further away. Sadly, I don't recall hearing one mention of God in these episodes.
ReplyDeleteI'd have to agree. I've always enjoyed the show but it's getting boring and so predictable.
DeleteYes I agree with that as well. I was thinking, the title "19 kids and counting" doesn't fit anymore, they should call it "two down and counting" or something like that since it seems to be mainly about those who are getting married...
DeleteCan't wait for the youtube upload - thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteI read online that talc cancled 19 kids and counting Lilly and Ellie of course I don't believe it or believe why but do you know anything about it
ReplyDeleteI agree with another commenter about becoming bored with the show. I liked watching their daily lives. Now it seems the show is about weddings, big vacations, or speaking engagements. I would like to see the daily ins and outs of their lives, along with some of the special occasions.
ReplyDeleteI loved these 2 episodes !
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You never see the girls put their hair in a simple pony tail. Why dont the girls ever fix Michelles hair, she need to update her style.
ReplyDeleteHow ridiculous to criticize a person for the table manners of their 4 year old. I don't recall all the duggar adults eating four bites of every food available to them on their Asian trip. I recall dad not pleased about the food from Nepal. Jill wasn't looking forward to eating it again. Why must a four year old be so much more flexible to something the adults in their lives shy away from, trying several bites of new and strange foods. The adults had made comments about the strange foods. I am glad they were nasty to the kids about it. Just to throw it out there but 1 in 88 kids have autism. Not that these children are at risk for being diagnosed many kids go undiagnosed until 4, even older. Especially kids not in a school or day care. One of the difficulties is looking a person in the eyes when they are being spoken to. And even realize they are being spoken to. Not all such behavior by little kids is because parents haven't taught them, but because they have an actual diagnosis of a challenge that makes things like looking into ones face difficult or impossible. And food aversions and the spectrum also go hand in hand. It is hard to understand the fear and discomfort of the texture, visual appearance, smells that these children experience. I hope parents wouldn't be so domineering that later they feel awful finding out their child had autism and that it wasn't willful disobedience they were reacting to. I hope none of your children face such a challenge. Besides parents know only to introduce one new food at a meal and not a mess of them. It's setting up the child to fail. It's too much pressure. You don't stress out a kid who is hungry at a meal with almost nothing familiar.
ReplyDeleteA thought about the dresses which came to my mind was that the necklace Derick gave to Jill was the theme. Emeralds around the centre which contains the hearts of the couple and our loving God. though I haven't heard this actually mentioned on a show .
ReplyDeleteMr Duggar gets an A plus as a leader! Mr Duggar has led the children through so many experiences and here he is busy at it again. I like the way he stepped up to the plate and clearly directed his plans for the day and got it underway. Those children are fortunate that they have someone who loves and cares about them enough to spend his time and energy with them like this, helping them develops new skills.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the boredom in these episodes completely. We already know the background on these people and are up to date about what their situations are, so please, TLC and Duggars stop recapping over and over again. Also, the nonsense fluff and fillers are aggravating to endure. I have changed the channel because this is also very old news. Step it up.
ReplyDeleteI hope Jessa gets an already modest, altered dress. You can find gorgeous ones online for around $100-$200. Bella Modest.com is where my bf sister got theirs and they are gorgeous just like a beautiful ball gown. No adding of anything to make it modest. Of course they had to get it sized correctly, but that wassn't too expensive. I am sure Jessa's family could afford them. Aren't they millionaires? I mean this is a once in a lifetime event. I wonder what her wedding dress will look like. She will look fab in anything I am sure!
ReplyDeleteThe adults didn't have four bites of raw fish in Japan. Jim Bob criticized the food in Nepal. It's okay to not like something. Even for kids. They should not expect the kids to react different than themselves. How incredibly judgmental of you to criticize a 3 and 5 year old and their parents over table manners and enthusiasm over a new food. Michaels favorite veggie is broccoli according to the farmers market video. I'd say they were doing fine. Don't forget all those foods were new to the kids. Just one at a time in a small amount is the reasonable way to introduce a new food to a child.
ReplyDeleteWhy are posting people feeling bad for Jana again? Jana is applying to a real situation her sewing skills and helping her family have bridesmaid dresses at an affordable price and letting future beaus see her great skills. Is there something terrible being delegated a task to do and doing it? I do not think so here. A wedding doesn't prepare itself, people do that. Good for Jana.
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I LOVE the shows about the wedding TOTALLY! Keep them coming....I will watch and LOVE them ALL! To me boring and predictable is sports like foot ball, hockey, tennis, golf, etc.
ReplyDeleteJust watched this episode, it was terrific. I thought Josh and Anna looked great. I am sure Anna is a very good cook and the meal she cooked looked delicious and healthy. I think she just has to consider portion size, especially for the children. Mackenzie and Michael were given adult sized portions, Marcus' portions seems more realistic. I am sure they do not force their children to eat more than they desire, but you could end up throwing out a lot of food. It is also less overwhelming for a child trying out new food, to have less on the plate. Another trick is to use a smaller plate. They are a very sweet family and it must feel very odd having fans like me observing the details of their lives and comment on their portion-sizes! I certainly could not stand in spotlight! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteHelping a sibling with their special projects does give one a good feeling of having been a support in them achieving their goals. That is something to look back on with pride not shame.
ReplyDeleteThe Duggars are a wonderful family and some of the children have reached 'new seasons of living', which are good to see. In hind sight if Jessa did not do a college course and is just now following Jill's lead then I think the Duggars should learn from that experience. Will Jinger and Joy be trying to find their niche and take a course soon? Those late teen early twenties years before marrying are a good time for that. Maybe there will more of an emphasis on sharing some of the other developmental steps in the children's new seasons yet. However I do not want to undermine the Duggars focus on serious courting relationships and good intentions for establishing strong relationships that are sealed in a good marriage. That is definitely something of value to share with the world that I know I did not get right myself.
ReplyDeleteCan u put the link up for this episode I would appreciate it. God bless!
ReplyDelete@Marilyn yaeger
ReplyDeleteHi Marilyn,
Rest assured, the show has not been canceled. :)
~Lily and Ellie
The Duggar shows and books are so good! All in all they are treasure troves of valuable real life information. I am very grateful to have these, as they are wonderful reference and source books for living. One can not go through this material without feeling up beat, happy, and joyful! The Duggars do give the encouragement in living they say that they hope to do when they make public presentations. I appreciate them so much. There is always something to take away and apply to my life, and many challenges and levels of challenges are found there. I might come away from a show and praise my children more. But then what about their example of teaching purity children in relationships, that is much, much more challenging. There is just so much in their lives to learn to do. Jim Bob and Michelle are remarkable people in how they have lived. These lessons in living and examples really are helpful to others. (Also I would like to add that persons leading others through social support jobs such as help others to achieve community living could gleen many ideas on living fully in the community from the Duggar's lives.) A big bouquet to all the Duggars (and all the families' families too).
ReplyDeleteAnon 14. I just rewatched the segments with the kids. It is obvious that filming happens opposite the kids schedules. We saw 30 seconds of their not looking at the person talking to them. You noticed the kid was tired right and went right to a nap right after they were done putting food on a stick that had been prediced ahead of time. And then they ate a full dinner right after they got up from the nap? I don't think it was really dinner time. I think they we're pushing a dinner on them for filming purposes just after their nap. Not at their typical dinner. Then add all the newness of so many foods in the span of hours and they are not going to be all smiles all the time. I am glad the kids are allowed to be seen as real kids and not performing. It's in fact more encouraging.
ReplyDeleteObviously I touched a nerve with a couple posters about little ones learning to appreciate the food set before them. I did NOT say this is what YOU should do, it's what WE do. First, I did not mean 4 bites of the same food. Four bites from the whole plate. We as parents, are teaching our children to also consider the person who took their time to cook for them, to show appreciation. Four bites off your plate is not a lot to ask for, IMO. Small Children usually get close to full after that amount anyway. I've had a lot of mentor moms along the way and at our church MOMS meetings is where I first heard of instilling this dinner time character in our children. It has worked for us. We get many compliments on our boys for their table manners. So you want to call me ridiculous? I didn't say Anna and Josh SHOULD do this. What I stated is what we DO. Next time I'll write a story in detail so you won't misunderstand. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou hit a nerve cause you called them spoiled. You also were unhappy they didn't look her in the eye. Again she is a stranger, they are 3 and 5, it's two minutes of the entire time she was there she was there, and it was nap time. Looked to be overdue for it. I'm glad you have mealtime down to science and strangers compliment your kids. Your kids deserve the compliments. Another interesting thing is the duggar larger family eats buffet style. None of the kids have to take all the choices. And mIchelle admits on camera a group that large isn't going to share a love for the same food. Every family does it different. So long as they don't starve it's fine.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the comment on the mobile Anna made It is
ReplyDeletemind boggling that she thought this was appropriate!
Can you plesae tell the exact type of the Pfaff Sewing machine Jana used to alter the dresses. I only could see "Pfaff" printed on the machine. I wonder if Pfaff has different machinetypes for the us-american market. Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteI am really looking forward to seeing these shows in the UK. I don't agree with the negative comments.. A wedding is an exciting time in any family and yes it does take over and the show is reflective of this, but we get to share in their excitement, which is lovely. I am sure we will see them return to their everyday lives., wedding or not God is very much their focus.
ReplyDeleteI found this episode on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnVmVuINB4
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and keep up the good work!
I have enjoyed the show since its inception. Delightful to see a family exhibiting morals and modesty. What an amazing idea to have a prayer room in your home. I hope to continue to see your shows for many more years. God bless you.
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