Tuesday, May 26, 2020

A Birthday and An Anniversary

Back when the Duggar family was "only" comprised of Jim Bob and Michelle and their kids, spring had very few birthdays, but with all the in-laws and grandchildren, it has become a very busy time. Today is Joy and Austin Forsyth's three-year wedding anniversary and Ivy Seewald's first birthday. It would have been the lovely Grandma Mary Duggar's 79th birthday, but she passed away on June 9th of last year.

Joy Forsyth and Austin Forsyth

Ben Seewald and Ivy Seewald
Ben Seewald and Ivy Seewald

Grandma Duggar with newborn Ivy Jane Seewald
Grandma Duggar with newborn Ivy Jane Seewald

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com, theseewaldfamily.com

30 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Ivy

    Happy Anniversary

    Austin & Joy Forsyth

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  2. I was so heart broken when my Dad told me that Grandma Duggar had passed. Happy Birthday in Heaven Grandma Duggar ❣️
    Happy 1st Birthday Ivy Jane Seewald 🎂 Hopefully your birthday will be aired on Counting On so I get to see the family and you celebrate.
    I wish Austin and Joy-Anna a very happy 3 year anniversary 💕 I can't wait to see all the announcements on the show. Stay safe❣️ Natasha B.

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  3. Here's hoping, that Joy & Austin, are enjoying their 3rd Wedding Anniversary!!!!

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  4. Dear Ivy: I hope that you are having, a Fantastic 1st Birthday!!!!!

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  5. I wish them happiness and peace on all their special days and I know that Grandmom Duggar is full of peace and joy in the Presence of Our Lord along with her beloved husband. What a reunion that will be when we are with our love ones one day in the Presence of Our Awesome, Glorious God!! 🙏👼

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    1. Does anyone know more about Grampa Duggar’ life (aside from what we saw on the show and written in their book)?

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    2. Didn't Jim Bob say that his upbringing was not the happiest and that his family often had little food to eat?

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  6. Happy Birthday Sweet Ivy Jane!!
    Happy Anniversary Joy and Austin!!!
    And my heart goes out to the Duggar family with Grandma Mary's birthday. She was a sweet lady.

    - Leann.

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  7. Joy looks happy. I hope her pregnancy is going well.

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  8. Heartbreaking to see Mary holding Ivy and knowing what was soon to happen. If only she had been with someone at the pool that day, maybe things wouldn't have turned out the way they did.

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  9. It's already been a year since Ivy was born!
    I wonder if Jessa and Ben will have more kids.
    Joy and Austin seem to have a good marriage, hope her pregnancy goes well.

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  10. Happy Birthday Ivy, Happy Anniversary Austin and Joy! 🎂💝
    Grandma Duggar was such a beautiful testimony while she lived on this earth. I look forward to meeting her in Heaven! All because of Jesus! Not because of me, I would have been too sinful to enter into perfect Heaven✝️🙏

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  11. I wonder how JB and Michelle keep track of all the birthdays and anniversaries. My husband comes from a large family and they're all here in town. I really appreciate the fact that my kids have grown up with family right there all these years, but I'll admit, as an inlaw, I get tired of the big-family thing sometimes. It seems like every time we turn around there's a birthday, a graduation, a wedding, a birth -- it's always something nearly every month, and the gift-giving can get expensive. Then there's the holidays. My family is very small and live out-of-state, so it took some time to adjust to the the big-family thing. I feel for the Duggar inlaws.

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    1. We have a large extended family on both sides. For years, our family submitted all the birthdays and anniversaries and one family member was responsible for ordering a family calendar (complete with all the dates) for each family who wanted one. It wasn't that expensive and it really helped keep track of it all. LOL

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    2. Maybe like a calendar or something.

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    3. Many large families have learned to curtail the gift giving. It gets so out of hand if they don't. Perhaps you could make a few suggestions such as drawing names for holiday gift giving and cards for events such as birthdays or graduations without any gifts.

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    4. They probably use a calendar to keep track.

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  12. I thought Jessa will have 4th child very close to Ivy, just like she had with Spurgeon and Henry, just 15 months apart.

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    1. I guess Jessa didn't get your memo.

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  13. can we get an update on how Lauren, Anna and Abbie's babies and families are doing w/ newer babies?

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  14. Ivy is so precious! Love her in Jessas videos on YouTube. Happy Bday to her and hope Joy and Austin had a good anniversary!

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  15. Wishing Ivy Jane a birthday year of joy,happiness and blessings. God Bless.
    HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY IVY JANE
    Joan,Marion and Marilyn

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  16. HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN HEAVEN GRANDMA MARY Duggar. Rest in peace.
    Joan,Marion and Marilyn

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  17. Wishing Joy=Anna and Austin many more years of love and happiness on their anniversary. God Bless.
    HAPPY 3rd ANNIVERSARY JOY-ANNA and AUSTIN
    Joan,Marion and Marilyn

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  18. Jim Bob Duggar is a disrespectful son to his father. Was, is and always will be. I'm surprised that his mother allowed him to publicly disrespect his father the way he has done. Some nerve he has demanding his childrens' respect and sometimes fear from a guy who had/has anger issues. I also believe that cousin Amy was only 'tolerated' around these 19 children because Grandma Mary wanted it that way and Jim Bob did respect his mother's wishes about that. We can see now since she has passed on, that Amy is persona non grata around the Duggar family. Shame on them for this. They are not true Christians, they are a cult, really.

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    1. Then why do we see pictures of Amy with the family on social media? I don't think you're right about that.

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    2. You must be really close to the family to know all of that about them. A local pastor in Ohio has made it his mission this year to emphasize kindness. I find your comments disrespectful and hurtful. We are all human and each have our own foibles. Finally, it is not for us to judge who are true Christians; I believe that is up to Jesus Christ, our Savior.

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    3. @3:55 Jim Bob has spoken about how his father didn't provide for the family enough (didn't handle money well) when they were growing up, among other things. Remember the time JB rolled his terminally ill father through the house for the camera, minus one shoe? That was disrespectful. There's more in one of the books but we'll leave it at that.

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  19. Ben sure is a handsome fellow. That is a beautiful photo with his daughter.

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  20. Happy Birthday Ivy i hope you have a wonderful birthday :)
    Happy Anniversary Joy and Austin i hope you guys have a wonderful anniversary :)

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