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2025 Yearly Recap

January: Gil, Finley, Michaella, Lexi, and Layla celebrated their birthdays. John and Alyssa went to D.C. for John's father. Kelly Jo was admitted to ICU following a kidney stone and infection.

February: Trace, Jeb, Maci, Tiffany, Bobby, Addellee, Jackson, Hailey, and Miles celebrated their birthdays. Trace and Lydia announced that they are expecting a baby girl. Evan and Carlin announced that they were expecting a baby in September 2025.

March: Travis, Kolter, Zade, Rhett, Everly, and Zoey celebrated their birthdays. Jackson and Emerson announced that they were expecting a baby in June.

April: Layla, Carlin, Allie, Chad, Emerson, and Ellie celebrated their birthdays. Chad and Erin announced that they are expecting. Kelton and Josie announced that they are expecting.

May: Erin, Charles, Warden, and Weston celebrated their birthdays. Lawson and Tiffany celebrated their third year of marriage. John and Alyssa celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary. Evan and Carlin celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary. Papa Bill passed away. Brandon and Michaella announced that they are fostering towo little boys. Chad and Erin announced that they are having a boy. Trace and Lydia shared their daughter's name.

June: Jadon, Hazel, Kaci, and Charlotte celebrated their birthdays. Trace and Lydia welcomed their daughter into the world. Lawson and Tiffany announced they were expecting their second child. Chad and Erin shared their son's name.

July: Kelton, William, Willow, Lawson celebrated their birthdays. Jackson and Emerson welcomed their son.

August: Callie, Cambree, Josie, Brooklyn, Lily, Evan, and Nathan celebrated their birthdays. Brandon and Michaella celebrated their anniversary. Chad and Erin welcomed their son. Erin suffered post-birth health scare.

September: Brandon, Judson, Ryker, Harvey and Whitney celebrated their birthdays. Evan and Carlin welcomed their daughter. Zach and Whitney announced that they are expecting their sixth child due in Spring 2025. Bobby and Tori announced that they are expecting their sixth child due in early 2026.

October: Graham, Katie, Isaiah, Kenna, Kelly, Esther, Bradley, and William celebrated their birthdays. Trace and Lydia celebrated their anniversary. Jackson and Emerson celebrated their anniversary. Nathan and Esther celebrated their anniversary. Kelton and Josie celebrated their anniversary.

November: Khloe, Alyssa, Kade, John, and Holland celebrated their birthdays. Chad and Erin celebrated their anniversary. Zach and Whitney announced that they are having a baby girl. Lawson and Tiffany announced that they are having a baby boy.

December: Kelton and Josie welcomed their fourth child into the world on December 6th. Travis and Katie celebrated their wedding anniversary as they announced their final youtube video. Gil and Kelly celebrated their anniversary. Zach and Whitney celebrated their anniversary. Bobby and Tori celebrated their anniversary. Tori and Zach celebrated their birthdays.