Jana Duggar Wissmann brought fans along for a sneak peek at her family’s 40-person beach vacation.
The Counting On alum, 35, shared a YouTube vlog on Friday, September 19, chronicling her trip with husband Stephen Wissmann to Florida “shortly after getting married” in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, in front of 500 guests in August 2024. Jana’s parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar made a rare appearance in the footage for a group photo with all of their grandchildren.
Jana and Stephen’s trip started off with some torrential rain, though the Duggars didn’t let a downpour stop them from taking a dip in the hot tub at their vacation home. When the weather eventually changed for the better, the Duggars headed off to the beach at sunset for a beautiful evening together.
“It’s just gorgeous,” Jana said of their beachside locale.
Elsewhere in the vlog, Jana revealed just how much food was necessary to feed a family of 40, in addition to taking part in group exercise classes.
“It’s way more fun to workout as a group,” Jana pointed out at one point in the vlog.
The footage later offered a hilarious look at the complexities of arranging family pictures in the rain while wrangling dozens of loved ones.
Trying to keep her spirits high, Jana joked: “The good thing about [shooting family pictures] on a rainy day is there is hardly anyone on the beach! … We’re still going through with the pictures before it pours.”
The 13-minute vlog concluded with a stirring clip of the entire family singing devotional songs during a worship service.
The family vacation vlog was released just over one month after Jana and Stephen confirmed that they are expecting their first baby. The couple announced their happy news with a black-and-white Instagram photo showing them kissing, with Jana’s baby bump visible.
“We are so excited, January 2026 is going to come with a little bundle of joy joining our family,” they wrote in a caption for the photo on August 18. “We’re counting down the days and eagerly looking forward to this thrilling new chapter in our lives.”
Stephen and Jana received warm congratulations from several members of the extended Duggar family, including her sister Jill Duggar replying: “So excited for y’all!”
“Can’t wait to meet this baby,” Jessa Duggar added, with Jana’s sister-in-law Hannah Duggar commenting: “So thrilled for y’all!!”
Jinger Duggar subsequently shared via Instagram that she is “so stoked” for Jana and Stephen to become parents. (Jinger and her husband, Jeremy Vuolo, share three children: daughters Felicity and Evangeline, 7 and 4, respectively, and son, Finnegan Charles, 6 months.)
“Can’t wait to meet this precious little one and to be the fave auntie ha,” Jinger, 31, wrote to her sister on August 19.
Jana and Stephen subsequently revealed that they celebrated their first wedding anniversary on August 15 in very relatable fashion. They started their day off by shopping at their local TJ Maxx and stopping by the Engine House Cafe, before having a romantic steakhouse dinner and sharing some ice cream. Couples goals, for sure!
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