PHOTOSJoy-Anna Duggar Reunites With Her Son After Weeks Long Hunting Trip
Oct. 21 2019, Updated 7:09 p.m. ET
Joy-Anna Duggar and her husband Austin Forsyth are finally back home in Arkansas after their weeks long trip to Colorado for elk hunting. The Counting On star shared a few sweet photos to Instagram on October 20 as she reunited with their 20-month-old son Gideon.
“Happy to be HOME! ?,” Joy-Anna, 21, captioned photos of her and Gideon playing and cuddling.
The Counting On star and her family spent the day at Fort Rock Family Camp, which is owned by Austin’s family. Gideon was full of smiles and presumably happy to be back with his mom.
Joy-Anna and Austin, 25, along with her younger brother’s Jason, Justin, and James, embarked on the elk hunting trip on October 10. “Y’all! I got to come with the guys this year on their elk hunting trip!” she revealed at the start of the trip. “It’s freezing cold and we have already done a ton of hiking, but we’re excited because we’ve already spotted some elk!?? Can’t wait for opening morning!”
The majority of Joy-Anna’s siblings and her parents Jim Bob and Michelle were in California visiting Jinger during the same days of her trip to Colorado so they were unable to care for Gideon.
Joy-Anna revealed it was her brother Joseph and his pregnant wife Kendra, who is expecting baby number two, that took care of her son while she was away. Days before they returned home Joy-Anna shared a photo of Gideon with Joseph, 24, and Kendra’s son Garrett. “Cousins! ? Thanks Kendra and Joseph for the pic! Missing my baby so much! ?,” she wrote on October 17.
“They are so sweet,” Kendra, 21, commented.
Although Joy-Anna and Austin spent nearly two weeks away from home, they didn’t actually hunt any elk during their trip. The 21-year-old told fans they were “going home without any Elk, but with a load full of great memories!”
The couple certainly bonded on their adventure. “Austin has tucked me in every night, given me his blanket so I’d be warm, took my heavy backpack when I was getting tired, encouraged me when I was struggling to finish hiking up the steep trail,” Joy-Anna gushed. “He is such a gentleman and helps encourage me to achieve my goals and dreams! I love you so much, Austin Martyn!”
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