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00:01Previously on Seven Little Johnstons.
00:04We finally made it to close on the house.
00:07Awesome.
00:08That's great.
00:09Congratulations.
00:10Good job, guys.
00:11I feel like it's going to be a huge plus,
00:14and we're going to have the best life together.
00:17We're taking photos now, OK?
00:19Obviously, Christmas is, like, a little different
00:21because, you know, I'm not on speaking terms with the family.
00:23But I'm making the best of it.
00:25All right, Muir, looks like you're ready to go.
00:29Anna not coming around for the holidays
00:31and for the last several months
00:34and not being a part of Leighton's life,
00:36I think it's frustrating for the, you know,
00:40siblings and Trent and I.
00:42It's sad.
00:43Ma, come here.
00:46OK, come here. Come here, Mama. Smile.
00:49What'd you get Allie for Christmas?
00:52I got her a promise ring.
00:54Oh, , promise ring.
00:57That's what I got Elizabeth a while back.
00:59What are y'all, five or six years?
01:01Um, we'll be six years this year.
01:03I plan on getting her promise ring upgraded pretty soon.
01:08I've expressed to Bryce whenever he feels ready to propose,
01:12it should be on his time when he's ready
01:14because he's the one buying the ring.
01:17He's the one that's going to ask the big question.
01:19That's Jay.
01:23I'm Amber.
01:24I'm Trent.
01:25And we have five kids.
01:29Some people call us the biggest little family in the world.
01:33But you can just call us the Johnstons.
01:36Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
01:41We wanna celebrate.
01:43We want to look and bake.
01:45To be fascinated.
01:47Sweet love, tell me how.
01:50Ugh!
01:51Y'all gonna pop the champagne and it's gonna go everywhere.
01:54Champagne!
01:55Now that Christmas is over and it is a new year,
01:58there's some big changes for Liz, Bryce, and Layton
02:01moving into their new home.
02:02And, you know, Trent and I really wanna circle back around
02:05with Donna and see if there's any chance on, you know,
02:09maybe mending the family relationship with her.
02:12There he is.
02:13Happy New Year.
02:14Happy New Year.
02:15After everybody eats, we're gonna play charades.
02:19Today we are celebrating a noon New Year's Eve.
02:23And we are celebrating noon New Year's Eve because we have a baby.
02:27And, you know, we can't, uh, well, we blame it on the baby
02:30that we can't be up at midnight, but really, truly.
02:33Amber and I don't make it to midnight anymore.
02:35No.
02:36So I guess girls against boys.
02:39Yeah, we'll do that.
02:40We need two teams.
02:41We have New Year's Eve, like, themed topics.
02:45Um, and so everybody gets 30 seconds to act out their topic.
02:51And, um, you know, if that gets guessed within 30 seconds,
02:55they get a point.
02:56I know, because y'all have four boys and we have three girls.
02:59But I think we'll be better anyway.
03:01I would say our family's very competitive.
03:04Um, so much so that there is cheating involved nine times
03:10out of ten with whatever we play.
03:12However, charades is very black and white.
03:16You either follow the rules or you break the rules.
03:19So charades, one member from your team will come up here.
03:22We'll look at the, um, topic.
03:25And when we go through all the topics,
03:28the one with the most points, the team with the most points
03:31is the winner.
03:33Two.
03:35Uh, first shoot.
03:37Heck yeah.
03:41Did you make the clues?
03:42No.
03:43No.
03:44There is strategy to it.
03:45And it's how, how, uh, how connected you are
03:48and the chemistry that you have with your team.
03:50All right, here we go.
03:51Bryce, Jonah.
03:52How the heck am I supposed to act that out?
03:58Y'all don't sleep? Cut off your head?
04:00The end?
04:01Sleepy?
04:02No.
04:03Drunk?
04:04Just try.
04:05There's five seconds left.
04:06I don't, I genuinely don't know how to act that one out.
04:08What is it?
04:09It was staying awake till midnight.
04:11I don't know how to act that out.
04:13I was trying to do, like, no sleep.
04:15That's how I was trying to do,
04:16but I couldn't really think of anything else besides that.
04:19Time.
04:20Kissing New Year's.
04:21Kissing at midnight.
04:23Yep.
04:24Wait, why is...
04:25It's a kiss on New Year's.
04:26It's a midnight kiss.
04:27Why is midnight in here almost in every sentence?
04:29Because it's New Year's.
04:30New Year's theme.
04:31Oh.
04:32These girls memorized the clues.
04:34No, we didn't.
04:35They, they, you know.
04:36They didn't even one of the clues.
04:38I don't believe that.
04:40Um.
04:41Dan.
04:42Happy New Year.
04:44Celebrating New Year?
04:47Um.
04:48Yeah, I don't know.
04:49Congo line.
04:50Come on.
04:51I'm not sure what the hell you're used.
04:52Party host.
04:53Party host.
04:54How do you act out party host?
04:55You don't.
04:56Punchy.
04:57Punchy.
04:58Punchy.
04:59Punchbowl.
05:00Punchbowl.
05:01Yeah.
05:04Ice skating?
05:05Yes.
05:06Oh.
05:07Jumping.
05:08Celebrating.
05:09Partying.
05:10Happy New Year.
05:11Celebrating.
05:12Yay!
05:13Yay!
05:14Yay!
05:15You can't dance.
05:16It's cheering.
05:17I didn't really know what else to do there.
05:18I'm running.
05:19Okay.
05:20What is it?
05:21You gotta look at us.
05:23Oh, New Year ball drop.
05:25Blowing out candles.
05:30Blowing.
05:31Party.
05:32Blowing the bugles.
05:33Blowing your mind.
05:34Blowing your mind.
05:35Blowing your mind.
05:36Blowing your mind.
05:37Blowing your mind.
05:38Giving a .
05:39That's what he's doing there.
05:40Four.
05:41Two.
05:42Two.
05:43Two.
05:44One.
05:45Nope.
05:46Blowing your mind.
05:47No.
05:48Making a wish.
05:49Making a wish.
05:50Making a wish.
05:51Making a wish.
05:52Making a wish.
05:53Oh.
05:54What we should have remembered when we played was that you could break down each individual
06:00word and it just shows the simplicity of the game and how a lot of times you can overthink
06:07it and we definitely overthought it.
06:13Singing on New Year's.
06:14Karaoke.
06:15I'm a bomb at charades.
06:17So it's called charades?
06:18Yeah.
06:19I didn't know what that game was called.
06:20Um.
06:21Charades.
06:22Okay.
06:23That was so rigged.
06:24So rigged?
06:25Y'all got all the one word ones.
06:27We got like the frickin Bible verses over here.
06:29Yes, the girls are good.
06:32But the girls have clues such as reading a book, riding a bike.
06:39The boys have clues such as third verse and second Corinthians in the New Testament.
06:46Okay, but let's be fair, that's the ones you chose.
06:49I mean, you literally are picking out of a bowl.
06:53That's rigged.
06:54You can say how many words because it allows them, but you have to think the theme.
06:59Like whenever we always sit at Christmas.
07:00We have to take off our shoes to say how many words.
07:0215 words.
07:03Exactly.
07:04The girls, of course, won, so yeah.
07:08You guys lost.
07:10This is the part though where we just get drunk and forget our losses.
07:14Exactly.
07:15Yeah.
07:16Where's my hat?
07:17Oh, shoot.
07:18I need the horns.
07:19Oh, okay.
07:20Oh, so grab.
07:21Yeah.
07:22We'll not have to start.
07:23No, all the horns will freak her out.
07:25Wait.
07:26All the horns will freak her out.
07:27Yeah, all the horns will freak her out.
07:28Just keep going.
07:29Five, four, three, two, one.
07:33Happy New Year.
07:35Happy New Year.
07:38Happy New Year.
07:40Happy New Year, ladies.
07:41Happy New Year.
07:42Happy New Year.
07:43You made another one with me.
07:45Times like these are great for the family to get together.
07:47However, we are missing one family member and that's Ana.
07:50We hope we can work on our relationship with Ana this year.
07:54And we hope that our meeting with Ana in a couple of days goes as best as possible.
08:00It's always been fun, you know, doing these little games and activities with my family.
08:08It's a little bittersweet just because knowing that we will be moving into our new home soon.
08:14We are very excited, but we know we will miss days like this.
08:17She's like, all right, ready to go, bed.
08:19Bottle and bed.
08:20Yep.
08:21Bottle and bed.
08:22Night night.
08:23She's about to pop her baby bottle and go night night.
08:26Yeah.
08:30High in the mountains blowing on the river.
08:35You in the way.
08:37Bryce and I have been working on some projects over at their house.
08:42And all these projects have been going good.
08:44It's getting Bryce and I a chance to bond and work together.
08:48There's always time to have a beer and some snacks and foods and take a break.
08:55I'm glad y'all got a house.
08:57I am too.
08:58It's going to be different without y'all there, though.
09:01Yeah, I know it's going to be quiet.
09:02I know y'all are ready to get out.
09:03No doubt.
09:04I know there's times when y'all enjoy being there.
09:06And I know there's times when you're like, holy crap, I wish we could just...
09:09Don't get me wrong.
09:11I mean, it's just great to have the help.
09:13It is.
09:14It really is.
09:15But, I mean, overall, like you think, you're like, just about being on your own.
09:20Yeah.
09:21Well, y'all need to be able to parent and do it on your own.
09:24And when Elizabeth comes across those times where she's not sure real quick on what to do,
09:29you gotta...
09:30Yeah.
09:31You gotta figure it out.
09:32It is comfort to have mom right there beside you and ask a question, but we're not far away.
09:38She can pick up the phone.
09:39Yeah.
09:40So now since me and Elizabeth bought a house together, there is definitely another big step to do.
09:47And, you know, that's proposing, marriage, and, you know, pretty much the husband and wife life.
09:56So after you guys get moved in and y'all get settled in, what's the next plan?
10:02Whenever we get everything situated and moved in, I was planning on doing marriage.
10:10We're not doing marriage, but starting at the starting point of...
10:19You just sat here and told her, your girlfriend's dad, you're doing marriage.
10:23What?
10:24You mean, y'all start talking about it?
10:27I guess doing marriage is kind of like a too quick of a way to say it, um, to Trent.
10:37So what I meant was, I guess, planning marriage.
10:44Just, I guess...
10:45I mean, are you looking at a year? Two years?
10:49You don't have to answer that question.
10:51No, I mean, I really, I mean, I guess soon would be the answer.
10:55You know, just from the fact that of how long we've been together and we got a daughter and, um,
11:03where we just bought our first home, you know, that's, that's something that's important.
11:10Did Bryce ask you for his permission to marry Liz?
11:14Not officially.
11:15So Bryce, we, we talked about it and he said that he would love to marry Elizabeth and that it is in the future and that one day he will be talking to me.
11:24Man, I'm gonna tell you right now, when and if y'all get married and wherever you decide to get married, flowers, colors, location.
11:33He said, do you like this color? He said, absolutely. I love that color.
11:38Do you think we should do this? That was the same idea I had. I think that's great.
11:42Yeah.
11:44Yeah.
11:45You know, I had an idea when, when Bryce and I met to have dinner and drink beer, um, what this conversation might be about.
11:53I also kind of sort of knew that tonight would not be the night that he asked me.
11:59And I don't think he would ask me in a setting like this.
12:02I don't know if like, was this a warning dinner? I'm not sure. Um, but I have no reservations of Bryce.
12:11All right. You ready?
12:14Of course, you know, I am nervous. I definitely do plan on getting the ring super soon.
12:19And knowing Em and Alex, um, I would like to ask them and maybe, uh, tag them along, um, to come with me to come look at some rings.
12:31Get home and watch some of my, my forensic files with my wife while she goes to sleep and wonders why I can't sleep at night after the women are murdering husbands and running them through a wood chipper off the bridge.
12:45Then tells me I don't sleep good at night.
13:00Admiring our home. I got a couple more coats of, um, chalk paint to do underneath the cabinets.
13:06Mom and Dad are breaking into the last few boxes now.
13:09So right before Christmas, we purchased our home. We've been working on a couple of things. And in the next couple of days, we will be officially moving in.
13:17All right. We got the last.
13:19We got the last few boxes.
13:20Three boxes.
13:21The house has three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. Um, we are on a good piece of property. We are really, it says a 28 minute drive from both of our parents.
13:32It feels like 20 minutes.
13:33Yeah, really about 20 minutes.
13:37All right. So, we each have gifts.
13:41You can tell my wrapping.
13:42For each room.
13:43Totally.
13:44Of your house.
13:45Okay.
13:46Each room.
13:47Guys, since we're already in the living room, this is for the living room.
13:49So, all of us decided to get some housewarming gifts as a family.
13:53Oh!
13:54It's a basket.
13:56It could be for Layton.
13:58Oh my gosh.
13:59A ramen noodle blanket.
14:01Are you for real?
14:03What?
14:04So, I thought the ramen noodle blanket was a funny gift idea because Liz can wrap up Layton in like a thing of ramen noodles.
14:11I think that'd be really funny.
14:12So, I just thought it was just a funny and cool gift overall.
14:15This is for your guys' bedroom.
14:17Okay, here.
14:18Let's.
14:19I'll give it to Bryce.
14:20Put this behind us.
14:22I think a good housewarming gift, the best ones I've seen are inside jokes that the family knows but not really everybody knows about or certain things like that.
14:34Like the innuendo type deals and, you know, fun, fun stuff.
14:39Oh my God.
14:40Oh my God.
14:41Really hilarious to have the pound town pillow.
14:54That was like.
14:55Which a nice pillow cover will go perfectly over that pillow.
14:58That was, that was a very, very cool pillow.
15:01It will use it but it will have a disguise.
15:03Same size.
15:04Worse.
15:05You're the one.
15:08Guys, my parents are going to flip when they see this thing.
15:10Well, we're a little past that so it's okay.
15:13Yeah.
15:14Hold on.
15:15There's a mug or something.
15:19What?
15:20The world's okayest heart.
15:24Okay, is that for me or for him?
15:26Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
15:27Because he does the sun thing.
15:28I'm, I'm assuming you're the okayest.
15:30I'm joking.
15:31Oh.
15:32Oh my.
15:33Oh, we did it!
15:35Yay!
15:36Thank God.
15:37She just took three steps, big girl.
15:40Watching Layton take her first steps.
15:43Oh my God.
15:44Something that I will never forget.
15:46And it was like a moment like where you wanted to cheer, but like you didn't want to scare her.
15:50And like knock her down.
15:51I just happened to not be paying attention to Layton at that time.
15:54And all of a sudden it got quiet.
15:57And I'm like, oh my God.
15:58Oh my God.
15:59And I'm like, what?
16:00And I'm like, did I really just...
16:02And then I'm like, look.
16:04Watching her take the first steps in our home just tells us how much she was so comfortable in the house.
16:11And it made my heart very happy.
16:13Well, we are proud of you guys.
16:14And we are super proud that y'all have your own home now.
16:17You got a practical gift and funny gifts.
16:19Yeah.
16:20Fun gifts.
16:21Those are good.
16:22Those were very good.
16:23Those are all good.
16:24Yeah.
16:25Thank y'all very much.
16:26All right.
16:27Well, let's clean this up and then we'll get that done.
16:28Get that done.
16:29We're happy to say that we have pretty much very closely have found our dream home.
16:35I would say the biggest thing about this moment is we get to call ourselves homeowners.
16:41Yeah.
16:42We did it.
16:43We did it.
16:44We like this too.
16:45Yes.
16:46Sure.
16:47Love you.
16:48Love you.
16:49All right.
16:50Let's go y'all.
16:51Rice bowl.
16:52You took the best part.
16:53Focus.
16:54All right.
16:55Let's head.
16:56Big steps here tonight.
16:58I just popped a big bag of that gelato.
16:59I'mma go and run these numbers up like no tomorrow.
17:01Pull up in this person.
17:02So there's a lot going on right now.
17:03Liz and Bryce are about to move out.
17:04I just gave Ally a promise ring.
17:05Can I do a small cookie cake?
17:06For sure.
17:07Yeah, I'll do that.
17:08So I figured it'd be good for him and I to catch up over some ice cream.
17:15Oh my gosh.
17:16My tongue is red.
17:17Your teeth are red.
17:18Ew.
17:19Wait, is mine blue?
17:20No, yours is like brown.
17:22So how's Ally been with her, like, so red?
17:25Yeah.
17:26Yeah.
17:27Yeah.
17:28Yeah.
17:29Yeah.
17:30Yeah.
17:31Yeah.
17:32Yeah.
17:33Yeah.
17:34Yeah.
17:35Yeah.
17:36How's Ally been with her leg surgery?
17:39She's been good.
17:40She has a little bit of, just a little bit of pain, but nothing too bad now.
17:45It is kind of hard being away from Ohio with Ally recovering from her leg surgery.
17:49Like, I just wish I could be there for her 24-7, but that's just one of the realities
17:54of long distance.
17:55So how did Ally like her ring?
17:57Oh, she really liked it.
17:58I know I messed it up.
17:59I'm so sorry.
18:00Yeah, you spoiled the surprise.
18:01I was like...
18:02I should've just...
18:03Yeah, you should've just kept her mouth shut.
18:04Sorry.
18:05I didn't know how slow y'all were opening the gifts, so I just spoiled it.
18:08Boy, you told me you went to FaceTime while she was opening gifts.
18:11Yeah.
18:12Oh, okay.
18:13Well, I didn't know y'all took that moment to yourself, but y'all didn't.
18:17It was okay.
18:18I was there when Ally got the promise ring.
18:21I helped him because, like, Ally, I know what Ally's style is now, and I know she wanted
18:27something simple and not too, like, flashy.
18:30Bryce is asking me a lot of, like, ring suggestions because Liz and I had a conversation with
18:35the rings and, like, what she likes, and I was like, oh, maybe I can, you know, help him.
18:41And also, I'm a girl too, so...
18:43I'm a girly girl, so...
18:45Yeah.
18:46Hey, didn't Bryce say he was gonna meet us later?
18:49I think so.
18:50I wonder what he's gonna meet us for.
18:52I don't know.
18:53It's gonna be a surprise.
18:54Oh, yeah.
18:55Mom, Dad, and Anna are gonna have a talk at the coffee shop.
18:58I mean, hopefully...
18:59From our conversation, she didn't seem too willing to come back to the house and, like,
19:02patch things up.
19:03It's like you're missing, like, Leighton's early childhood.
19:05Like, you could still be around and be an aunt.
19:07Like, you could still come around and we're more than one to patch things up with you.
19:10It's just you need to be the one to start coming around more.
19:13Okay, okay.
19:14And it's not that easy after I get yelled at.
19:17Parents can come to my house and storm out and yell at me and be rude as...
19:22But I'm supposed to show up to my parents' house acting like nothing happened.
19:26Okay, that's between you and Dad.
19:28It's between Dad and I, but, like, all of you guys live under Mom and Dad's roof.
19:33Yeah, it does kind of suck having our sister around, but...
19:37Because when she was in her good moods, I actually enjoyed hanging out with Anna.
19:41Oh, yeah, I...
19:42She would take her shopping.
19:43I enjoyed and miss hanging out with her and having time with her as well.
19:47Yeah, it's definitely been hard not seeing Anna because we used to be really close,
19:52and, yeah, it's been very hard.
19:54Yeah, I've definitely gotten to a point where I'm not taking this personally anymore
19:57because it's been going on for so long right now,
20:00and I've just learned just not to let it get to me.
20:04Just with her attitude and how she's acting for all of us, it's just not good at all.
20:13I'm nervous about Mom and Dad meeting up with Anna for coffee
20:17because seeing how our conversation went with Anna, I'm not sure how good this one's gonna go.
20:22But we're gonna be hopeful, and hopefully some stuff can change,
20:25and maybe Anna will start coming around, but we'll just have to see.
20:29Night night.
20:36Oh, she has never slept with the door open.
20:39Do you?
20:42Night-night.
20:46Oh, she has never slept with the door open.
20:48Shh.
20:49Shh.
20:50But when has her daughter never slept with the door open?
20:54When she was itty-bitty.
20:55Well, just cracked a little bit.
20:57OK, we can talk normal now since we're not here.
21:00All right.
21:02We did it.
21:03We have to celebrate.
21:06Sorry, this is all that we have since we've been doing work in this house.
21:09That's fine.
21:10That works.
21:11This evening is our first night staying in our home.
21:15We've moved in everything of ours,
21:17and then we are just waiting on our furniture to be delivered.
21:20All right, to kick off our first night,
21:23I got us a surprise on the bridge.
21:26We are going ahead and having our first night in our home.
21:30We will live with, you know, sleeping on our mattress on the floor.
21:33And Layton has her whole room set up, though.
21:36We did make that a priority of having her whole room set up.
21:38So Layton is having her first night as well in our home.
21:44Please do not make a big ol' mess.
21:46For the first night of being here, I thought it would be a nice surprise to get a bottle of champagne for the night and celebrate.
21:53Oh.
21:54One, two.
21:55No.
21:56I don't think it's going to be hard.
21:57Oh.
21:58Oh.
21:59Yes.
22:00Nice.
22:01Well, there you go.
22:03That scared me.
22:04Shh.
22:05Take your light.
22:06The only problem with this plan was popping the champagne, and I kind of forgot, like, how not so full our house is.
22:16Well, since this is the only thing we have on back, and how things echo, and we have a sleeping baby.
22:22Luckily, our baby sleeps with her sound machine on.
22:24Well, I didn't know it was going to be that loud.
22:26Like, it sounded like a big .22 firing off in the house.
22:28You know, since we don't have all of our furniture, we still have to have our furniture delivered here and everything.
22:38It's a sippy cup.
22:39You sip.
22:40Never had champagne out of a sippy cup.
22:42No, that was definitely new.
22:45Well, we did it.
22:47We did.
22:48It-ish.
22:49Still not officially moved.
22:50No, but I mean, we're staying here for the night, so we get to know what it's like to...
22:55Oh, food's here.
22:57There's your surprise.
22:59So, since Bryce's favorite food in the world is probably fried chicken, green beans, and mac and cheese, I thought, you know, what better way than to have that for our first meal.
23:08Of course, takeout style, because we don't have all of our cooking utensils set up yet, but he was a happy man.
23:17Yum.
23:18You ever thought we'd get here at this point?
23:21This young?
23:22Uh, maybe not this young, but I mean, I'm glad, honestly.
23:27Mine and Elizabeth's love story is, um, we first met in high school.
23:32Um, I was a senior and she was a junior.
23:35You know, she caught my attention real fast.
23:37I mean, oh, dang, this is a very beautiful girl that lives in my neighborhood.
23:41Um, you know, when I asked her to prom, um, that was a very great moment.
23:47I hear, who, who's?
23:48And I turn around and then he's holding this really pretty poster with a soccer ball that says prom.
23:53The way Bryce asked me to prom was very cute and clever and well-planned.
23:58Hey, hey.
24:01You look amazing.
24:02Thanks, you do too.
24:03You look sharp.
24:04Bryce looks great.
24:05He looks very handsome.
24:07How was the kiss?
24:08The kiss was great.
24:09It's been a while.
24:10It's been a while, so it was great.
24:11It's been a while.
24:13And after that, um, you know, we pretty much got together.
24:18Bryce and Liz, are we still friends?
24:22Friends?
24:23What are y'all?
24:24Dating.
24:25Should we tell him?
24:26Now you want to tell him.
24:28Oh, he did ask me to be his girlfriend.
24:33So, yes, we are a thing.
24:35Woo!
24:37I guess one of the best qualities that I liked about Bryce really, besides his physical features,
24:44was he was really easy to talk to, um, from the start.
24:48I didn't really have to, like, struggle talking with him.
24:50And it didn't seem for him, he didn't have an issue with talking with me.
24:53He was very easy to talk to.
24:55Just candy and popcorn and stuff.
24:57Nice.
24:58So it makes me feel pretty happy he put this much thought into our two-year anniversary.
25:04Aw, this is awesome.
25:06I'm glad.
25:07Mm-hmm.
25:08How's it going?
25:09Good.
25:10We're all in the kitchen fonduing.
25:11Bryce is obviously my Valentine.
25:13She'll always be my Valentine.
25:15We went from high school fishing buddies to prom, to moving in, to moving out.
25:24During mine and Elizabeth's struggles in the past, um, you know, and us separating for a little while,
25:30it's just something was telling me that, you know, I can't live without her.
25:35And I kept telling myself to never give up.
25:39You know, keep trying.
25:40Um, and I did.
25:42And after we got back together, um, you know, things have been wonderful.
25:48Now we're parents.
25:50Now we have a house.
25:51So there's been a lot of, a lot of changes and a lot of great things.
25:54You know, I want to spend the rest of my life with her and Leighton.
25:59It was worth it though, even though it's been a process.
26:04It sure was.
26:07What are you looking forward to most of being here?
26:10Me, you and Leighton.
26:11Spend our own time together.
26:12I'm ready for you to build that fire pit better.
26:14Being parents.
26:15Huh?
26:16Being parents.
26:18Oh.
26:19We've been for that for a while though.
26:22Yeah.
26:23I'm saying like, you know, being parents on our own.
26:27That's away from the family.
26:31Yeah.
26:32You can already hear how quiet it is.
26:34Hell yeah.
26:35It's awesome.
26:36No more Emma.
26:37I know, right.
26:38No more Jonah.
26:39Ugh.
26:40I'm gonna miss it a little bit.
26:42You gonna miss it too a little bit.
26:44But you are.
26:46Anyway, Leighton, are you ready today?
26:49Yeah.
26:50So now that we have our home pretty much marked off on goals that we have for each other,
26:55it's honestly just enjoying the home for right now and really making it an awesome home.
27:02And after all that, marriage.
27:06Yeah.
27:08I'm just too stressed out to think about planning a wedding.
27:10We just already moved.
27:11Trust me.
27:12And that was stressful.
27:13Trust me, I know.
27:14And I know the right time to do this.
27:16And shh.
27:17We're closer to Leighton.
27:18We're gonna go to her bedroom.
27:19We're gonna go to sleep.
27:20Because we don't know how Leighton's gonna sleep.
27:21And then we will pick up our extracurricular activities in our bedroom until we know she's
27:31sleeping through the night.
27:32Well, I was thinking it'd be a great night for our first night here to get started.
27:37No.
27:38No.
27:39Come on.
27:40Let's go to bed.
27:41We'll see.
27:42Mm-mm.
27:43Well, good night.
27:44I guess it's time to go to pound town.
27:46Fabulous.
27:47I know that you ride for me.
27:48Know you're slime for me.
27:49Loyalty.
27:50Got you waiting outside for me when I need to back up.
27:51Just in case a little hater wanna act up.
27:52Got a pack up.
27:53Hey.
27:54Good.
27:55So tonight we are meeting Ana for coffee and, you know, trying to figure out or find out
28:13what her, um, plan is as far as communicating with the family, um, if, if she wants to.
28:23Like, do you have like a classic syrup?
28:25Mm-hmm.
28:26So this will be the first time that, um, I have seen Ana since we planted Poppy's tree.
28:31Truthfully, the, the thing about this is this didn't just happen in the spring.
28:35This has been going on for years with Ana.
28:38One pump of sugar.
28:39And then what's my do?
28:40And then he does a 12 ounce latte with one extra shot and two pumps of sugar.
28:47Coming into this tonight and meeting up with Ana, we don't have a plan.
28:52I mean, our...
28:53We do have one thing.
28:54We're not gonna argue.
28:55We're not gonna argue.
28:56Yeah, we're not gonna get in an argument with her.
28:58Um, flashback three, four months ago when I met her at her house, I did get warmed up.
29:03A lot of the hate and the disgruntledness and things that have gone on is from your actions.
29:09And you know if it wasn't from your family on it, you would not be here.
29:12So is that why you came into her just to fuss at me?
29:15I wasn't the nicest person.
29:18Um, and, and clearly that didn't get us anywhere.
29:23Well, hopefully this goes well.
29:26Goes better than her living room.
29:28But tonight, no, we're not gonna do that.
29:30Um, I'm hoping for not necessarily casual conversation, but to put a plan in place.
29:38Whew.
29:39Okay, so long.
29:40Over here.
29:41Oh.
29:42Gosh.
29:43There's not a lot of people in here.
29:44I totally missed that spot.
29:45Pink?
29:46Oh, I thought it was pink chocolate.
29:47Pink milk or something.
29:48They're supposed to be bringing you...
29:49I think the glass is pink.
29:50I wanted to catch up with mom and dad.
29:51But I think coming into this, I just know at this point, like what I'm like, if it gets
29:57through just to an argument, then I just got to like walk away because getting into argument
30:03just makes it escalate and just get it worse and worse, you know?
30:06So I know just like we're just a family that doesn't agree on things.
30:22So I'm excited just to like catch up and just talk about what I've missed, really.
30:27How have you been?
30:28Good.
30:29What have you been up to?
30:30I've seen you on the road once or twice, but...
30:31Oh, really?
30:32And then my truck went in the shop.
30:33For taillight problems.
30:34I heard.
30:35And they said your car was in the shop.
30:36Yeah.
30:37Your ride's good now, though.
30:38Yeah, it is.
30:39Yeah.
30:40All right.
30:41We wanted to talk to you, call you and see if you want to meet up.
30:44So try to put things back together.
30:47Men fences and...
30:48No, not men fences.
30:49Not men fences, but...
30:50Try to.
30:51First off, ask if you want a relationship with your family.
30:54Yes.
30:55And...
30:56How...
30:57The three of us together.
30:58Can we help you figure that out?
31:11The three of us work to figure it out.
31:12It's got to start with Ana, though.
31:15You know, reflecting back over this last year and our relationship with Ana, between poor
31:21decisions and personal incidents that Ana has made, not attending kids' graduations,
31:27not attending moms' graduations, not being present.
31:30You know, that's kind of sort of what's gotten us here in this situation.
31:35I will honestly say, it has not all been Ana's fault for maybe the absence.
31:49There's been times when Amber and I have purposely backed away and not been present.
31:53There's been a lot of hurt.
31:55And...
31:56We...
31:57You told us you were going to come by the house to pick up Christmas.
32:00We were looking forward to seeing you.
32:01And two weeks went by.
32:02We were looking forward to seeing you.
32:03Alex and Emma and Elizabeth and us with the baby, we were looking forward to you coming
32:08over and either picking up your gifts and saying hello or picking up your gifts and end
32:13up staying for a few minutes or a little while.
32:16Um...
32:17And I guess it just...
32:18It hit us as like...
32:20No.
32:21I didn't end up going to my parents' house to pick up the presents because, like,
32:26after thinking about it for, like, a day, it was...
32:31Picking up presents was not important to me.
32:34It would have been important and I would have loved it and it would have made me the happiest
32:39if they invited me to the holidays and wanted me around as a family for the holidays.
32:46Not for me to just go pick up some presents, you know?
32:51The Christmas thing was, yes, because when you texted me again, I honestly forgot.
32:56Because, like, between the car stuff, then literally heat broke, then Marlee's had four appointments.
33:01I mean, I've just been not...not in Forsyth.
33:04And I've had to work...I mean, sorry to say, I've had to worry on, I mean, definitely my mental health
33:11to work on being happy for the new year, but definitely work on, like, what I need to get fixed
33:18or done between, like, car, house, Marlee, and other things that I've been dealing with
33:26that I'm not talking about right now.
33:28Okay, so let me go back to the first question.
33:32Do you want a relationship with your family?
33:34I said yes.
33:35But I don't see any way of trying to make that work, trying to make that happen.
33:40Because, truthfully, it...you...what you are telling us is that you don't have time.
33:46We're through the holidays. We're into the new year a little bit.
33:49And Mom and I just want to know if it's...if it's done and over with, or do you...
33:54Is there something we can do?
33:58But what we're trying to figure out on...hold on a minute.
34:01What we're trying to figure out on it is, you tell us it's not done and over with, you tell us you want a relationship,
34:06but you don't have...you don't make any initiative, nor do you have any...
34:11Correct, and that's what I was about to say.
34:14It's like, you know, I'm not here to talk about whatever past last year or past whatever, because there's...
34:19That's so hard when we've ever had up.
34:21I'm just saying.
34:22I can't finish my sentence, and it pisses me off. It pisses me off.
34:26I'm trying to talk, and...
34:27We're not interrupting you.
34:28When I just said I can't finish my sentence.
34:31Okay.
34:32No, I was interrupted.
34:34Okay.
34:35By her.
34:36I was trying to finish my sentence, and I was interrupted.
34:39I do get frustrated and get annoyed when I'm trying to talk and I get cut off, because at that point I know, like, whatever I say, it isn't going to matter.
34:49You just...you guys just want me to hear what you guys have to say.
34:53I mean, right now, I'm trying to piece myself together, because I've had a hell of a lot of happen to me.
35:02So I, like, for the new year, yes, I want a, like, but I'm waiting for the right time.
35:08Yes, I want a relationship with you guys.
35:10Yeah, it hurts through holidays and stuff like that, but it's like, I mean, even having a relationship with y'all, my mental went down at times.
35:19And we know that when it's the right time.
35:22I'm not saying I don't want a relationship, but it's like, I mean, last year was hell.
35:28However long it takes you, and when you're ready to have a relationship, then...
35:33Or start talking to me.
35:34You know, mom and dad's always here.
35:35Your siblings, I think that's going to take time to work.
35:38You're missing out on your niece.
35:40You have not seen your niece in almost a year.
35:43And she is...
35:44Your niece does not know who you are.
35:46And she is...
35:47She is...
35:48That's sad, Anna.
35:49She's precious.
35:50And you love kids.
35:51Yeah.
35:52Don't you?
35:53And I mean, I would think that you would want to be an aunt.
35:54Don't you love kids?
35:55Yes.
35:56And you always, you're always...
35:57And I'm not doing this...
35:58Let's not talk about the kids part right now.
35:59No, we are, Anna, because it, it hurts.
36:02It hurts mom and dad.
36:04It is.
36:05It does.
36:06It hurts your siblings that you don't want to have a relationship.
36:10And I think it hurts you.
36:11I think it hurts you.
36:13It's not that I don't want, like, God damn it, dude.
36:16No, no.
36:18No, no, no.
36:19Just know that you're the best thing.
36:21Just know that you're the best thing.
36:23Be strong.
36:24And this road is gonna guide you on.
36:26Know that you're the best thing...
36:31So I wasn't quite sure what we were doing here this evening
36:34this evening when we got the car with Bryce.
36:35But once he came up to the jewelry store,
36:37I had an immediate idea of what we're doing here.
36:40I was like, we're actually looking for a ring?
36:43Bryce might do it.
36:44Let's go.
36:45Let's go see, check these rings out.
36:47Yeah.
36:49See who's finding me.
36:50I want Alex and Emma to come along.
36:52They're, you know, great people.
36:54And I would honestly say that they're my brother and sister
36:58because, you know, I love them.
36:59And I know they know a lot about, a lot more
37:02about rings than I do.
37:04And I thought it'd be a great time to ask them
37:07and just bring them along.
37:09Hey.
37:09Hey, man, how's it going?
37:10What's going on?
37:11Hey.
37:12Bryce.
37:12Justin.
37:13Nice to meet you.
37:14What can I do for you?
37:16Just looking for some engagement rings.
37:18OK.
37:20We got some selections over here.
37:21Did she mention anything?
37:22Shape or something in particular?
37:25Oval, circle, circular.
37:27Round, ovals.
37:28OK.
37:28Yeah.
37:29We got some options here.
37:31So I know what, like, style is like.
37:34And she's very, like, simple, not too, like, flashy.
37:38She's just very, like, dainty and small.
37:41So that's her style.
37:43Do you know much about stones or diamonds?
37:46Have you really shopped around a lot?
37:47I don't.
37:48Yeah?
37:48I really don't know a lot about them.
37:49She knows a lot more than I do.
37:51OK.
37:51What?
37:52I mean, it's true.
37:53Emma was really good, actually, helping me out,
37:56taking my promise ring for Ally.
37:59So yeah, I think she did a really good job,
38:01and she could probably help Bryce out here today.
38:04Wow.
38:05Yeah, that's pretty.
38:06I just look at the ring.
38:07If it's, like, for, like, Bryce's liking or Alex's liking,
38:11I just, like, know, like, right away.
38:14This is a good, nice yellow gold round.
38:16Oh, yeah.
38:17One carrot.
38:17Mm-hmm.
38:23I like that one, too.
38:24Yeah?
38:25Oh, yeah.
38:25Nice look there.
38:26Oh, yeah.
38:27I like that.
38:28Nice.
38:29So seeing all the rings and what to choose from, you know,
38:33it was a little on the tough side because, of course,
38:37you know I am nervous.
38:39Because it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
38:43Oh, gosh.
38:43My heart's racing.
38:45I didn't think I'd feel so nervous doing this.
38:51It's not that I don't want, like, god damn it, dude.
38:54Like, it's not that I don't want a relationship.
38:56I have, I'm, like, literally, I'm walking into the new year
39:00putting myself first.
39:01Like, no, I was not always, I was not always happy at times
39:05having a family.
39:06We weren't, we weren't either.
39:08But I'm doing what I'm doing.
39:10I'm doing what I'm, and that's what I just said.
39:12However long it takes you.
39:14OK.
39:14That's fine.
39:16For most of my life, when I lived with my parents,
39:20I did what they wanted.
39:21I did what made mom happy to have a good relationship with me.
39:28But now I'm having to do what's right for me
39:32and what makes me the happiest and what I know
39:37what's best for me.
39:38I'm trying to find the right time,
39:41or just literally putting myself, like, first,
39:45and, like, be and do stuff that makes me happy.
39:48If I want to go to the beach at 4 in the morning,
39:51I want to go to the beach at 4 in the morning.
39:53If I want to go, blah, blah, blah, I'm going to do it.
39:55If I want to change my job, I'm going to change my job.
39:58Whatever.
39:58Like, break up my boyfriend, I'm going to break up the day.
40:01I'm just saying.
40:01We get it.
40:02We understand that.
40:02We're just saying you have a family.
40:05When you are ready, your parents are here.
40:08I mean, honestly, right now, I'm happy to work on myself
40:12and being alone and doing.
40:12Do you feel like mom and dad still love you?
40:14And grown.
40:15Yes.
40:16Do you say that faster?
40:17Do you honestly, in your heart, feel like mom and dad
40:18still love you?
40:19Yes, and I love you guys.
40:20And, like, yeah, there's days that, yeah, I cry,
40:24or I miss you guys and stuff like that.
40:26But it's like, no.
40:29Just through high school and college,
40:31there's times where arguments would start and just put me down for days and stuff like that.
40:37And I'm not wanting that.
40:40If you're not ready to talk and we work on a relationship, that's how we have to move forward right now.
40:47But for right now, if you're, if this is about as far as it's going to go, I guess that's, that's what tonight was about, to see where we're at.
40:57The only progress I feel like we made with this meeting was, it was just another one of these, circle back around, put our eyes on Ana, to let her see mom and dad.
41:07And if anything, she walks away from this is that, well, they at least still talk to me.
41:11But we have never let Ana walk away from the table or walk away from us, looking at her and tell her, Ana, we love you.
41:19And we still want you to be a part of this family.
41:23And when you're ready to work on it, call mom and dad, let us know.
41:30Do you want us to check in with you or are you going to reach out?
41:32We all can check in with me.
41:34I mean, there are days that are bad, days that are good.
41:37Well, don't let us down.
41:38If you say you're going to come by, just, or either tell us, I'm not going to make it.
41:42The fact that, you know, obviously our family is, is growing and it's moving forward and, um, and Ana is choosing to not be a part of this.
41:53I mean, sure, can I sit here and say it sucks and, you know, it doesn't make us happy?
41:58Yeah.
41:59There's big things that are happening in Elizabeth's life.
42:03Like, um, you know, growing, um, with Elizabeth and Bryce's relationship, you know, then buying a house.
42:10But again, I can't like just force myself into the relationship.
42:15So I can't help if I'm going to miss big milestones when you're not welcoming me into it, you know?
42:23Every family has their struggles.
42:24Every family has their issues and every family has their own type of love.
42:29But until other individuals have walked in that family's shoes, they don't understand the whole story.
42:35I honestly feel it's going to be a good year for our family.
42:38That includes all of our kids, including Ana.
42:42Are you willing to reach out to us when you're willing to start working on things?
42:45Yeah, I'm willing to reach out.
42:49I love my family to death, but at a certain point, I have to stick up for myself.
42:54So this coffee talk with my parents was a good start.
42:59There obviously definitely needs to be work done, but you do got to start somewhere.
43:04All right.
43:05I'm not going to lose it.
43:06Call us when you're ready.
43:07Yeah.
43:08We miss you.
43:08We miss y'all.
43:09And we love you.
43:10I love you.
43:11I don't know where we're going, but I know I can count on you.
43:18It went better than I thought.
43:20Progress is progress.
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