7 Little Johnstons S17E3 - The Family Bond That Changed EVERYTHING! ❤️ | Reality - video Dailymotion

Show TV Movies

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 7 Little Johnstons (2015) - Season 17 Episode 3  Big hearts, big dreams, big love! In Episode [3], [brief hook: see episode-specific hooks below]. Follow the Johnston family—parents Trent and Amber, and their five amazing kids—as they navigate life's everyday adventures, celebrate milestones, and support each other through thick and thin.  🔹 Episode Highlights: • [E01 Hook: "A new season brings fresh goals and heartfelt family moments"] • [E02 Hook: "Milestones big and small: graduations, relationships, and growing up"] • [E03 Hook: "Challenges arise, but the Johnstons face them together with humor and heart"] • [E04 Hook: "Dreams take flight as the kids pursue their passions"] • [E05 Hook: "When life gets tough, family love becomes the ultimate support system"] • [E06 Hook: "Breakthrough moments: personal growth, family bonds, and unforgettable memories"] • [E07 Hook: "Love in action: the Johnstons show what it means to be there for each other"] • Signature 7 Little Johnstons warmth: humor, honesty, and relatable family dynamics • Inspiring storytelling: celebrating differences, embracing challenges, and living fully  🔹 Series Info: • Format: Family Reality TV / Lifestyle Series / Documentary-Style Entertainment • Original Network: TLC (US) / Discovery+ / International Syndication • Series Launch: 2015 | Season: 17 | Episodes: 1-7 (Season Premiere Arc) • Starring: Trent Johnston, Amber Johnston, and their five children: Jonah, Elizabeth, Anna, Alex, Emma • Setting: Georgia, USA – Family Home & Everyday Adventures • Language: English (Original Audio) • Runtime: ~42 minutes (full) | Clip/Highlight version: ~10-15 min  🎧 Prefer audio? Listen to 7 Little Johnstons recaps & family reality podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts.  👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Which Johnston sibling do you relate to most? 👇👨‍👩‍👧‍👦" Turn on notifications 🔔 so you never miss the next family moment!  #7LittleJohnstons #7LJ #FamilyRealityTV #TLC #JohnstonFamily #S17E[X] #LittlePeople #BingeWatch #RealityTV #FamilyFirst #InspiringStories #TLCFamily  ⚠️ Copyright Disclaimer: This video is shared for promotional, review, and informational purposes only. All rights to "7 Little Johnstons" belong to TLC, Discovery Communications, and original producers. This upload complies with Fair Use guidelines (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No copyright infringement intended.

Transcript

00:01Previously on Seven Little Johnstons.

00:04This is the only dress that I smiled in.

00:06I love it a lot.

00:09So how long to order?

00:1212 to 16 weeks.

00:14Well, that leaves us barely a month to alter.

00:18Better late than never.

00:19I am definitely worried for Liz.

00:22That is just too tight of a turnaround.

00:26These pants.

00:26Your bell bottoms.

00:28Are we gonna find a boy this year?

00:31You know that's how me and Jonah met.

00:33Well, yeah, I know that.

00:35Ashley and Jonah, Alex and Allie, and Mom and Dad

00:38all met at the Little People's Conference.

00:42Word of advice?

00:43It'll happen when you least expect it.

00:47Your first convention, so you get to kind of see a world like ours.

00:51How do you think Blaine's gonna do on this trip?

00:53She does great when we're traveling,

00:54but her sleeping on me now, since she's so long,

00:57I'm not gonna be able to get down in the airplane seat

01:01and hold her like this.

01:03Because, oh my God, my back would be...

01:06Yay!

01:09We haven't even boarded and Layton's already crying.

01:12So this is probably gonna be a very long plane ride for everyone.

01:16Woo-hoo!

01:30We've been on a flight for three hours now to San Diego.

01:33Call me in like one, two, three, four!

01:40The flight to San Diego was pretty good.

01:42Layton slept a little bit,

01:43but overall her temperament and demeanor was awesome.

01:46She played, she ate a lot.

01:49It was a very easy flight.

01:56So we have officially arrived in San Diego,

01:58and we're all pretty pumped and excited for this year's conference.

02:18Hi.

02:18Hey, guys.

02:20Hello.

02:21How are you?

02:21Good. How are you?

02:23It's been way too long.

02:24Good.

02:25We're at a winery to get a taste of some wines,

02:28possibly for our wedding.

02:30And also, I will be asking Daisy and Carol to be my bridesmaids.

02:34Gosh, it's been since Layton's birthday

02:36since we've seen each other.

02:37Time flies.

02:38Last time I saw you go to Austin.

02:39I was pregnant.

02:40Oh, yeah.

02:41So you get to see Layton.

02:42Jonah was like,

02:43you're not pregnant this time, right?

02:44And I said, no, no, Jonah, no.

02:46Now maybe next time.

02:49Welcome, man.

02:49How familiar are we in the wine world,

02:52if you don't mind me asking?

02:52She's probably the best.

02:53I only know Stella Rose and Bear Flute.

02:57No worries.

02:57It still counts as wine.

02:58Don't worry about it.

02:59My knowledge about wine is that it's old

03:01and made out of grapes,

03:02and it looks fancy when you twirl it.

03:05My wine tasting came from the college, Carol,

03:07living off the college, you know, dorm budget

03:09and hitting up the deals every week for wine.

03:12I'm not going to get a lie.

03:13We're more like beer people.

03:15We are clueless to wine knowledge.

03:17I know wine as much as Carol has brought wine to my house,

03:21and that's about it for me.

03:24We'll go with what you think we should start off with,

03:26and then we'll kind of grow from that.

03:28Yeah.

03:29First bottle there,

03:30it's going to be something really light and refreshing.

03:31There's still a decent amount of acidity in there.

03:35This is a Chardonnay,

03:36and I'll get a little dump bucket for you.

03:38If it's not for you, we won't be offended,

03:39or if you're looking forward to that next pour.

03:41Well, I should.

03:42As you age it,

03:43it's going to be turning some of that acidity

03:45into a little bit of a butteriness.

03:47I don't know.

03:48I'm sorry.

03:49It's not terrible.

03:53I said, hell no.

03:54Are you drinking another sip?

03:54Yeah.

03:55I've got to make sure I don't like it.

03:56I'll go ahead and drink it.

03:57Yeah, but...

03:58No, no.

03:59Oh, my God.

03:59I'm not going to be able to carry you to the car.

04:02He was throwing them back,

04:04and I was like, sip, sip, dump the bucket.

04:06Sip, sip, dump the bucket.

04:07He was like, I'm going to finish it.

04:09That's just me.

04:10If we try something, I want to finish it.

04:12I just don't want to throw it away.

04:14Cheers.

04:15With this one, you have Pet Nat,

04:17so there's a lot of small bubbles.

04:18It'll seem creamy.

04:20It's better than the first one.

04:21Enjoy this wine.

04:22I'll be back whenever you're ready for the next one, okay?

04:24You're welcome.

04:25So, I want to hear all about the engagement.

04:27Okay.

04:27I want to see engagement pictures.

04:30I love that.

04:31Look at Bryce's face.

04:32You can tell he loves it.

04:33Since we're having our wedding in our backyard,

04:35I was like, oh, Stuart knew the river.

04:36The river was where a lot of our dating life was.

04:39Oh, that's right.

04:39Yes.

04:40How'd you know she was the catch?

04:42What's your favorite candy?

04:43Mmm.

04:43Have you ever been arrested?

04:44How many kids you want?

04:45Yes.

04:46Are you going to marry her?

04:48Terrible.

04:48You made Liz one.

04:50Those were fun ones he wanted to do,

04:52but our real ones...

04:53Oh, that's adorable.

04:53That is so fun.

04:55They were both very cute,

04:56and I think it shows both of their fun sides

04:58and their sweet sides.

05:00Yeah.

05:00I'm all about the camo and the hunting.

05:03Like, it matches their vibe.

05:04If we'd have done pictures based off our vibe,

05:06it'd have been in a McDonald's drive-thru.

05:08Like, sharing a number seven meal.

05:10So, I think their photos really match their personality,

05:14especially as a couple.

05:15Have y'all set a date, or...?

05:17We have.

05:18November 8th.

05:19Four months away.

05:20We're doing it in mom and dad's backyard,

05:22because it's going to be under 100 people.

05:24The backyard wedding?

05:25It can be really pretty.

05:26Yeah.

05:27Speaking of weddings...

05:29I am super excited to be asking Carol and Dacey

05:32to be my bridesmaids,

05:34and I cannot wait to see what they have to say.

05:36I would love for you guys to be my bridesmaids.

05:51Hey, guys.

05:52Got some gloves for everybody.

05:54Oh, yeah.

05:54They all go on your left hand.

05:56They're gigantic,

05:57but it'll keep the bird's talons off your arms.

06:00It's always fun to explore the city that you're in each year.

06:04So, we found a falconry exhibit

06:06and decided to go see what this is about.

06:09Hey, guys.

06:10Welcome to Total Raptor Experience.

06:12Our whole purpose is to share wild animals with you guys,

06:14let you observe them and interact with them.

06:16This is Ali.

06:16She is a four-year-old female lantern falcon.

06:20And these guys are raptors.

06:22Raptors are these oddities of nature

06:23that hunt with their back feet,

06:24like hawks and owls and eagles and falcons.

06:27They've got these really sharp, crazy talons on their back feet.

06:31And that's all about grabbing the prey.

06:32So, we'll have Ali hang out with you guys on your gloves.

06:36You know, waiting for the bird to hopefully stick the landing

06:39on your arm and nowhere else on your body

06:41because we have been informed about the talons that they have.

06:45Hopefully, it lands on the glove and not our arms.

06:48So, he's one of our hawk ambassadors.

06:51So, what we're going to do is have you guys

06:53be some friendly saguaro cactus.

06:55Point your gloves straight at the bird.

06:57Incoming.

06:59That whole time, he was flying sideways.

07:01Yeah, when they're going downwind, they got to fly like a helicopter

07:04and beat their wings really hard just to stay up.

07:07It was pretty scary at first.

07:10We don't have the longest arms.

07:11So, when this bird lands and we have our arms out,

07:15it is closer to our face than the average person that does this.

07:19You look like you're ready to go.

07:22Put your gloves straight at the bird.

07:25And then, you have to look at the bird's perspective too.

07:28Like, how often does this bird see little people?

07:31So, it's probably like, what in the hell have I signed up for?

07:35Logan, right here, bud.

07:38You're a good bird.

07:40I, for one, have never worked with little people before.

07:43But the fact that the folks today had relatively short arms

07:46actually made it easier.

07:47You want your arm in close to you anyway.

07:50You know, it makes it much easier to hold the bird.

07:52The bird's more comfortable because it's nice and safe.

07:54And I think it's actually an advantage.

07:56This is what they do out in the desert.

07:57They just go from cactus to cactus.

07:59The funniest to watch the bird land on is probably Ashley.

08:03She talks kind of like, you're a good bird.

08:07Ashley.

08:09Ashley's face.

08:10She was like, very scared.

08:13I mean, it comes at you and you kind of jerk.

08:15But, I mean, it wasn't, like, abrasive or anything.

08:18It didn't, like, hurt.

08:23So, will you be my bridesmaids?

08:27It would be an honor to stand by your side.

08:30Yes.

08:30I say yes.

08:31Yes.

08:32We say yes to being bridesmaids.

08:35We've been Elizabeth's closest friends for a while.

08:37We've always talked about marriage and kids.

08:40So, it's like a small part of us that knew it was coming.

08:43And just being able to stand up there besides someone you care

08:45that much about on the biggest day of their life,

08:47it's just, it's so cool to see.

08:49Bryce, if you could have one thing at the wedding,

08:51what would you want?

08:52Well, I was really looking forward to dancing with my daughter.

08:56Aw.

08:57Oh, yeah.

08:58Yeah, not me.

08:59Of course you, but I don't know.

09:02Bryce, you didn't tell me you had some dancing shoes.

09:04You gotta have nine drinks of me before I do that.

09:06That's why we're having an open bar.

09:09So, I have our next bar.

09:11This is gonna be another natural wine.

09:13It's gonna be something that is not filtered.

09:16They don't add any yeast to start the fermentation process.

09:18It was cool to hear about how they made their wines.

09:23It's gonna be something that's a little bit more balanced.

09:25You're not gonna have anything that's like really dry

09:28or overwhelming on there.

09:29It's fruit forward.

09:30You know, you get more like fresh fruits like berries.

09:33That's gonna give you some aroma there.

09:34It's nice to learn.

09:36Follow-up question.

09:36Stuff like that.

09:38Describe me one of the wines and his exact words

09:41of how he told you where the wine was made from and how.

09:44I couldn't tell you that.

09:44Please.

09:45Big bubbles are gonna be a little bit more metallic.

09:47It's an amount of acidity as far as just being oaked.

09:50Very little to no sulfites.

09:52Fermenting the wine.

09:53The color that's imposed by the grapes.

09:55What?

09:55I was listening to him and it was cool.

09:57You didn't tell me.

09:58I can't tell you.

09:59Exactly.

10:00But it was neat.

10:01You were too buzzed.

10:04You good?

10:05No, I don't.

10:05Babe, we still got more to go.

10:07I'm just gonna get a little bit.

10:09You like them a lot.

10:13So, Emma.

10:14Yeah.

10:15Have you found a guy yet?

10:16Oh, yeah.

10:17I thought you were supposed to help me.

10:17I know.

10:18I was supposed to help you.

10:19I know.

10:20Are you scoping?

10:22You found anybody?

10:22I'm definitely scoping, yeah.

10:24Is there anybody like on the radar?

10:26Nope.

10:26No?

10:27Nope.

10:28I've been all over the place just saying hey to everyone.

10:32We just gotta get past the friend zone one year.

10:36We make a lot of friends.

10:38So, we gotta get to second base.

10:41Elizabeth has no idea what the bases are.

10:44Figuratively, her and Bryce have ran them off.

10:49I'll help you tonight.

10:51We'll see if you do.

10:53First base and dating.

10:55I don't know.

10:56First date?

10:59Introducing each other.

11:01Talking.

11:02First base is kissing.

11:03Second base is touching and feeling.

11:05Getting to second base is meeting the parents.

11:10I guess doing that.

11:12Then what would third base be?

11:14Marriage!

11:15Third base is telling each other that we love each other.

11:20It's more touching.

11:22A higher level of touching.

11:24And then home run, obviously, is sex.

11:28Getting married.

11:29He's still innocent.

11:31That's it.

11:32I mean, was I close?

11:33No.

11:34Oh.

11:36Look at where you want to move to and then find a dude that lives there.

11:39In LPA.

11:40Ooh.

11:41That's how you do it.

11:42You want that Cali boy?

11:43That'd be really hard.

11:45Long distance.

11:46Yeah.

11:47Long distance is hard regardless.

11:48Whether you're 200 miles or 5,000.

11:51I mean, a phone call is a phone call.

11:53FaceTime's FaceTime.

11:55That's true.

11:55Yeah.

11:56Me and Ashley right now are only three and a half hours.

12:00Three and a half.

12:00That's not bad.

12:01Yeah.

12:02Honestly, I would like to get out of North Carolina.

12:05I think it would do me some good.

12:07I don't want to be so far from home, though.

12:11No.

12:11I mean, you don't have to.

12:12But two and a half hours.

12:14Two hours.

12:14My family is a big part of my life.

12:16Yeah.

12:17Ashley finishes up school in December.

12:19So, you know, those are things that we've thought about

12:21and are going to actually put into action, you know,

12:24after this year.

12:26Whether Ashley and I live in North Carolina or Georgia

12:29or somewhere else.

12:31We've worked so hard to get to this point

12:33and maintain consistency and maintain a healthy relationship

12:36away.

12:37And that alone is hard to do.

12:39So, when you get to the point where you have the privilege

12:42to live with your significant other,

12:45I won't take it for granted.

12:47Watch this.

12:48This is Ali coming right at us right here.

12:50Hop!

12:50Oh, yeah.

12:51Come on, kiddo.

12:53All right, guys.

12:53Here we go.

12:55Hop!

12:56Hoop!

12:57Nice hit, sweetheart.

12:59Nice hit.

13:00See what she did?

13:00She just knocked it out, let it fall, came back for it.

13:03She killed her little prize.

13:04So.

13:06I thought it was cool.

13:07I can go back to my kids and be like,

13:09hey, look, your teacher held a falcon.

13:11Let me give you some tips and some facts.

13:16One more before we leave.

13:17What was that one?

13:18I know you want to do a, what would you, a flush?

13:20What did you say it was called?

13:21A flight.

13:22I want to be flushed once I get all this.

13:25We'll be ready for our next one.

13:26We'll do a flight and you pick.

13:28A whole flight?

13:29Yeah.

13:30We'll go out with a bang.

13:32Makes sense.

13:32Yeah, that'll be five different pours there on that flight.

13:35I got to keep it going because we got a party tonight.

13:37Like I've always wanted, I've never, this is my first like alcoholic flight.

13:42I've always done the coffee flights.

13:43When I hear flight, I'm like, oh my God, I got to do it.

13:46Off the wall, on the floor, move to your body, can't move anymore.

13:50And let the champagne pour, fill up your glasses.

13:53Oh, I got buzzed off that wine.

13:55Because we had like eight, nine different wines.

13:58Yeah.

13:58And I was drinking it, wasn't it?

13:59Yeah.

14:00It actually looks like beer.

14:01Oh, that's your type.

14:03They're all starting to taste the same.

14:04Oh my God.

14:06They really are.

14:06At this point, I don't even know what I'm tasting anymore.

14:10Not in a bad way though.

14:12Just my taste buds are like, they're confused.

14:16Hey, more.

14:17More.

14:18More?

14:19Yeah, more for me.

14:21Bryce and I are going to have to hold each other's hand walking down the street.

14:25What are me and Zach going to do?

14:27Watch from afar.

14:30I am so happy I got to watch Liz and Bryce fall in love.

14:33And they have a year until they get married, so hopefully I'll find a plus one.

14:36There you go.

14:38Come on, Daisy.

14:39No, you don't have a year.

14:39They have four months.

14:40I got to get on it.

14:42That's not a year.

14:43I'm going to take two.

14:45You enjoyed too much wine.

14:46No, I did.

14:48So yeah, four months to find a plus one.

14:51Wish me luck.

15:06So we are three days into this conference, and there has already been a whole lot going

15:10on between workshops, dancing, partying.

15:14So during these conferences, Amber and I try to slip off.

15:17We need some downtime.

15:21If you're wanting to do conference every year, I'll just send you, because the kids are all

15:26adults.

15:27In my mind, it's kind of like I don't have to do it for them anymore.

15:31So I'll just do every few years.

15:35The days of our entire family having to go aren't really necessary.

15:40You know, they're all adults.

15:41Back when they were 14, 15 years old, we would always tell them, don't do stupid stuff.

15:46And don't leave the hotel without telling me.

15:48Now they can often do their own thing.

15:50So if they want to go on their own, they're at the age now where they can do it.

15:54I think Alex and Allie are having a good time.

15:59I think they are.

15:59It looks like they are.

16:00Yeah.

16:01So Alex and Allie in the past have had challenges navigating long distance relationships.

16:07Bye.

16:08I love you.

16:09I love you.

16:11Oh, yeah, there's tears.

16:14Navigating relationships, period.

16:16Because for Alex and Allie both, this is their first relationship.

16:20I just got off the phone with Allie, and she said we would focus on being friends.

16:24We've just gotten mad and snippy at each other for stupid reasons.

16:28How are you feeling?

16:29I'm a little upset just because I still love her.

16:32But they have worked through those things, and they are at a good place.

16:40Always good to have a recipe in front of you when you're cooking just because things move really fast, and

16:46you don't want to forget anything.

16:48I want you to be working on the fish.

16:51Today we are making some fish tacos and some homemade salsa.

16:56San Diego is known for their seafood in general, and I like seafood.

17:01So I'm looking forward to this cooking cause.

17:04You want to listen.

17:05You want to smell.

17:06You want to use all your senses because that's what helps you with the food, okay?

17:10Okay.

17:12All right, so you like to cook?

17:14Yes, I love cooking.

17:15What's your favorite thing to cook?

17:17Um, probably, I don't know.

17:21What do I like?

17:23Like chili?

17:24Yeah.

17:25Skyline chili?

17:26Yeah.

17:26I heard to that place.

17:27I haven't been though.

17:28I love it there.

17:29Her favorite foods are like pastas.

17:32She likes steaks.

17:33She has not like a diverse palette, but she's like open to trying new things.

17:36We can go out and enjoy a meal together.

17:41Just don't press too hard cause you won't be able to get it out, okay?

17:44Okay.

17:45All right, perfect.

17:45So you're coming to the fair in like two weeks.

17:49Yeah, it seems like a lot of fun from what you've told me in the past.

17:52It's really fun, yeah.

17:54So Allie's family always goes to this county fair at the end of the summer where they show animals and

18:00this will be my first time joining their family.

18:03It'll be bittersweet.

18:04This is my last fair.

18:06Yeah, like this is the last time you'll be showing pigs.

18:08Yeah, I've been showing for 13 years.

18:11Wow.

18:11That's crazy to think about.

18:15So like what showing a pig is basically is where like Allie has to walk a pig around this arena.

18:20So you kind of just have to show every angle of the pig and make sure that one stands out

18:25versus the other ones in the arena.

18:26Are you wanting to show a pig?

18:30Maybe if you teach me a little bit.

18:31I will.

18:31Maybe I'll show some in the open class.

18:34So I guess I can show a pig, but I really do not want to embarrass myself in front of

18:38Allie's whole family.

18:41So are you nervous about fair at any?

18:44Yeah.

18:44The pigs are going to be in a new environment or new space.

18:48At fair, I'm afraid that they're going to run when I show them.

18:52Have your other pigs done before?

18:53Hell yeah.

18:54I've always had at least one pig run.

19:00Alex, Emma, and I are going to be heading to Ohio.

19:04You know, when I'm up there, I'll probably talk to Karen and Adam about what do they see the future

19:11for Allie.

19:12And kind of our thoughts on what we see in the future for Alex.

19:16I don't see Allie coming down here to live.

19:19No.

19:20Alex will be our first child to move out of state.

19:24And of course, you know, we are worried, especially being a little person, moving.

19:28You do, as a parent, want to make sure that your kid's going to be accepted and comfortable and know

19:36he is going to be taken care of.

19:39I will say Alex loves life up there.

19:43And what Alex is going to college for, he can do anywhere.

19:49Broadcasting, television, there's so much television now in the farm.

19:53Farming.

19:54It's crazy.

19:55I know, it's on our TV quite frequently.

19:57By the end of next year, I should be done with it on my college, my first four years of

20:01college.

20:01I get a master's at Ohio State or something, and I would love to help out on the farm like

20:05I did for harvest.

20:06Yeah, we would love that.

20:08We could always use an extra set of hands.

20:10You know, obviously they've been dating for a while, but they're going to have to navigate a full-time relationship.

20:18Trent and I had to do the same thing.

20:20We were three years long distance.

20:21And then it became like all the time.

20:24When you move in together and you share the same bathroom, the same bed, the same toothpaste,

20:30and somebody didn't wash the dishes out in the sink, it's a different relationship that you're learning.

20:35All right, cheers. Taco time.

20:44That's really good.

20:46Overall, this cooking class went really well.

20:48The fish tacos were a success, but now I'm thinking about pigs.

20:52Will I be able to successfully show one off at the fair?

21:07We've had a great week at conference, but before we head home, we are going to fit in one last

21:14event.

21:16All right, are you guys ready? Here we go.

21:24And just like that, your 30,000-pound bus should be getting my boat.

21:29We're in the water.

21:30Oh, my God.

21:35Look, they're in.

21:36Look at the water.

21:38Oh, my gosh.

21:40How do they get up there?

21:42Underwater, a sea lion can go about 35 miles an hour.

21:46So they just get going, and they just jump right up.

21:49So the boat tour, it's exciting.

21:52I mean, we saw some sea lions, and those were cool to see.

21:57Right over there is a Navy dolphin in the water.

22:00Any time an American warship docks in a foreign port, there will be a Navy dolphin there to guard them.

22:08Oh!

22:10We got to see dolphins.

22:11They were jumping out of the water, so we were lucky with that.

22:14The tour guide was very knowledgeable, and I think I know more now about San Diego than I do in

22:19my own town that I live in.

22:22Last night was fun.

22:23Jonah and Josh did fantastic at the talent show.

22:27Yeah, that was really good.

22:28Jonah's dancing.

22:32Last night was our last night of conference, and it was the talent show.

22:37So I, along with a good friend of mine, Josh, we decided to do a rendition of the Blues Brothers.

22:44Unfortunately, cameras aren't allowed during the week of conference, but people often film on their phones.

22:55I go to conferences to see friends and catch up, and I think that's the biggest thing I look forward

23:01to each year.

23:03She's played with lots of little kids.

23:06She's so cute.

23:07Like, she goes up to little kids.

23:08She's interacted a lot.

23:10Yeah.

23:11That's good.

23:13Layton enjoyed her first conference.

23:15Layton, obviously, it's a sightseeing doing different things around San Diego, Children's Museum.

23:22Really just a lot of walking and strolling with Layton, because she enjoys that.

23:28Bryce, this is a good experience.

23:30I've never been to anything like this before, and it was just cool to experience.

23:35You get to see all the different things they do at conference, and, you know, seeing a lot of her

23:40friends.

23:40And I did get to do some fishing, and it was super fun to catch fish off the West Coast.

23:50Oh, look!

23:52So, San Diego has been fun, but knowing that we have to get home to wedding plan is exhausting.

24:00Wedding planning is big stress.

24:16Bryce.

24:17Yeah?

24:17We got our save the dates in, but apparently I ordered a puzzle piece, so I'm going to show you

24:21how we're going to do this, okay?

24:23You got to get your multitasking skills.

24:26Stick the save the date in, take our initials, put it in the middle, flip it, and put our return

24:33address in the top left corner.

24:36Done.

24:38Now that we're home from conference, it is time for us to get into wedding planning mode since we're less

24:44than four months away.

24:45The people that we want to be a part of our wedding is really our family, and we are planning

24:50to have the wedding in my parents' backyard.

24:54Don't bend it up.

24:56Be gentle.

25:00Yeah.

25:02Are we doing all these?

25:03At least let's just get through this stack.

25:07Good Lord.

25:09If Bryce does a great job with the save the dates, he may run the bases, or he can just

25:14sit out in the dugout.

25:15Because that's how life has been lately for us, so.

25:19Sitting in the dugout is lame.

25:21We have a kid, and we're busy.

25:23You even said, just wait to do it on our wedding night.

25:25I said, okay, so guess what?

25:27We're benched for a while.

25:30Don't you think they look pretty, by the way?

25:32Why didn't you choose the hunting or fishing photos?

25:34Because these are our save the dates, and I'll save those pictures for our wedding website.

25:39Look, you see, I am sticking with the hunting, hunter-man.

25:43You see the background, that's the woods.

25:45We're getting married outside the place where you hunt, and you should be happy.

25:48November's one of your favorite months out of the year.

25:50So the inspiration that I have for this wedding is pretty much just a fall outdoor wedding.

25:56Luckily, our trees will be changing colors, so the trees will give us that natural orange and yellowy vibe to

26:02add to the fall weather.

26:04And I said, have fun with the flower colors, since the bridesmaids and the groomsmen will be on the darker

26:10side of the colors.

26:12And I said, just make it, you know, like a fun outdoor, but beautiful ceremony.

26:17I like whatever Elizabeth likes.

26:22Tomorrow is a big day for us, because we get to meet with Julie.

26:26And remember, Julie did Layton's birthday party and the baby shower.

26:31She'll be doing all the flowers and stuff for ours.

26:34Layton's birth month flower is in our flowers for the wedding, so she has some significance.

26:39Here are some of the ideas that she showed as far as, like, our tent.

26:46This is the mock-up.

26:47That's what she's going to go over us with tomorrow, of how she'll have everything down in the field.

26:52That looks good.

26:52So, tomorrow we will be walking through with our wedding planner and also my parents to see if we can

27:00bring my wedding vision that I sent to the wedding planner to life in the backyard.

27:05So, bridesmaids' dresses have been ordered since all my bridesmaids were asked, and so those dresses are supposed to get

27:12here September 9th.

27:13So that way I can get girls altered, but we've got to get you scheduled for picking out your style

27:19of suit.

27:20Is camouflage?

27:21No.

27:22Good color to use?

27:23No.

27:24I don't know any wedding dress code that includes camo attire, but with Elizabeth dating Bryce, it should not be

27:32as shocking if he proposes that idea.

27:35He married somebody, he had a kid with somebody, if camo's the deal breaker now, he did a lot of

27:42things wrong.

27:44I just know to tell you to do brown or black, brown and black, because the girls' dresses are brown.

27:48What's going to be brown?

27:50Your belt, your shoes, your tie, your, um...

27:53That tie's going to be brown?

27:54Yep.

27:55Would that look good?

27:55Not black. Uh-huh, it does. That picture that I showed you. Pull up your phone.

27:59Brown tie, brown belt, brown shoes. It all comes together.

28:06Yeah.

28:06So, I want to make Liz happy, but I want to find a way to bring some camouflage in this

28:12wedding.

28:15And then once everybody gets all their clothes and stuff, it's just the whole altering phase.

28:20The timing is definitely the hardest part about this whole wedding thing.

28:23How, like, when you buy something, it takes this many weeks.

28:26That's been, I feel like, the biggest struggle so far.

28:29Yeah.

28:29Because I did, it was June when I went dress shopping.

28:31And the dress won't be here until towards the end of September.

28:34But, um...

28:35Yeah.

28:36We all have maybe five weeks to get the dress altered.

28:41And pray that they do it absolutely correct.

28:44Yeah.

28:45It's a little nerve-wracking waiting on this dress.

28:47Because I want our seamstress to take her time with this dress.

28:51I don't want her to feel rushed and then accidents happen to the dress.

28:55We have to whack off a lot of it.

28:57And keep all of the designs with it.

29:00Can I get married to you in this?

29:02That would be awful.

29:03We have a beautiful wedding and then I show up in something like this.

29:07You need to start practicing your vows, though, to help you become more comfortable speaking it.

29:13Still nervous about the whole thing.

29:15You voted for us to do our own vows.

29:17Well, I figured it'd make you more happier and...

29:21No!

29:21See?

29:22And that's the thing.

29:22You're focusing it more on me.

29:24It's about us.

29:25And I figured it'd make it more valuable to our wedding.

29:29More valuable?

29:34More, uh...

29:35I can't wait to hear your vows.

29:36More entertaining.

29:38More...

29:38That's better.

29:40More...

29:40Intimate is the word.

29:43With Bryce wanting to write his own vows, I think it makes it a more personal wedding ceremony.

29:48That's what he wants.

29:49He's definitely gonna mention hunting and fishing.

29:53I have a feeling it'll come up pretty often.

29:55Oh, yeah.

29:57It's time to get rockin' and rollin' since vacation's over.

30:00You still got a lot to do.

30:02Ugh.

30:19Oh.

30:20Oh.

30:22It's Julie.

30:24Hey!

30:24How are you?

30:25How are you?

30:26How are you?

30:27How are you?

30:27Good.

30:27How are you?

30:27Good to see you.

30:28Good to see you, too.

30:29Wedding!

30:30We didn't get the memo to match.

30:31Y'all are.

30:32Did y'all plan this?

30:33Even the shoes.

30:33No.

30:33No, they didn't.

30:34But look at the shoes, too.

30:35Oh, my goodness, you do match.

30:37I love it.

30:38I am my mother's daughter.

30:40Obviously, we live in two different homes,

30:42and we get dressed in two different houses.

30:45It was not planned,

30:46but it makes a great official wedding planning outfit.

30:51Liz is definitely like a mini-mom.

30:53I've gotten them mixed up before.

30:55I was like, Mom?

30:55And then it was Elizabeth.

30:57Like, oops.

30:58You're ready to plan?

31:00Yeah, let's go see it.

31:02I've already told Bryce the best way to get through this

31:04is to say yes, whatever you want, honey.

31:06It looks great.

31:07Oh, I think that's fabulous.

31:08So, Julie and I have been having a lot of talks with each other

31:11in regards to planning this wedding down in my parents' field,

31:14and we've shared lots of inspirations and stuff,

31:17but she wants to get the real view

31:19and to start nailing down where all of our big items will be.

31:23So, because we did a little mock-up of everything.

31:26So, tent here.

31:28How big of a tent?

31:29It's a 66 by 43 sailcloth tent, which has, like, the wood poles

31:35and is really pretty.

31:36And so this, the reception tent is going to house people eating dinner.

31:41It's where most of the people are going to be for that night.

31:44And it's going to house the dance floor and the DJ.

31:48This should be plenty of room.

31:49This tree right here is probably my only concern.

31:52So, you see, that tree's getting ready to come down for liability purposes.

31:55Yes.

31:56Yes, but we probably need to go ahead and get rid of this tree.

31:58This is a beautiful oak, and that's a sweet gum.

32:00Well, then take both of them out.

32:03I guess a two-hour wedding is more important than a 50-year-old tree.

32:07So, we have to take down definitely two trees.

32:11But when you ask me, I'm like, oh, gosh, we had dead trees down here.

32:15I have about four trees that need to come down.

32:19So, what I'm thinking, though, as far as, like, guests,

32:22because we're going to have golf carts to bring even, like, the grandparents and stuff down.

32:26Multi-passenger carts.

32:27This is where the golf carts can drop the people, the bridal party off,

32:33come out, and then head up that way.

32:37What do you think?

32:38I think that would be good.

32:39The distance from the house to the pavilion is about 250 yards,

32:45which totals out to two and a half football fields.

32:48The field itself is two and a half acres.

32:52That's maybe one football field.

32:54So, we have the space to host Elizabeth and Bryce's wedding.

32:59However, we're going to have to bring in a lot of added equipment

33:04to make this dream wedding for Elizabeth and host 70-plus guests.

33:11I think we had planned to have a little bit of a seating area, maybe.

33:16Yeah, around the fire pit.

33:18I've always wanted to have flagstones done around the pavilion.

33:21So, that's going to look literally a hundred times nicer.

33:25That'll be great.

33:26And then our bar is a custom bar, which I'm really excited about.

33:30It's going to go around the tent pole.

33:32That'll be nice.

33:33It's a 360 bar to help with space.

33:35To space, yeah.

33:36And we have, like, a multi-height bar, too.

33:38Nice.

33:39Yeah.

33:39I always want to make sure I have options for everybody,

33:42because even though it is an LP wedding,

33:44there's still, you know, normal height people there.

33:47So, I want to make sure I have things at different heights,

33:49but it all still has the same flow.

33:51Definitely don't want anything, a bar height stool,

33:54or anything that's going to be uncomfortable.

33:56You don't want to see anybody in a formal dress trying to climb a big chair.

33:59So, we're going to make sure we have something for everyone.

34:02The actual ceremony is going to be where you see that little hill.

34:08Come on, Dad, let's practice.

34:10You have to walk slow.

34:11Not me and Elizabeth.

34:12Slow.

34:12Your music.

34:13And Dad, I'm, like, kind of bending my back.

34:17I might have to wear flats with him.

34:20Little people, well, specifically achondroplasia,

34:24having short arms and them both being very broad-shouldered and teeter-tottering.

34:29A little bit, we walk with the sway.

34:31Yeah.

34:31Dad, I cannot be like that.

34:33Slow.

34:34You've got to be under.

34:36Dad's like, we can hold hands.

34:37I'm like, I cannot hold hands with my father walking down the aisle.

34:40That's what we cannot do.

34:42Dad and I are going to have to, you know, do some more practice walking down our aisle.

34:49So, all right, pause.

34:49I feel like we're actually like a okey-dumkey.

34:51So, all right, pause.

34:51Where's the very back row of seating going to be?

34:54Where is your arches going to be?

34:56On top of the hill.

34:58Okay.

34:58Oh.

34:58So, really?

34:59How about you're building a platform?

35:02I really don't know if this just plays into my dad's brain stuff or if it's just, you

35:06know, my dad being my dad, but when he had this conversation about putting the platform

35:10and the arches on the hill, I was like, no.

35:12I remember you telling me that you just want to build a platform to put the arches on.

35:18Never about we're going to set it on the hill and I'm about to hike up an address up the

35:22hill.

35:24Daddy, you said platform.

35:26So, you're walking through the arches?

35:27No, you're not walking through the arches.

35:29Daddy, you're the one that said this right there.

35:31Platform.

35:31Dad, not daddy.

35:31Well, dad.

35:33Remember, you said you were going to do a platform and that you were just using this

35:36hill to make your focal point for the arches.

35:39Okay.

35:39So, just the arches are going to be on the hill.

35:42No.

35:42Dad.

35:43Dad.

35:44Nothing's on the hill.

35:46Y'all making this dude confused.

35:48We are talking through the wedding plan and it is clear that there is confusion with Trent.

35:53If he wants it to be a certain way, that's when he is going to be tunneled.

35:58Or maybe I was left out of the last 72 text messages or planning of where things were going.

36:05No.

36:05You're not left out.

36:06Maybe you didn't listen or pay attention.

36:11So, this flat spot right here is where you're going to want to put it.

36:14Look at me.

36:15Don't.

36:15We ain't going backwards.

36:17You got to look at the center of this.

36:19This is where everybody's going.

36:20I don't like the way you're being.

36:21Come on, dad.

36:22I'm not being anything.

36:23This is what we're looking to.

36:23Dad, I'm literally just telling you our conversation we had before.

36:27There's a lot of confusion, a lot of back and forth from the peanut gallery.

36:30Somebody just needs to take the lead.

36:33And at the end of the day, if we're not using the top of this field for the ceremony, why

36:38are we in this location?

36:39It is the most unlevel piece of ground in this three-acre field.

36:57So, we're at my parents' house on their property.

37:01And we're doing a walkthrough with our wedding planner, Julie.

37:05And there's still some confusion where everything's going to be placed.

37:09And that confusion comes from Trey Johnston.

37:12Go show me where you want the arches going to be.

37:14I remember you saying you just wanted to use this for the focal point.

37:18Platform, big triangle, two little triangles.

37:21And then she decorates it awesome with flowers.

37:23Okay.

37:24So, we know we're doing a platform.

37:26Anything that could create a trip hazard, we want to avoid.

37:30That big slump right there needs to get filled in.

37:33We have a hole here and a hole here that has to get filled in.

37:35Definitely, yeah.

37:37Flat ground as we can do is going to be best.

37:39So, really, the platform, like, low.

37:42Like, lower than the graduation one.

37:44You know.

37:44Two by four, four inches.

37:45Yeah, four inches I think is good.

37:47That's the most.

37:48When Elizabeth and Bryce decided to get married in the field,

37:52Elizabeth and I looked at wedding arches.

37:54And we have chosen one Elizabeth likes.

37:56However, I have not planned on building a platform.

38:01We talked about it.

38:03All of the needs is falling back on that.

38:07And we, the deadline cannot be pushed.

38:10It doesn't, it is not changing.

38:12So, it's do or die.

38:13You got some things to do.

38:15You got a list.

38:16Right?

38:16He always does.

38:17Just send me a text.

38:18Okay, you want me to send this text to you?

38:21If you want to.

38:22Okay, Trent's daddy do list.

38:25Yes.

38:26So, trees, wedding arches, platforms, flagstones, holes.

38:31And I have a pile of dirt right here.

38:34So, I guess if I do, like, two wheelbarrows a day,

38:37from now until November, I might get it done.

38:40So, Bryce, how do you feel about it?

38:42I'm just going with whatever, honestly.

38:44Wise man, wise man.

38:46I love it.

38:47The truth is, November 8th is deer hunting season.

38:51Oh, yeah.

38:51And this is where they normally deer hunt.

38:53Oh, that's shot for the season.

38:55So, it's shot.

38:55Yeah.

38:56I'm glad that I was here for the walk around just so I can get an idea

39:00because I wouldn't want to be clueless when that wedding comes.

39:05But just standing out here, looking at the river right beside us,

39:09it's like, dang, you know, I could be fishing here too.

39:13But it's more important to always make the wife, fiancee happy.

39:18You see this great big tree right here with the low branches?

39:20Okay, yeah.

39:21If Bryce put his deer stand up there, and while everybody comes down the aisle,

39:27Bryce is like, oh, shoot.

39:28And he comes out of the stand and walks over to the wedding party.

39:31Everyone that's going to be here, they know this guy.

39:33They know he lives for his family and then hunting and fishing.

39:39Some of that might not be in the right order, but his tux jacket could be real tree camo.

39:45And then when he gets up there, he takes it off, turns it inside out, and puts it on, and

39:49then he sends it.

39:50I mean, people would love it.

39:52I need him to be focused.

39:54And I don't need him breaking his neck coming out of a deer stand.

39:57Oh, I'm super careful coming in.

39:59No, we're not doing it.

40:00That's such a good idea.

40:02No.

40:03Where will your kitchen tent be?

40:05Over here?

40:06Yeah.

40:06We're probably going to put that right here.

40:08Well, so now we do have an issue, because Amy is not going to let me have a bathroom near

40:13her food.

40:13I thought about the bathroom being in that cutout.

40:17Those tools and all that stuff will not be there.

40:19Hold on.

40:19Let me add another thing to your list, Trent.

40:22Move tools.

40:25So we are excited about this wedding.

40:27However, we are realizing that wedding planning is crazy.

40:32And that this, what we thought was a small intimate wedding, is a lot bigger than we thought it was

40:37going to be.

40:37You got to have power.

40:39You got to have power back there.

40:41We have water down here, right?

40:43It is the true realization that this is going to be a lot in order to transform the field into

40:50a wedding venue.

40:51And a lot of these things that need to get done are physical things that need to be constructed, built.

40:57Which obviously cost a lot of money.

40:59It can become overwhelming.

41:01I say we walk back up to the house because the longer we stay down here, the longer Dad's list

41:05gets.

41:06We're ready.

41:07The list is only going to get longer.

41:10Next time on Seven Little Johnstons.

41:13This weekend, me and my mom are all visiting my girlfriend Allie in Ohio.

41:18And tap on it like by its shoulders.

41:21Allie is going to teach me how to show my first pig at the county fair.

41:25I am the only LP, because it's not as easy as it looks.

41:34Thank you, y'all.

41:37Going to the fair, I kind of expected people to stare at us, take pictures of us, and whisper about

41:43us.

41:43That's just to be expected whenever we go into a big outing like that.

41:49We used to be able to enjoy a carnival just like everyone else, but we can't.

41:53I don't feel safe.

41:55Yeah.

41:55I hate it over here.

41:58Hi there.

41:59Welcome home.

42:00Proposal came in for Elizabeth's wedding.

42:04I got to sit down for this one.

42:06It's a lot more than what we will be able to do.

42:11If we could talk to Elizabeth and Bryce and see you could at least cut 35% and it not

42:18completely change the look of the wedding.

42:21This is a lot to have to cut from the wedding budget, and hopefully, you know, Elizabeth doesn't freak out.

7 Little Johnstons S17E3 - The Family Bond That Changed EVERYTHING! ❤️ | Reality

Category

Transcript

Comments

Recommended