'They were all so genuine and sweet'

A reader named Hayley was able to attend Trace and Carlin Bates' graduation party, which was open to the public. Scroll down to read her description of the event and see several of her pictures:

My little ones (ages 4 & 1) and I drove about 2 hours from Chattanooga to be there, and it was very, very worth it! Carlin was super sweet and helped me out with my four year old! You can tell she has a genuine heart for kids (and perhaps saw how much I was struggling to chase my two kids in two different directions). She was also the VERY first person to greet us when we walked in. What an amazing hostess, to say the least! 

 We also briefly talked to Trace and met quite a few of the others! 

Gil and Kelly noticed my little guy really wanted a balloon that was tied to a pole behind where they were talking to a small group of people, and they excused themselves for a minute to help tie the balloon onto his wrist! It was adorable! 

Saw quite a few Duggars as well! (John, Jana, Jinger, Jessa, Joseph, obviously Josiah, Joy Anna, Jedidiah, Jason, James, Justin and Jackson.)

Another couple moments that stood out for me were talking to Erin about pregnancy and balancing time and energy between two little ones...

...and I talked to Michaela twice! Once when Brandon was still on his way to the party and once after he got there. They were all so genuine and sweet...and obviously, I could go on about it all day! But I won't.


A big thank you for your blog! Without it, I would have never known about this once in a lifetime opportunity! Up and down Thank You's!