Joy-Anna Duggar Shares ‘Last Family Picture’ in Ark. Home of 5 Years and Announces She’s Moving

Joy-Anna Duggar is saying goodbye to her family’s longtime home in Arkansas.

The Counting On alum, 26, announced on Instagram on Tuesday, Sept. 24, that she, her husband Austin Forsyth, and their three kids, Gideon, 6, Evelyn, 4, and Gunner, 16 months, are about to start a new chapter.

“WE ARE MOVING,” she started the post, which included a photo showing the family of five standing beside an empty kitchen. “This is our LAST family picture in our home of almost 5 years!”

“We’re a sweaty mess after moving, but this picture starts a new adventure!” she added. “We are so so excited to see what the next few years hold.”

Duggar then advised followers to swipe to see another image of the couple posing in front of the house with Gideon when they first moved in.

While many commenters asked where the family was moving to, Duggar hasn’t revealed their new location.

In July, the mom of three opened up about life changes in a YouTube video and announced she was stepping back from posting on the platform.

“Kind of torn, but kind of excited for this new phase in life that we’re going into, and hopefully simplifying some things,” she said. “We have some big changes, just in our family, that are happening with, just different work schedules and possibly moving in the next year and all of those things.”

She added that it’s been a time of transition for their two older children.

“Gideon and Evie are getting a lot older now, so trying to be more consistent on all of their scheduling and then Gideon’s starting school and all the things,” she said. “So, there’s a lot happening, and I just feel like for this season of life, it’s best for us to take a step back from YouTube and the weekly vlogs.”

In 2020, the couple gave fans a house tour in a video shared on their YouTube channel.

“Welcome to our home! We’ve put a lot of love and work into it, and although we still have a few projects left to finish, it’s HOME!” they wrote in the caption.

The couple lived in an RV before buying their starter house in November 2019. 

“We plan to settle down and live in this one for a while!” Duggar wrote in an Instagram post announcing the purchase. “After a year and a half of camper living, we’re so ready!!!😱👏🏼 I love living in the camper, but I’m ready for more space and a little more organization!”

The couple announced they were expecting their third child in October 2022 with a photo of themselves holding a sonogram and the caption, “Baby #3 is on the way!”

They shared in a YouTube video that they had been trying for a third child for some time after a miscarriage in July 2019 and the birth of their second child in August 2020.

“We’re at a really good spot now,” Duggar said in the video. “We love our family, and we’re ready to expand, so we’re really, really hoping that we get pregnant. It’d be crazy if it was twins. It would be fun.”