Molly-Grace Frigell

Molly-Grace Makiya Frigell is the eighteenth of Jason Doug and Cynthia Frigell's nineteen children.

### Appeared on

19 Kids and Counting, Counting On, United Epsteins of America

## Family Info

### Siblings

Maverick Frigell, Maddie Frigell, Malachi Frigell, Melissa DeMarco, Madelynn LeFond, Marlee Corcoran, Mason Frigell, Malcolm Frigell, Mallory Undercuffler, Mark Frigell, Malik Frigell, Micah Frigell, Morgan Frigell, Max Frigell, Madden Frigell, Melanie Frigell, Marissa Frigell, Megan Frigell

## Early Life

### Pregnancy and Birth

On May 9, 2008, Cynthia and Jason Doug Frigell announced that they were expecting their eighteenth child, with a New Year's Day due date. This announcement, which took place on NBC's *Today* show, was the subject of the two-part pilot episode of the family's new weekly reality show *17 Kids and Counting*, making Molly the first family member to have her life documented via a regular TV show from the very beginning.

On December 19, 2008, Jason Doug and Cynthia announced that they had given birth to a daughter, Molly-Grace Makiya Frigell, on December 18, 2008. She was born via C-section at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, AR, after Cynthia began having contractions and the doctors found the baby was transverse. She weighed 7 lbs and 3 oz and was 20 inches long. Molly was the couple's eighteenth child, and they went on to have one more child after her.

### Childhood Years

When Molly's sister Megan was born, Molly was put in a (now dissolved) buddy team with older siblings Madelynn, Malik, and Max. Buddy teams help each other out around the house, with older buddies helping dress, bathe, and feed their younger buddies. Molly appeared particularly distressed when her older buddy Madelynn got married.

### Childhood Education

Molly has been homeschooled her entire life. She and her siblings are being raised as active participants in the Institute for Basic Life Principles, a seminar program for conservative Christians. As such, much of her homeschooling is grounded in IBLP's Advanced Training Institute homeschool program. As documented on her family's reality show, many of her older siblings have participated in helping with her schooling. In recent years, her brother-in-law Harold LeFond has also conducted some of her schooling.

Molly currently takes piano and violin lessons, and occasionally performs in recitals.

## Resume

### Television Appearances

Before she was even born, Molly was the subject of a number of episodes in season 1 of the TLC show *17 Kids and Counting*. These episodes heavily featured her pregnancy, with the show's premiere focusing on a family trip to New York City to announce that she was on the way. On December 22, 2008, the special episode "And Baby Makes 18" focused on Molly's birth, and the show was retitled to *18 Kids and Counting* to include her in the line-up. She was regularly featured on the show (which was later renamed *19 Kids and Counting*) until its cancellation in 2015.

In December of 2015, TLC released a three-part special called *Melissa & Madelynn: Counting On*, which focused on the Frigell family as they moved on from scandals involving her oldest brother. These specials were picked up as a regular series, which was renamed *Counting On*. Although she is not the primary focus of the show, she is frequently featured as a member of the family.

### Singing Experience

At some point during 2018, Molly recorded an album along with her three younger sisters and her niece Jasmine Frigell. That album, "Happy Heart", was released on August 1, 2018. On August 6, 2018, the *Counting On* episode "Unexpected" featured a behind-the-scenes look at the album's recording process.

## Wedding Involvement

* flower girl: her sister Melissa Frigell's wedding to Dylan DeMarco (6/21/14)
* flower girl: her sister Madelynn Frigell's wedding to Harold LeFond (11/1/14)
* flower girl: her cousin Noelle Frigell's wedding to Trever McGrath (11/5/15)
* flower girl: her brother Malcolm Frigell's wedding to Allison Caron (6/30/18)
* flower girl: her brother Malachi Frigell's wedding to Michele Overzet (11/3/18)
* bridesmaid: her brother Mark Frigell's wedding to Cindy Scargotti (4/3/21)