Three years ago today, Liz Johnston and Brice Bolden introduced the world to a five-pound, 10-ounce baby girl named Leighton Drew Bolden. Today, that baby turns three — and she is no longer the only little one stealing the spotlight in this family. In one whirlwind year, Liz and Brice got married, welcomed a second baby, and turned Trent and Amber Johnston into grandparents twice over. As 7 Little Johnstons heads toward its Season 18 premiere on November 17, the show’s smallest stars are suddenly its biggest story.
Happy 3rd Birthday, Leighton!
Leighton arrived on November 3, 2023, weighing five pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. Like her dad, she is of average height — a detail fans celebrated from day one. Three years later, that toddler is a full-fledged big sister.
Just days after turning two, Leighton served as flower girl at her parents’ wedding — a tiny star in a very big moment. Now, at three, she is the one teaching the household’s newest member the ropes, and fans cannot get enough of the big-sister era.
Eight Weeks Ago, the Family Became Four
On September 8, 2026, Liz and Brice welcomed their second child, a son named Coleman Brice Johnston Bolden, by scheduled C-section. The name carries family history: Coleman honors a paternal great-grandfather, with Brice’s own name in the middle. “Our family is complete, with this happy handsome bundle of joy,” Liz wrote on Instagram as she shared the first photos of her newborn son.
The couple told TODAY they were “so happy to have Coleman here and to be home together as a family of four,” and were looking forward to watching Leighton and Coleman grow up together. According to reports, Liz and Brice have said Coleman will be their last baby — two kids, one complete family.
The Year That Built a Family of Four
Step back and look at the last twelve months, and the scale of it is staggering. On November 8, 2025, Liz and Brice married in an intimate fall ceremony at the Johnston family home in Forsyth, Georgia, with Leighton as flower girl. Four months later, on March 10, 2026, they announced their second pregnancy with photos of Leighton holding the ultrasound pictures. Even delivery day was a family affair, with Amber driving Liz and Brice to the hospital.
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What Season 18 Will Show — and the Question Splitting Fans
Here is the twist only longtime viewers will appreciate: 7 Little Johnstons films behind real life, so Season 18 follows Liz’s pregnancy rather than Coleman’s arrival. That means the season’s payoff is a moment fans already know ends happily — Liz and Brice waiting, worrying, and hoping for a baby who is now eight weeks old and home safe. Leighton appears on screen as a big sister in the making, with Trent and Amber settling into their roles as Lolli and Boppa.
And that has split the fandom right down the middle. One camp says the grandkids are the show’s future — its fresh, joyful heartbeat. The other camp says toddlers should stay mostly off camera — let the littlest Johnstons just be little. So tonight’s question is yours: should Leighton and Coleman be front and center in the seasons to come, or is it time to protect their privacy? Are you Team Front-and-Center, or Team Let Them Be Little? Tell us where you stand.
