Annual Chapter

Year in Review

Every year, one chapter. A living record of the McGee family — who we are, what we built, and what we're grateful for.

The Big Moments

💒 Wedding

November 1, 2025 — Greer, Arizona

In the mountains of Greer, surrounded by the people they love most, Ben and Brittney became the McGees. Mountain air, the words they'd both been writing for years, finally spoken out loud. Read their vows →

🌏 Honeymoon

Thailand — November 2025

Two weeks in Thailand as husband and wife. Temples, beaches, night markets, and the best food of their lives. Their first adventure as the McGees — and exactly the reset they needed before everything that came next.

🌿 December Surprise

Newlyweds. Expecting. December 2025.

They came home from Thailand as two. Before the year was out, they found out they'd be three — plus Levi and Phoenix. The most unexpected and most perfect way to close the chapter that changed everything.

✝️ Faith

Married before God and everyone they love

The ceremony was Christian. The vows were personal. The faith underneath all of it — in God, in each other, in what they were building — was the whole point. "All of life is all for Jesus."

The Big Moments

💍 Marriage

November 1, 2025 — Ben & Brittney wed in Greer, AZ

In the mountains of Greer, surrounded by everyone they love, Ben and Brittney became the McGees. Mountain air and the beginning of everything official.

🌿 Baby McGee

Coming September 4, 2026 — gender unknown

Found out in late December 2025, weeks after returning from Thailand. The best possible wedding gift. The nursery is ready. The family is ready. The name is TBD.

🧒 Levi

Golden Birthday — turned 7 on April 7th

Levi's golden birthday. Finishing 1st grade. About to start 2nd. About to become a big brother. A year of firsts for a kid who handles everything with more grace than most adults.

🐾 Bentley

April 9, 2026 — the goodest boy passed peacefully

10½ years. Brittney's service animal, shadow, and best friend. He was at the wedding. He crashed the proposal. He left loved. The house is quieter. The hearts are fuller for having had him.

🌲 mcgeefamily2025.com

The McGee family website launches

A baby shower invite that became a full family legacy website. Gallery, timeline, our story, letters to the kids, and a custom domain. Something for future generations to find.

✝️ Faith

Rooted at Redemption Tempe

All of life is all for Jesus. The McGees are Christians — not perfectly, not quietly, but genuinely. Faith first. Family always. Forever.

Annual Letter · December 2026

To Everyone Who's Been Part of This Year

2026 was the year we became official. Ben and Brittney got married on a mountain in Greer, flew to Thailand, came home newlyweds, and found out a baby was on the way — all in the span of about six weeks. If you had told us a year ago where we'd be standing, we might not have believed you.

We lost Bentley in April. That one still hurts in ways we don't always have words for. He was there from the beginning of Brittney's story — long before Ben, long before Levi. He was at the wedding. He jumped in the lake during the proposal. He was the goodest boy until the very end.

But grief and gratitude can coexist. And this year had both in abundance. Levi turned seven on the seventh. Baby McGee is coming. The family is bigger and louder and more full of love than it's ever been.

Thank you for being part of it. For the RSVPs, the prayers, the messages, the presence. Faith. Family. Forever — we mean it.

— Ben, Brittney, Levi & Baby McGee 🌿
Arizona · 2026

Levi's 7th Golden Birthday · April 7, 2026

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Looking Ahead to 2027

Baby McGee will be walking by then. Levi will be in 3rd grade. Ben will have his BA. And the McGee story will have a whole new chapter to tell.

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