Photo: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty ChipandJoanna Gaineshave a strong connection to New York City.Appearing onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Tuesday, the Magnolia couple talked about their ties to the Big Apple, where they honeymooned nearly 20 years ago after tying the knot.“A lot of anniversary trips are here in New York,” Joanna, 44, shared.“Jo has always loved this city. It’s always meant a lot to her,” Chip, 48, said. “She interned, back in the day, under Dan Rather, which was a cool honor for us and our community....

In a world that can often feel like it’s filled with tragedies and traumatic events, Chip andJoanna Gainesare determined to add some kindness. Betweenmass shootings, the tense political divide and anongoing global climate crisis, the hurt that many people are experiencing around the world began to weigh heavily on the couple. “All these terrible things that have happened just really shocked my system,” Chip, 45, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday, November 8....

ChipandJoanna Gainescan’t imagine life any other way now that they’ve welcomed sonCrew, but his addition to their family wasn’t exactly put into motion on purpose. “When I saw the results of the test, my jaw dropped,” Joanna, 40,told PEOPLE in aMay cover story about taking a pregnancy test after “feeling a little emotional and crazy.” She continued of her 43-year-old husband, “Chip was in the driveway about to leave when I called him back and said, ‘We’re pregnant!...

When it comes to the Gaines family,ChipandJoannasay there’s clearly one member of their clan who likes the spotlight a little more than the others. “It’s funny, out of all the Gainses, Crew likes being famous the most,” Chip, 44, tells PEOPLE inthis week’s first-ever Kindness Issue, on newsstands now. “Literally, he’ll sit up in our office at the Silos and bang on the window until finally people look up. Then he’ll wave to everyone shopping at the Silos....

So how have they been managing to do all that while raising 4-month-old sonCrew? Andrew Lipovsky/NBC “I think we’re really going to carve it out in a way that really makes sense to us and our families,” Chip, 43, said. “It’ll be filmed a lot in Waco, Texas, so we don’t have to travel a whole lot. All things being equal, we could not be more excited.” When Chip and Joanna endedFixer Upper,they did so tofocus on familyand their businesses....

Photo: Chip Gaines/Instagram ChipandJoanna Gainescelebrated their sonCrew‘s first football game! Meanwhile, father of five Chip, 43, simply captioned hisfamily photowriting, “#Gameday.” In both photos, little Crew could be seen peacefully sleeping on his mother’s chest. Not only did the Waco, Texas, natives celebrate their son’s first game, they also celebrated the 55-27 victory of their home team. Chip previously shared hislove for footballand impressive throwing arm in July when he posted a video of himself standing on the open deck at the stern of a boat and letting a long pass fly as eldest son Drake, 13, swooped in on a jet ski with a great catch....

The Gaines family has a new “favorite room” intheir Waco, Texas, farmhouse! “The renovation is done. We finally made it,” Joanna says in the sneak peek above of Friday’s new episode ofFixer Upper: Welcome Home, streaming on Discovery+. Joanna, 42, offers a glimpse of her newly dark green kitchen cabinets before showing off the new living room, which features a brick fireplace and vaulted ceilings, in a self-shot home video. Panning around she shows Chip, 46, lounging on one of a pair of sofas and three of their kids working on a puzzle in the corner....

Photo: Courtesy Magnolia Network/Discovery, Inc ChipandJoanna Gainesare addressing their critics. TheFixer Upperstarsrecently opened up in a lengthy interviewwithThe Hollywood Reporterabout some of the criticism they’ve faced around diversity and inclusion. It’s the first time they’ve spoken out about some of the push-back that’s come their way, though Joanna, 43, told the outlet she’s long wanted to discuss the topic. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘Can I just make a statement?’ " Joanna recalled, “tearing up a little” according toTHR....

Chip and Joanna Gaines.Photo: Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic ChipandJoanna Gainesare giving back to their fans. The emotional clip shows Dereniowski approaching members of the public and asking them if they’d like to buy a mystery cookbook for $1 at Silboration, Magnolia’s annual homecoming event in Chip and Joanna’s hometown of Waco, Texas. After two people turn the offer down, a man named Mark purchases the cookbook, which isvolume 3 of Joanna’s recipe bookMagnolia Table....

Chip andJoanna Gaines’s latest fixer-upper makeover impacted many lives — including their own. In an exclusive clip of the new episode ofFixer Upper: Welcome Home(above), streaming on Discovery+ Friday, the pair brings viewers through a temporary shelter for girls fleeing unsafe living situations intheir hometown of Waco, Texas,which they renovated with the goal of making it feel more like home for the girls in transition who stay there. “There’s nothing traditional about this, this is an emergency shelter that needs to practically meet the needs of 16 young ladies,” Chip, 46, says in the clip, explaining that the project is a little different than the ones he and his wife have worked on in the past....

Chip andJoanna Gainesmay be Magnolia tycoons today, but it wasn’t that long ago that theFixer Upperalums worried they could lose everything. “We kept pressing through, even in those hard times,” Joanna told the crowd. “The value of what we learned in that is something I’d never want to do again, but I’d never not want that. The hard is what makes us appreciate this.” And while it may look perfect on screen these days, the duo says the reality of working with your significant other certainly isn’t for everyone....

Photo: Courtesy of Magnolia Network Chip and Joanna Gaineshave anotherFixer Upperup their sleeves! Chip and Joanna are using the special opportunity to enliven a historic landmark and will have to tread lightly as they carefully navigate preserving the epic fixer’s integrity and beauty. In thewinter 2019 issue ofMagnolia Journal, Joanna opened up about purchasing the 1913 property called the Cottonland Castle, saying it was their dream to restore the structure in downtown Waco....

Chip and Joanna Gainesare diving into new territory! On Wednesday, the couple announced a new show on Magnolia Network,Fixer Upper: The Hotel,which will premiere in November. The six-episode series will follow the Gaineses as they renovate a historic building in downtown Waco, Texas, built in 1928. Per a release, the hotel will consist of four floors and feature 33 guest rooms, along with a restaurant, rooftop terrace, event space and ballroom....