Chip GainestakesChristmastree shopping very seriously! On her Instagram Story on Sunday, Chip’s wifeJoanna Gainesshared that her husband had chosen a tree so large — 12 feet! — that it required assistance from some heavy-duty equipment to get it on top of their car to take home. “Chip picked this 12 ft beauty that required a little help from ol’ John Deere … ” Joanna, 41, labeled a video of Chip and a few other men working together atThe Robinson Family Farmin Temple, Texas, to get the tree secured atop their vehicle with the tractor....

Already parents to Drake, 13, Ella, 12, Duke, 9, and Emmie, 8. “It’s hard to believe this little turkey will only be 10 years old when Emmie is graduating from high school,” says Chip. “I think we have to have another one because I’m particular about the only child thing. Crew needs a sister to manage this whole thing out. Don’t be surprised if No. 6 is in the cards!”...

Chip and Joanna Gaines’ 16-year marriagehasn’t always been perfect, but it’stheir genuine love for each otherthat keeps them saying “I do.” TheFixer Upperalums recently opened up abouttheir relationshipfor PEOPLE’s Kindness Issue, on newsstands Friday, November 8, and shared their secrets for a romance that lasts. The couple, who sharefive childrenand a slew of alifestyle empire, revealed that when things get tough, they always put kindness first — even when they are at odds....

Chip Gaines has his hands full — and he couldn’t be happier about it! “We are so freaking optimistic and excited,” Chip tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. And he’s not afraid of the hard work still ahead. In fact, the family’s motto is “the Gaineses can do hard things.” “I want our kids to be drawn to what’s uncomfortable because the good stuff takes work,” says Chip, who shares Drake, 16, Ella, 14, Duke, 12, Emmie, 10, and Crew, 2, with Joanna....

Chip andJoanna Gainesjustcelebrated 16 years of marriage, but before theFixer Upperstars met back in 2001,Chip, 44, was in no rush to settle down. “I really wasn’t that guy,” he says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “I dated girls whose goal in life was to get married and have kids. They had it all planned out, but I was too selfish. It was about me and what I wanted to do, and I didn’t have anything tying me down....

Chip Gaines grew up thinking that his destiny was to be the star of every show — until he met his wife, Joanna. In the personal piece, titled “Best Supporting Role,” the home renovation expert explains that he always believed that he was meant for the spotlight, even considering that he might grow up to be the President of the United States — “In my dreams, it was me standing at the podium giving the State of the Union address to millions of Americans,” he writes....

Photo: Kennebec Cabin Company Chip Gainesis speaking candidly about how he and his wife Joanna struggled to keep up with the demands ofFixer Upperyears before theyended the show in 2018. “When we got into that particular season, and I think it was the third or fourth, we were behind on the season we were wrapping,” Chip says. “We were trying to get ahead on the season we were about to do....

Chip Gainesmay have just finished his second long-distance race, but he hasn’t always been in the best shape of his life. The idea for the Silo District Marathon came when Chip met a woman named Gabriele (Gabe) who was running in Central Park with her partner Justin while visiting New York City for hisCapital Gainesbook tour. Magnolia He explains that he attempted to strike up a conversation with the couple, asking them “how long it would take for an out-of-shape guy like me to train for a marathon....

Chip Gainescompleted his first marathon — but it wasn’t a pain-free experience. In a post on theMagnolia blog, the formerFixer Upperstar detailed his “tough” experience running the first Silo District Marathon, a race he started with wife Joanna in 2018. “Last year, I took on thefull marathonand after running those 26.2 miles, I was numb and literally had nothing left in me,” Gaines writes. “As I crossed the finish line, I was so out of gas that I could barely move, much less see the incredible things happening all around me....

TheFixer Upperalums recently sat down with Oprah to talk about their lives as business partners and parents in aSuper Soulspecial that premieres on Discovery+ on March 13. In the exclusive clip, above, the media mogul asks the couple how fame has impacted them and their decision to take a year off after their hit showended in April 2018. “I have discovered that fame is just, your life is the same, you’re the same, and everybody has an idea of what that is, it’s just more people know your name....

Photo: Courtesy Chip & Joanna Gaines ChipandJoanna Gaines' marriage started off in a rather unconventional way. In a new special edition of PEOPLE,Chip & Joanna Gaines: 20 Years of Marriage and Magnolia, the couple revealed that Chip proposed to Joanna without a ring at a shopping mall — but he had a plan all along. Once she said yes, he was able to bring her into a friend’s jewelry store inside the mall where she was able to design her own engagement ring....

Chip Gainesis adad of fiveand despite all his experience raising kids, theFixer Upperstar, 44, admits he’s had his fair share of parenting fails. He and his wife and business partnerJoanna Gainesare parents to five children:Crew, 11 months,Emmie Kay, 9,Duke, 10,Ella Rose, 12, andDrake, 14. “I made every mistake in the book with Drake and Ella both,” he says in the latest issue of PEOPLE. “There’s lots of stories of me leaving kids places I shouldn’t have left them....

Photo: Chip Gaines/Instagram Chip Gaineshas the cutest running buddy. On Monday, theFixer Upperstar, 47, shared Instagram photos from the charity marathon he ran with his 3-year-old sonCrewover the weekend. The father-son duo were twinning in the same t-shirt for the event with coordinating sweatbands around their heads. “Today kicked off our 3rd Silo District Marathon—and our 1st without my friend@gigrunewald. Thousands of runners gathering in Waco today/tomorrow to support cancer research,” Chip captioned a photo of himself running with Crew....