Chip and Joanna Gaines.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyChipandJoanna Gainesare looking back at 20 years of their family.Reflecting on this moment in their relationship and their business partnership, the couple sat down withJenna Bush Hagerand her twin sisterBarbara Pierce Bushin Texas to talk family and their Magnolia empire.When Bush Hager, 41, asked what it’s like for the family to have five kids ranging from ages 5 to 18, Joanna noted that bunch includes “four teenagers!““I know that I’m their mother but they just feel like just your friends,” Joanna said of Crew, 5,Emmie, 13,Duke, 15,Ella, 16, andDrake, 18.“It’s just a sweet season where the older they get, just the connection that’s there. Like, I want to hang out with them,” she laughed. “And then the 5-year-old, that just helps with perspective. Like, hold on tight. They grow up really fast.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The mom also opened up about the “interesting dynamic this year,” with their oldest off at college.When Bush Hager asked if they cried, Joanna said, “I did,” while Chip joked, “I would have cried if the boy stayed any longer.““I showed some clips of y’all’s college experience and I was like, ‘If you’re not like these girls, boy, don’t even come home,'” he laughed.Chip and Joanna Gaines four older kids.Chip Gaines/InstagramIn April, Joannashared photos of her family vacation to South Korea. Posting an Instagram Reel, the Magnolia mogul’s older set of kids are pictured with their cousins, enjoying cafés and shopping as they explored Seoul, where Joanna’s momwas born and raised.“These little quarter-Korean kids love all the Korean soups. My mom fed this to them when they were babies so they are familiar w all the flavors,” Joanna noted in a photo where Crew happily enjoyed a bowl of soup.“For years, my mother has talked abouttaking her three daughters to Seoul, Koreawhen the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. And for years, that’s all it was—a dream we’d talk about in that ‘maybe, someday’ way we all do when something feels just a little out of reach.““But this year, we decided to finally book it, and we convinced 24 members of our family to come with us to visit the place where my mom grew up,” theFixer Upper: Welcome Homestar wrote in the caption.
Chip and Joanna Gaines.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
ChipandJoanna Gainesare looking back at 20 years of their family.Reflecting on this moment in their relationship and their business partnership, the couple sat down withJenna Bush Hagerand her twin sisterBarbara Pierce Bushin Texas to talk family and their Magnolia empire.When Bush Hager, 41, asked what it’s like for the family to have five kids ranging from ages 5 to 18, Joanna noted that bunch includes “four teenagers!““I know that I’m their mother but they just feel like just your friends,” Joanna said of Crew, 5,Emmie, 13,Duke, 15,Ella, 16, andDrake, 18.“It’s just a sweet season where the older they get, just the connection that’s there. Like, I want to hang out with them,” she laughed. “And then the 5-year-old, that just helps with perspective. Like, hold on tight. They grow up really fast.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The mom also opened up about the “interesting dynamic this year,” with their oldest off at college.When Bush Hager asked if they cried, Joanna said, “I did,” while Chip joked, “I would have cried if the boy stayed any longer.““I showed some clips of y’all’s college experience and I was like, ‘If you’re not like these girls, boy, don’t even come home,'” he laughed.Chip and Joanna Gaines four older kids.Chip Gaines/InstagramIn April, Joannashared photos of her family vacation to South Korea. Posting an Instagram Reel, the Magnolia mogul’s older set of kids are pictured with their cousins, enjoying cafés and shopping as they explored Seoul, where Joanna’s momwas born and raised.“These little quarter-Korean kids love all the Korean soups. My mom fed this to them when they were babies so they are familiar w all the flavors,” Joanna noted in a photo where Crew happily enjoyed a bowl of soup.“For years, my mother has talked abouttaking her three daughters to Seoul, Koreawhen the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. And for years, that’s all it was—a dream we’d talk about in that ‘maybe, someday’ way we all do when something feels just a little out of reach.““But this year, we decided to finally book it, and we convinced 24 members of our family to come with us to visit the place where my mom grew up,” theFixer Upper: Welcome Homestar wrote in the caption.
ChipandJoanna Gainesare looking back at 20 years of their family.
Reflecting on this moment in their relationship and their business partnership, the couple sat down withJenna Bush Hagerand her twin sisterBarbara Pierce Bushin Texas to talk family and their Magnolia empire.
When Bush Hager, 41, asked what it’s like for the family to have five kids ranging from ages 5 to 18, Joanna noted that bunch includes “four teenagers!”
“I know that I’m their mother but they just feel like just your friends,” Joanna said of Crew, 5,Emmie, 13,Duke, 15,Ella, 16, andDrake, 18.
“It’s just a sweet season where the older they get, just the connection that’s there. Like, I want to hang out with them,” she laughed. “And then the 5-year-old, that just helps with perspective. Like, hold on tight. They grow up really fast.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The mom also opened up about the “interesting dynamic this year,” with their oldest off at college.
When Bush Hager asked if they cried, Joanna said, “I did,” while Chip joked, “I would have cried if the boy stayed any longer.”
“I showed some clips of y’all’s college experience and I was like, ‘If you’re not like these girls, boy, don’t even come home,'” he laughed.
Chip and Joanna Gaines four older kids.Chip Gaines/Instagram
In April, Joannashared photos of her family vacation to South Korea. Posting an Instagram Reel, the Magnolia mogul’s older set of kids are pictured with their cousins, enjoying cafés and shopping as they explored Seoul, where Joanna’s momwas born and raised.
“These little quarter-Korean kids love all the Korean soups. My mom fed this to them when they were babies so they are familiar w all the flavors,” Joanna noted in a photo where Crew happily enjoyed a bowl of soup.
“For years, my mother has talked abouttaking her three daughters to Seoul, Koreawhen the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. And for years, that’s all it was—a dream we’d talk about in that ‘maybe, someday’ way we all do when something feels just a little out of reach.”
“But this year, we decided to finally book it, and we convinced 24 members of our family to come with us to visit the place where my mom grew up,” theFixer Upper: Welcome Homestar wrote in the caption.
source: people.com
