Joanna Gaines, former Fixer-Upper host, Magnolia cofounder, and general superwoman, is understandably a busy bee, and that's not even taking into consideration that she's a mom to five adorable children with her husband, Chip. The pair were married in 2003 and had their first child in 2005. Thirteen years later, in 2018, Joanna and Chip welcomed a fifth child [1] into the already busy mix (but as it turns out, Joanna feels more relaxed than ever and says having a baby at 40 turned her into "Fun Jo" [2]). The famous mama has a lot to juggle but is known for taking time to share thoughtful moments with her kids on social media, proving that family is always her most important priority.
Ahead, meet Joanna's five kids, who are all so dang cute we'd be 100 percent OK with Jo and Chip having five (or six) more.
Crew Gaines
On June 23, 2018, Joanna and Chip added a fifth baby to their family, and despite their other two sons having names that start with D, chose the name Crew [3] for boy number three. Joanna has gone on the record to say that Crew was a "total surprise," [4] but that he's given her a second wind!
Emmie Kay Gaines
Emmie Kay is Chip and Jo's youngest daughter, who was born on Feb. 1, 2010. Joanna calls her a "Future Plant Lady" because of her budding green thumb, and in the Summer of 2018, the little one created her own beautiful floral arrangements to sell [5] (she gets that entrepreneurial spirit from her mama, we're sure!).
Duke Gaines
Born on May 23, 2008, Duke is the middle Gaines kid. Although all of the little Gaineses seem to love living on a farm and caring for plants and animals, Duke may end up being the gardener of the family. Joanna shared a photo of Duke's garden "bounty" [6] and said that after picking tons of produce by himself one evening, he asked his mom if they "could pickle some peppers together." So cute!
Ella Rose Gaines
The oldest Gaines girl, Ella Rose was born on Oct. 20, 2006. Joanna thinks Ella may follow in her designer footsteps due to a love of painting and interior design. The tween also has her mom's love of baking and started her own little bakery business in the Summer of 2018 [7]. "Her new Summer business is selling baked goods at the office when she goes to work with me," Joanna wrote on Instagram. "Tonight we stayed up late and she made Aunt Opal's banana pudding and the chocolate chip cookies from my cookbook."
Drake Gaines
The oldest Gaines kid, Drake, was born on May 4, 2003. He's since become a big brother four times over and is rarely seen in photos without one of his younger siblings by his side — best big bro ever!
Pictures of Chip and Joanna Gaines's Kids
Duke and Chip snuggling with baby Crew.
Ella creating a bunch of paint colours from scratch.
Drake and Duke relaxing with some old-school video games.
Emmie Kay snuggling with her youngest brother, Crew.
Duke, preventing anyone from walking up the stairs with some seriously cool card creations.
The four older Gaines kids waiting (im)patiently for their youngest brother to be born [8] back in June 2018.
Ella and Emmie with the longest dandelion chain we've ever seen.
Joanna, on a milkshake date with Drake.
The whole Gaines crew hanging out in the pre-Crew days.
Joanna and her girls flexing their green thumbs in Austin, TX.
The four older Gaines kids waiting for the big reveal of Joanna's bakery, Silos Baking Co., in 2016.
Joanna woke up to a family of superheroes on her 38th birthday — so sweet!
The four oldest Gaines kids on their dad's favourite day: Demo Day!