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Joanna Gaines shared a heartfelt video of her family skiing and bonding during their spring break vacation
She said her oldest son Drake, 21, surprised her by bringing all of her children together for the trip
Joanna and her husband Chip Gaines share five kids —Drake, Ella, 19, Duke, 17, Emmie, 16, and Crew, 7
Joanna Gaines had an extra special family vacation when her oldest surprised her with all five of her kids!
The HGTV star, 47, shared a sweet video on her Instagram on Sunday, Mar. 15, as she recounted her family’s spring break vacation. In the video, Joanna and her husband Chip Gaines could be seen spending time with their family as they went skiing and stayed at a mountain house.
In a few clips, several of the couple’s children could be seen in very rare appearances. They played card games, sat around a fire and went skiing as they enjoyed their time together.
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“Spring break ’26,” wrote Joanna in her caption. “Card games for days ✔️ Skiing ✔️ Bowling ✔️ Fishing ✔️ Campfire-ing ✔️ (My oldest surprised me so all five of my babies were there 🤗😍🥹).”
Joanna and Chip share five kids: Drake, 21, Ella, 19, Duke, 17, Emmie, 16, and Crew, 7.
Back in December, Joanna shared an emotional video on her Instagram after her daughter Ella returned home for the holidays from college. In the clip, the teenager could be seen arriving at their house with her bags.
Joanna’s youngest son, Crew, then ran out of the house with his arms open, flinging himself around his sister. “Ella!” he screamed as she hoisted him up and spun him around.
The Gaines family.
Credit: Chip Gaines/Instagram
The two siblings then walked down the pathway to their house while Joanna filmed the sweet moment from behind. “Home for Christmas🎄🥹✨🥰 #bestbuds,” she wrote in the video.
In August, Joanna shared a candid update as Ella got ready to leave for school and her oldest son Drake got ready for his third year of college. The mom of five posted a photo of a room filled with boxes and took a minute in her caption to share how difficult this transition has been for her.
“They told me it would go by quicker than I think. That the days are slow but the years are fast. And darn it if they were right. This beautiful gift of time has roared past us all just like I was told,” Joanna wrote.
The Gaines family.
Credit: Joanna Gaines/Instagram
She added, “Help me to embrace change with a heart filled with hope for the part I know to be truer than the rest—my kids and I may have been made for each other, but I also believe they were made for more. More experiences, more knowledge, more growing than could ever happen within our walls.”
“My oldest son left for his third year of college while my oldest daughter packs for her first year across the country,” she continued. “This season already feels like one big, breathless surrender. Lord, how do I hold them close while also letting go?”
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