All About Chip and Joanna Gaines' 5 Kids

Mar. 15, 2025

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The couplegot marriedon May 31, 2003, in their hometown ofWaco, Texas, and have gone on tobuild a successful home renovation business. TheFixer Upperstars have since welcomed five children as well: Drake, 20, Ella, 18, Duke, 16, Emmie, 15, and Crew, 6.

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He continued, “When I got to be a parent, I don’t know what it is about it … I feel a little bit like a drill sergeant sometimes. Some elements of my personality, as a parent, I’m not real crazy about.”

But no matter how much success the Gaines family might experience with theirMagnoliaempire, they always try to ensure their kids have a “normal” upbringing.

“They’re so young and we want to give them the chance to havea normal childhood,” Joanna shared with PEOPLE. “When we wake up in the morning, I think we’re normal. But then you go to Target and it’s definitely different. We’re both in awe.”

The couple are also trying to “instill kindness” in their children. “Every day we try to teach our own kids to be kind to themselves, to each other, to neighbors and especially to those who look like they are alone,” Joanna told PEOPLE in November 2019.

Here’s everything to know about Chip andJoanna Gaines' five children.

Drake Gaines, 20

Chip and Joanna first became parents when they welcomed their son Drake on Feb. 5, 2005. Drake was named after theDrake Hotelin New York City, where the couple went on their honeymoon.

Drake, who has takenan interest in baseballandwatersports, appears to have agood sense of humor, often joking around with his dad. Fans got a peek intotheir father-son relationshipduringFixer Upper’sfinal seasonwhen Drake made a brief appearance on the show.

“Did you think when you were on the mound, ‘I wish I was as handsome as my dad?’ " Chip asked Drake after watching his baseball game.

“Uh, no, because it’s already true,” Drake quipped.

As Drake has grown up, Chip and Joanna have had to adjust to big life changes — like helping their eldestget his driver’s license. “I was so excited leading up to it, and Jo was too, kind of,” Chip shared with PEOPLE in 2021.

However, the excitement for Joanna was short-lived: “Then we get this kid his license, and the first morning he goes to drive,Jo bawls her eyes out. She was just devastated and wanted no part. She wants to hire him a chauffeur!”

In August 2022, Joanna reflected onsending her son off to collegein an essay forMagnolia Journal. “Soon, our oldest son, Drake, will be leaving home for college,” she wrote. “In the grand scheme of heartbreaking things, this one comes with a lot of gratitude and excitement … But still, my first child is moving away, and our family dynamic will change because of it, and that can feel like a loss of its own.”

Joannamarked Drake’s high school graduationin May 2023 with an Instagram video showing pictures from her oldest’s childhood.

“It feels like just yesterday that we were cheering him on as he took his first steps,” Joanna wrote in the caption, “but last weekend, as he walked across the stage to receive his high school diploma (!!) we were cheering him on as he took his first steps into a world beyond what he’s known.”

Ella Gaines, 18

Chip and Joanna welcomed their first daughter,Ella Rose, on Oct. 20, 2006.

In 2019, when Ella was 13, Joanna shared that her daughter takes after her. “Ella is like me,” she told PEOPLE. “I think she’llfollow in my footstepsand have her hand in a lot of things. Right now she wants to cook, be a lead designer and have a donut truck.”

Ella has already forayed into the food industry,running a bakeryfrom the family’s kitchen. “Her new summer business is selling baked goods at the office when she goes to work with me,” Joanna wrote on Instagram in 2018. “Tonight we stayed up late and she made Aunt Opal’s banana pudding and the chocolate chip cookies frommy cookbook.”

The now-teenager also appears to have a green thumb. During an episode ofFixer Upper, Ella and her younger sister Emmie helped Joannatend their backyard rose garden.

“I love teaching the girls about what all goes into gardening, but I would say my favorite part about it is just getting to spend some time with them,” Joanna said on the episode.

Duke Gaines, 16

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TheFixer Upperstars welcomed their second son, Duke, on May 23, 2008.

Duke takes after big brother Drake and their dad with his good sense of humor. In season 5 ofFixer Upper, Duke, Chip andTim Tebowwere working on a wheelchair-accessible home when Duke decided to scour for scrap metal. He later turned in the metal for cash andwent on a shopping spree.

“Duke and I went to work a couple of weeks back, we salvaged a bunch of metal and we kept some of that money on the side so that we could bless the Copp family,” Chip shared on the episode. “And sweet Duke decided he wanted to buy just some necessities.”

“Why is it impossible to shop with me?” Chip asked.

“Because you look at everything and you’re like ‘Ooh we should buy this,’ " Duke joked.

His sense of humor was on display again in October 2022 whenhe wore a giant inflatable minion costumefromDespicable Mefor Halloween. Joanna shared a photo of Duke posing with a group of friends wearing simple costumes, captioned, “Duke did not get the memo 😂. She also included a video of Duke hilariously trying to fit through a doorway.

Emmie Gaines, 15

Chip and Joanna’s second daughter, Emmie Kay, was born on Jan. 5, 2010.

Like her older sister, Emmie has begun a food business of her own. She and her brother Duke sell produce and eggs door-to-door and have evenasked their parents for a farm truckfor the business.

“We printed labels for them, and once a week they go out and sell,” Joanna told PEOPLE in 2019. “They’re just like Chip: They don’t take no for an answer!”

And with her big sister, Emmie is in charge of caring for the chickens ontheir family farm, something dad Chip is “really proud” of.

Emmie likes to bake as well, and she’s evencreated her own cookie recipe. “She was determined to make up her own cookie recipe and I left the kitchen so she could surprise me (and so i wouldn’t micromanage her work in the kitchen😅). Let’s just say this was one of my favorite cookies I’ve ever tasted!” Joanna wrote on Instagram in November 2019. “I also love what she named them in her little cookbook, ‘Emmie Kay’s chocolate chip kisses cookie’ ❤️.”

Crew, 6

Chip and Joanna’s fifth child,son Crew, arrived on June 21, 2018.

Crew’s energy has also given Joanna a new perspective on life. “Ifeel younger than everbecause I now see the world like Crew sees it,” she told PEOPLE in 2020. “I’m very thankful.”

She continued, “When Crew is in the car with me, it’s always, ‘I see a sun, I see a tractor, I see a boat.’ He’s finding the simplest things, and in his mind it’s an amazing discovery, but to us it’s just stuff. When you look at things through the eyes of your children, it brings you back to that place of awe and wonder.”

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Crew has been following in his parent’s footsteps since he was an infant. He hasaccompanied Chip and Joanna to workand has served as hismom’s sous chef in the kitchen.

“He’s my little sidekick,” Joanna said of Crew when he was just 9 months old. “He comes to work with me every dayand goes to all my meetings.”

When he’s not helping out with the family business, Crew is indulging his creative imagination. In October 2022, Joanna shared a video of the mother-son duo enjoying outdoor adventures together on Instagram.

“He woke up this morning and said he wanted to be a ‘tire man’ and then he changed his mind and wanted to be a butterfly catcher and that turned into becoming a fire maker,” Joanna wrote alongside the video. “Thislittle guy makes life fun✨.”

source: people.com