Joanna Gaines Parenting Moments With Kids

1 When she let Duke play all over the stairs even though he was blocking everyone's way.

Sometimes it's just easier to give in.

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2 When she gave her kids any old thing to play with.

As it turns out, these plastic cups kept her kids and their cousins busy for a whole week. That's impressive!

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3 When she didn't even have a minute to relax after a long day of work because Duke wanted to pickle peppers.

But that's a pretty cute request, so she rolled with it.

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4 When her heart almost burst at this newborn cuddlefest.

The age gap between Jo's kids hasn't affected Crew's initiation into the family in the slightest.

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5 When she shared her laundry room scene post-vacation.

Yup, that looks familiar.

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6 When she was duped by a great Black Friday sale.

This foosball table was only about five times smaller than she expected it to be.

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7 When she made frozen pizza for dinner.

Sometimes that's all you have the bandwidth for, and that's OK.

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8 When she got excited about one of her little ones potentially following in her designer footsteps.

Move over, Jo — Ella may be the next big thing on HGTV!

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9 When she had a late and messy night with her newborn.

We all know those all too well.

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10 When she woke up to a room of superheroes.

Kids in costume 24/7 is pretty much the norm (a husband in costume, maybe not as much).

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11 When she shared Emmie's sweet New Year's resolution.

Of course it mentions unicorns.

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12 When she found her shower floor covered in plastic dinosaurs.

Typical.

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13 When she tried to be a cool mom in front of her kids.

But totally ate sh*t (how the hell do kids balance on those things?!)

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14 When she happened upon a paper towel rabbit princess castle late at night.

Bedtime can wait until the rabbit princesses are situated.

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15 When she realized that the bush she planted by her girls' window was a metaphor for parenting.

Sometimes the simplest things remind us about the basics of parenting.

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16 When she reveled in the fact that Emmie was entertaining herself on a Saturday.

That is quite the DIY costume!

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17 When she found a pair of her girls' shoes covered in mud.

At least they're playing outside?

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18 When she had to somehow fit eating into her super busy schedule.

And even though it's homemade, gourmet-looking macaroni and cheese, of course it's macaroni and cheese.

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19 When she got milkshakes with Drake dressed as a Stormtrooper.

Just a normal day in the life with kids.

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