Joanna Gaines Reveals Exciting Family Update Ahead of the Holidays
What To Know
- Joanna Gaines’ daughterEllaleft for college in August.
- Ella will make her design debut in Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House.
- With two of their five children now in collegeJoanna and Chip Gaines are spending more time in Colorado with their family.
The holiday season is in full swing in the Gaines household. Joanna Gaines has already put up her Christmas decorationsand she’s thrilled to kick off the festivities with her loved ones.
Joanna is busy prepping for Thanksgivingespecially in the kitchenbut she was able to share an exciting family update that will warm the hearts of all parents.
In a November 25 Instagram StoryJoanna shared a photo of her sonCrewhugging his big sister, Ella. “Momis this a dream? Ella is home!” Crew saidaccording to Joanna’s caption. The HGTV star added“She’s back from college.”
Their reunion comes ahead of Ella’s design debut in Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain Housewhich premieres on December 9. The new Magnolia Network/HGTV show will see Joanna’s second-oldest child revamp the cottage on their new Rockies property. Earlier this yearElla took the reins on the projectjust before she started up at the Parsons School of Design in New York City.
“Over the past few yearsElla has really come into her own when it comes to developing her own personal ,” Joanna wrote for Magnolia Journal earlier this month. “I love her eyeso I asked her to design the small cottage adjacent to the main house. It was so sweet to share this experience with her before she went off to college.”
Ella is one of Joanna and her husband Chip Gaines‘ five kids. Her older brotherDrakegoes to school in Texas at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Duke17Emmie15and Crew7are all still under the Gaines roofso Joanna and Chip have a ways to go until they’re empty nesters. StillDrake and Ella’s departures had Joanna feeling very emotional. She shared a glimpse at her family’s “last dinner together” on August 9.
“Thankful for the group hug and all the puppies to help me work through my wide range of emotions,” she captioned the Instagram post. “I love you kids so much 🩵.”
A few days laterJoanna revealed that Ella was headed off to schoolposting an Instagram photo of Ella’s bags and cow stuffed animal. “Our little girlall grown up. ✨🙏🏼🥹#headedtocollege,” Joanna captioned it.
Joanna elaborated on the change during an August 19 appearance on Todayexplaining that Ella going away to college didn’t feel the same as Drake going back to school. “She went further and she’s my girl,” the Fixer Upper star said. “SoI thought‘OhI have this down with Drake. I already know.’ It’s totally different.”
A few months laterJoanna opened up about her family’s decision to spend more time in Coloradowhere they’ve traveled to frequently over the years. “Somewhere along the way Chip and I started to wonder if Colorado was meant to be a bigger part of our family’s future,” she wrote in Magnolia Journal. “With the kids getting older and going off to colleges in different directionswe kind of loved the idea of having a central place where we could all gather togethera place with all the same comfort and intention and care as the farmhouse in Waco.”
Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain HouseSeries PremiereTuesdayDecember 9HGTV and Magnolia NetworkStreaming Same Day on HBO Max and Discovery+
