Thought you had it tough raising your kids? Try raising 8! On the hit TLC TV show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," we see married couple Jon and Kate Gosselin go through the daily struggles--and, of course, the daily joys--of raising their adorable children: 8-year-old twins Cara and Mady, and 4-year-old sextuplets Leah, Hannah, Alexis, Aaden, Collin, and Joel.
In their new book, "Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets," Kate Gosselin talks about the infertility treatments she underwent in order to become pregnant and the how the couple's strong Christian faith has helped them make it through tough times.
I recently had the chance to interview Kate and she told me a bit about her favorite family Christmas traditions.
"I love Christmas. I started probably the year the little kids were born. I wanted to make Christmas as special as I could on a low budget for Mady and Cara."I started making sticky buns from scratch on Christmas morning and hot chocolate. That's our standard breakfast that started that year. We have a little routine where we open our stockings and we eat our breakfast. It's just all about routine on Christmas, and the memories, and just having fun.
"Anything goes on Christmas. If you wanna eat pie for lunch, you can do it. The day of Christmas is [when we have] our main traditions. Last year we started Christmas caroling and baking cookies and taking those cookies that night as we Christmas carol. We'll do that again this year."
Stay tuned for the full-length interview with Kate Gosselin, coming soon.
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Thank you for your comment momof3qts alot of these people on these pages are so wierd i just dont understand why people are bashing this family so bad it is really wierd to me hey i have a problem solver dont watch the show and get a life freaks
I love this family, I pray that they will come back after a good rest if they want or maybe make a special once a year. The children are so cute and really great kids. They have really special Dad and Mom.
My prays are with them as they go along. Hope to see them again if it's what they want.
Have a great time in the new home, run and play,sing @ swing, enjoy your new puppies.
Don't let people upset you, they just don't have enough to keep them busy.
Jon and Kate marriage is a full time job and I know you two can make that fifty year mark. All ten of you are glued togather with Love and faith. God Bless you all. Grandmother Jackie.
I really like Jon and Kate Plus 8, and I think they are great parents and good for them. I'm not a parent, not married, but I do love this show. People need to get a life instead of bashing the Gosselins.
I love Jon & Kate PLUS 8. My husband and I went through infertility treatments until we could no longer afford them. We then decided to adopt a child from Guatemala. Our first born was a son. There's no difference to us because he's our son and God knows how very much we love him. Four years later we adopted another child from Guatemala and this time it was a girl. God also knows that how she got here makes no difference, she also is loved to death.
I would like to say to Jon & Kate, Step back and have a little Jon & Kate time. Think about the things that you have always loved about each other. The things that attracted you to each other in the first place. Find that feeling of love again. I still see it in your eyes and in the eyes of your children. Love each other, love the children and have faith in God for the rest.
I would love to get kate's recipe for sticky buns.
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