The thermometer may be climbing into the 80’s in Waco, Texas this week as spring breakers flock to the Magnolia Silos, but Chip and Joanna Gaines put their family’s spring break plans on ice.
Or make that snow!
The HGTV and Magnolia Network stars took their family on a ski trip, though in an Instagram post, Joanna Gaines comments that what she did doesn’t really count as skiing.
The video, with Cake’s “The Distance” pumping out a beat, shows everyone including 6-year-old Crew skiing down the slopes with ease. Except Joanna. The footage comically keeps switching back to her struggling to get her footing and even sitting down on her skis at one point. Finally Jo gingerly makes her way down the mountain with her skis pointed inward to slow her speed.
Meanwhile, the youngest Gaines, Crew, flies down the slopes without any poles.
Joanna Gaines kept her sense of humor about her skiing skill though, captioning the video, “Another family ski trip in the books!
Except mine doesn’t count as skiing.🫣🤭🙃”
Gaines Family Hits Disney World
The ski vacation wasn’t the family’s only recent outing.
Three weeks ago, Jo posted hilarious pictures of her and Chip riding rollercoasters at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The caption reads, “One of us LOVES roller coasters, and one of us does not 🤣 ➡️ @chipgaines” with the first set of pictures showing a smiling, laughing Jo enjoying herself. But swipe to the next photo and you’ll see a series of funny pictures of Chip showing some mixed emotions on his wild rides.
It is unclear if the Gaines’ older children- sons Drake, 20, and Duke, 16, and daughters, Ella, 18, and Emmie, 15 were along on the Disney trip. But Joanna posted a video showing youngest son Crew hugging Mickey Mouse, watching fireworks, and soaking up Disney fun.
It also shows a much happier Chip riding a rollercoaster and Jo walking hand-in-hand with Crew, who is sporting Mickey Mouse ears. In the post’s caption, Jo writes, “We surprised Crew with a trip to @waltdisneyworld and we ALL had the very best day. It’s no wonder they call it the most magical place on earth ✨”
In the video, Crew is often seen with a young girl, likely to be his cousin. Jo’s sister Mikey McCall had her sixth child, a daughter, around the time Jo gave birth to Crew. Mikey is seen in the video riding a rollercoaster beside sister Joanna.
Joanna Says She’s Being Intentional About Spending Time With Kids
Joanna Gaines has been transparent about her sadness about oldest son Drake leaving for college. And her trepidation that oldest daughter Ella will soon follow.
“Knowing that [the older kids] will be gone in the next few years, I’ve made a conscious decision to create micro-moments, to feel in the now with our family, just be really more intentional with our time together,” Joanna told PEOPLE. “And hopefully, try and slow it all down a bit!”
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