Ree Drummond, Ladd Drummond and their granddaughter.Photo:Ree Drummond/thepioneerwoman.com; thepioneerwoman/Instagram
Ree Drummond/thepioneerwoman.com; thepioneerwoman/Instagram
Ree Drummondhas plenty to be proud of at home, because even though her kids are all grown up, they frequently return to her Pawhuska, Oklahoma estate for family fun.The Pioneer Womanhostess and her husband,Ladd, sharefive kids: Alex, 26, Paige, 24 Bryce, 21, Jamar, 21, and Todd, 19.Raising five kids may seem overwhelming, but the Food Network star looks at her busy lifewith optimism: “If you can just embrace the chaos and the funny parts, and really just kind of hang on and enjoy the ride, that’s what motherhood is,” Ree said in 2010.In 2024, their family grew once morewith the arrival of Alex’s first child, a daughter named Sofia Marie.From at-home gatherings to shared adventures, see the Drummond family’s unbreakable bond in photos.
Ree Drummondhas plenty to be proud of at home, because even though her kids are all grown up, they frequently return to her Pawhuska, Oklahoma estate for family fun.The Pioneer Womanhostess and her husband,Ladd, sharefive kids: Alex, 26, Paige, 24 Bryce, 21, Jamar, 21, and Todd, 19.
Raising five kids may seem overwhelming, but the Food Network star looks at her busy lifewith optimism: “If you can just embrace the chaos and the funny parts, and really just kind of hang on and enjoy the ride, that’s what motherhood is,” Ree said in 2010.
In 2024, their family grew once morewith the arrival of Alex’s first child, a daughter named Sofia Marie.
From at-home gatherings to shared adventures, see the Drummond family’s unbreakable bond in photos.
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Ree Drummond with her granddaughter.Ree Drummond/thepioneerwoman.com
Ree Drummond/thepioneerwoman.com
In December 2024, Ree’s family grew in a new way when she became a first-time grandma with the birth of Alex’s first child, a daughter named Sofia Marie.
02of 11Where the Heart IsRee Drummond and her daughter, Alex.Alex Drummond Scott/InstagramThroughout the year, Ree and Ladd bring their troop together to celebrate holidays and take part in some of their favorite holiday traditions, like wearing matching pajamas at Christmas time and cooking their favorite meals.Sometimes, however, the kids come back simply to soak up some family quality time. Alex, who now works for her mother’s brand, shared aMay roundupof photos with her mom, dad and siblings from a few days spent at home. “Where the ❤️ is :),” she captioned her post.
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Ree Drummond and her daughter, Alex.Alex Drummond Scott/Instagram
Alex Drummond Scott/Instagram
Throughout the year, Ree and Ladd bring their troop together to celebrate holidays and take part in some of their favorite holiday traditions, like wearing matching pajamas at Christmas time and cooking their favorite meals.
Sometimes, however, the kids come back simply to soak up some family quality time. Alex, who now works for her mother’s brand, shared aMay roundupof photos with her mom, dad and siblings from a few days spent at home. “Where the ❤️ is :),” she captioned her post.
03of 11Never Too Many Cooks in the KitchenRee Drummond and her daughters.Ree Drummond/InstagramIn April 2023, the Drummondsjoined to celebrate Easterat the home of Ladd’s late parents,ChuckandNan. Ree shareda few sweet snapsof the group, including one with her daughters Alex and Paige as they stirred up a less-than-traditional meal for the family.“Easter at Chuck & Nan’s house, the way it’s always been. We miss them, they loved Easter,” the blogger wrote on Instagram. “But so great to be together—our big, wacky crew. We skipped the ham and sides and wound up doing biscuits and gravy on paper plates. Maybe paper plates are why I’m smiling in these pics? 😂 Happy Easter, friends! ❤️”
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Ree Drummond and her daughters.Ree Drummond/Instagram
In April 2023, the Drummondsjoined to celebrate Easterat the home of Ladd’s late parents,ChuckandNan. Ree shareda few sweet snapsof the group, including one with her daughters Alex and Paige as they stirred up a less-than-traditional meal for the family.
“Easter at Chuck & Nan’s house, the way it’s always been. We miss them, they loved Easter,” the blogger wrote on Instagram. “But so great to be together—our big, wacky crew. We skipped the ham and sides and wound up doing biscuits and gravy on paper plates. Maybe paper plates are why I’m smiling in these pics? 😂 Happy Easter, friends! ❤️”
04of 11Always a Good TimeRee Drummond’s family.Ree Drummond/InstagramBut with five busy kids out in the world, it isn’t always easy to align schedules so everyone can be in the same room at once. In 2021, the eldest Drummond sibling Alex was missing from the annual pajama picture, having spent the holidays with her husbandMauricio Scott’s family.“The way that we’re doing this whole marriage-holiday-thing is we’re doing Thanksgiving with one of our families every year, and then Christmas with the other family, and it’ll flip-flop,” Alex explained on Instagram at the time, per her mom’sPioneer Woman blog. “So next year we’ll do Christmas with my family.”
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Ree Drummond’s family.Ree Drummond/Instagram
But with five busy kids out in the world, it isn’t always easy to align schedules so everyone can be in the same room at once. In 2021, the eldest Drummond sibling Alex was missing from the annual pajama picture, having spent the holidays with her husbandMauricio Scott’s family.
“The way that we’re doing this whole marriage-holiday-thing is we’re doing Thanksgiving with one of our families every year, and then Christmas with the other family, and it’ll flip-flop,” Alex explained on Instagram at the time, per her mom’sPioneer Woman blog. “So next year we’ll do Christmas with my family.”
05of 11Rooting for Each OtherRee Drummod’s family.Alex Drummond Scott InstagramStill, the Drummonds will take any opportunity to reunite throughout the year. In 2022, the girls joined their mom and dad tosupport Bryce at his college football game. Alex’s husband alsocame alongto see his brother-in-law score a win for the University of North Texas, which Bryce eventually transferred out of toenroll at Oklahoma State University.
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Ree Drummod’s family.Alex Drummond Scott Instagram
Still, the Drummonds will take any opportunity to reunite throughout the year. In 2022, the girls joined their mom and dad tosupport Bryce at his college football game. Alex’s husband alsocame alongto see his brother-in-law score a win for the University of North Texas, which Bryce eventually transferred out of toenroll at Oklahoma State University.
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Ree Drummond’s family.Alex Drummond Scott/Instagram
“Jamar’s accident, while terrible, did wind up having an unexpected benefit for our newly modified family: It forced all of us to get pretty darn close, and fast,” Ree wrotein her book,Frontier Follies.
She continued, “We were all up in Jamar’s business, and if there’d been any hesitation on any of our parts to interact and get comfortable with one another, his injury quickly knocked down those walls and gave us all a reason to come together. Jamar had to learn to trust us.”
07of 11A Mother’s LoveRee Drummond and Todd Drummond.Ree Drummond InstagramNow that Todd is out of the nest, he’s following in his big brother’s footsteps and playing football for theUniversity of South Dakota Coyotes. And just like Bryce, the youngest Drummond sibling has his family’s support behind him. Ree shared an adorable photo from one of Todd’s fall football games this year and opened up about life as an empty nester.“In this photo from last Saturday, I am displaying the classic goofy, dreamy, I-get-to-see-my-kid-for-two-whole-hours empty nest sad-but-happy mom smile,” the cookbook author wrote alongside a photo withher son in his uniform. “Let me know if you get it. (I love you, Todd.❤️)”
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Ree Drummond and Todd Drummond.Ree Drummond Instagram
Ree Drummond Instagram
Now that Todd is out of the nest, he’s following in his big brother’s footsteps and playing football for theUniversity of South Dakota Coyotes. And just like Bryce, the youngest Drummond sibling has his family’s support behind him. Ree shared an adorable photo from one of Todd’s fall football games this year and opened up about life as an empty nester.
“In this photo from last Saturday, I am displaying the classic goofy, dreamy, I-get-to-see-my-kid-for-two-whole-hours empty nest sad-but-happy mom smile,” the cookbook author wrote alongside a photo withher son in his uniform. “Let me know if you get it. (I love you, Todd.❤️)”
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Ree and Ladd Drummond.Ree Drummond/Instagram
Ree Drummond/Instagram
“He looked handsome and had beer in a glass!” Ree captionedher social media updatefrom the event.
09of 11Big, Happy FamilyRee Drummond’s family.Ree Drummond/InstagramDuring the pandemic, Ree’s kids rallied to help their kitchen star mother continue filming through stay-at-home orders.“It’s beenan incredible bonding experiencefor the kids and me,” she said at the time.
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During the pandemic, Ree’s kids rallied to help their kitchen star mother continue filming through stay-at-home orders.
“It’s beenan incredible bonding experiencefor the kids and me,” she said at the time.
10of 11Bonded ForeverRee Drummond’s kids.Alex Drummond Scott/InstagramAlex gave her Instagram followers a glimpse into her familial bonds when she answered questionsabout their sibling dynamicsin a series of Instagram stories. The eldest of the five noted that she and the youngest, Todd, are particularly close despite their age gap.“Todd and I are more similar and then Bryce, Paige and Jamar are more similar,” Alex explained. “We kind of have that connection.”
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Ree Drummond’s kids.Alex Drummond Scott/Instagram
Alex gave her Instagram followers a glimpse into her familial bonds when she answered questionsabout their sibling dynamicsin a series of Instagram stories. The eldest of the five noted that she and the youngest, Todd, are particularly close despite their age gap.
“Todd and I are more similar and then Bryce, Paige and Jamar are more similar,” Alex explained. “We kind of have that connection.”
11of 11Better TogetherRee Drummond’s kids.Alex Drummond/instagramStill, Alex elaborated, the five of them “have a really fun dynamic” as a group.“I feel like I have a unique and fun relationship with each and every one of my siblings and even though we’re all very different personality-wise, we all just have so much fun together,” Drummond’s daughter —and colleague— said on social media. “I feel like I am more myself with my siblings than I am with anyone.”
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Ree Drummond’s kids.Alex Drummond/instagram
Still, Alex elaborated, the five of them “have a really fun dynamic” as a group.
“I feel like I have a unique and fun relationship with each and every one of my siblings and even though we’re all very different personality-wise, we all just have so much fun together,” Drummond’s daughter —and colleague— said on social media. “I feel like I am more myself with my siblings than I am with anyone.”
source: people.com