Joanna Gaines Shares Her 6-Year-Old Son Crew Gave Her a Sweet Handwritten Note and Flower Bouquet 'Just Because'

Mar. 15, 2025

Joanna Gaines.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Joanna Gaines/Instagram

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Joanna Gaines/Instagram

Joanna Gainesis sharing the sweet surprise she received from her youngest son.On Thursday, Nov. 21, the Magnolia Network co-founder, 46, showed off a handwritten note and flower bouqueton Instagramgifted from her 6-year-old son Crew. “Just because I love you mom, love Crew,” read the heartwarming note.“Just because… 🧡🥹,” the proud mom captioned the photo.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Joanna and her husbandChip Gainesshare Crew, as well as four other kids: Drake, 19, Ella, 18, Duke, 16, and Emmie, 14.The mom of five recently opened up about her oldest son during an appearance onTodayon Oct. 22 alongside Chip, revealingthe teen added some personal touches to his college apartmentafter she decorated it for him.“I spend all this time and plan. I do it, and then the day I leave, he’ll send pictures to his siblings and then they’ll show me,” she explained to hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!A photo of Drake’s apartment popped up on the screen behind her as she spoke, showing a space that doesn’t exactly evoke Joanna’s signature farmhouse modern style.In the shot, a strip of blue LED lights can be seen glowing around the entire perimeter of the ceiling.“This is all about lighting. He wanted more lighting,” Joanna said. “He bought some lights on Amazon and strung them throughout his whole apartment. Now it looks like a club.”Chip jumped in to add his two cents.“This place was adorable the day before. Now he’s put disco lights in this thing. He’s got a smoke machine in the corner,” he joked before his wife cut in, “No he doesn’t. I hope he doesn’t.”

Joanna Gainesis sharing the sweet surprise she received from her youngest son.

On Thursday, Nov. 21, the Magnolia Network co-founder, 46, showed off a handwritten note and flower bouqueton Instagramgifted from her 6-year-old son Crew. “Just because I love you mom, love Crew,” read the heartwarming note.

“Just because… 🧡🥹,” the proud mom captioned the photo.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Joanna and her husbandChip Gainesshare Crew, as well as four other kids: Drake, 19, Ella, 18, Duke, 16, and Emmie, 14.

The mom of five recently opened up about her oldest son during an appearance onTodayon Oct. 22 alongside Chip, revealingthe teen added some personal touches to his college apartmentafter she decorated it for him.

“I spend all this time and plan. I do it, and then the day I leave, he’ll send pictures to his siblings and then they’ll show me,” she explained to hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

A photo of Drake’s apartment popped up on the screen behind her as she spoke, showing a space that doesn’t exactly evoke Joanna’s signature farmhouse modern style.

In the shot, a strip of blue LED lights can be seen glowing around the entire perimeter of the ceiling.

“This is all about lighting. He wanted more lighting,” Joanna said. “He bought some lights on Amazon and strung them throughout his whole apartment. Now it looks like a club.”

Chip jumped in to add his two cents.

“This place was adorable the day before. Now he’s put disco lights in this thing. He’s got a smoke machine in the corner,” he joked before his wife cut in, “No he doesn’t. I hope he doesn’t.”

source: people.com