Joanna Gaines’son Drakeis officially a high school graduate!
On Saturday, theFixer Upperstar commemorated her and husbandChip’s firstborn graduating from high school with an Instagram video showing moments from hischildhood captured on camera.
“It feels like just yesterday that we were cheering him on as he took his first steps…but last weekend, as he walked across the stage to receive his high school diploma (!!) we were cheering him on as he took his first steps into a world beyond what he’s known,” Joanna, 45, said of her 18-year-old.
“We’re so proud of you, Drake,” she added with a red heart emoji and a hashtag of his baseball jersey number, 16.
The Magnolia Network founder also shared a sweet photo of Drake hugging his youngest brotherCrew, 4, while he waited in his seat to receive his diploma.
“Melt. My. Heart. ❤️,” themom of fivecaptioned thetender moment on Instagram.
Back in August when Drake started his senior year, Joanna and Chip, 48, spoke with PEOPLE about how emotional it was to knowher oldest would soon be leaving the nest.
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Meanwhile, Chip said he was choosing to focus on all the exciting aspects of watching Drake prepare for his next chapter. “I think, like anything, we’ve done our job. And now with this little boy, man, whatever he is, it’s going to be exciting to see what he becomes, and I think it’s healthy,” he added.
Along with Drake and Crew, the couple also shareson Duke, 15, and daughtersElla Rose, 16, andEmmie Kay, 13.
source: people.com
