2. Jon and Kate
•Jon and Kate met in October
and said it was “love at first
sight”
•They got married when Jon was
22 and Kate was 24
•Jon works full time as an IT
analyst and Kate quit her job as
a nurse to take care of the kids
•Had problems getting pregnant
and used a fertility treatment
called IUI
3. •The twins were
Mady and Cara
born on October
8, 2000
•Mady is out going
and bossy
•Cara is quiet,
sweet and friendly
4. Kate in the hospital
in the final stages
of her pregnancy
with the sextuplets.
5. •The sextuplets were
born May 10, 2004
•Hannah isthe leader
and mommys helper
•Collin is stubborn
but loving
•Leah is the smallest
of the 8 children
•Alexis is always
happy and is the wild
child
•Joel keeps to
himself and is
Hannah, Collin, Leah, Alexis, Joel, and Aaden
sneaky
•And they usually call
Aaden “The
Professor”
6. Places they have been
Hershey Park
Skiing in Canyons
Pittsburgh Zoo
Dutch Wonderland
San Diego
7. •Jon and Kate took their family to renew their wedding vows
in Hawaii because that’s where Jon is from and that side of
his family were not able to come to their first wedding.
•They also wanted to show their kids that they will be
together forever.
8. Random facts…
Kate got a tummy tuck after the
sextuplets
They go through 2 boxes of cereal a day
The show first started out as a 2 hour
special on the Discovery Health channel
Mop the floors 3 times a day, clean the
table 3 times a day, and the high chairs
3 times a day
Only in the house filming 3 times a week
9. But accused of fraud?
Claim to have inherited millions of dollars from Jon’s
father when he passed away
Receive free clothing from Gap, Gymboree, and
Banana Republic each month but tell no one
Kate talks about trouble cooking for the family but
the truth is she has a chef that prepares all her
organic meals
Kate also has 2 assistants who clean and run her
arrend
The family complains about having no money but
have made millions of dollars off the show and are
building a 8000 sq ft house in NC
