As the family plans to expand, get to know the cute crew
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BABY MAKES FIVE
“Excited to share that I will now be paying for 3 weddings?,” Dad joked in his Instagram caption, revealing the family is growing. “I feel so blessed to say that our third child is on the way and it’s a girl!! I love you so much @laur_akins. WG and AJ, y’all are gonna be the best big sisters! Bring on the crazy.”
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PINK LADIES
“We decided we didn’t have enough princess dresses around the house so we’re adding another Akins baby girl to the family early next year ??????,” Lauren joked in her post.
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BABY KISSES
“Willa Gray prays for her every night (heart in a puddle every time??) & she and Ada James love to touch my belly and talk to her?????,” Lauren shared of the girls’ relationship with their growing baby sis.
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LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HIM
Rhett shared a cute father-daughter selfie on Instagram, writing, “So glad to be home.”
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BEST MOM EVER
Alongside a stunning family photo, Thomas writes a sweet tribute to his wife for Mother’s Day 2019.
“Happy Mother’s Day to my beautiful wife. honey, there isn’t enough space on this page to describe what you mean to me, Ada and Willa Gray. So let’s just start by saying you are super woman. you are the most beautiful human inside and out. You make me a better person and dad every single day. I hope that you can find some peace and relaxation today. I love you so much.”
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SPRING THING
The Akins family has the “sweetest Easter” thanks to their two little bunnies.
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SINK OR SWIM
Thomas’ Easter 2019 post features his girls — and a freshly caught fish.
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MATCH GAME
On an April 2019 pic of his growing girls, Thomas uses the lyrics from his song, “Remember You Young.”
“Hey babies, crawlin’ on the carpet/No, you won’t be that little for long/One day you’ll move away but you’re still gonna stay/This innocent after you’re gone.”
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MOVIE MANIA
The couple takes their “little princesses” out for a spring 2019 movie night.
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LADIES WHO LUAU
Has there ever been a cuter pair?
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MOVING MOUNTAINS
“They were both really happy in this pic I promise,” Dad joked in this spring 2019 snap.
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BE MY VALENTINE?
February 14 has even more meaning for Lauren now.
“Watching Willa Gray be the sweetest big sister melts my heart! She loves Ada James so well and AJ isn’t having a good day until she’s with her “seeser” “
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SNOW BUNNIES
The smiling family of four warms up in the snow.
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CHRISTMAS CREW
The family’s 2018 Christmas party takes place at … an airplane hangar. Matching ensembles required.
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STREET EASY
In December 2018, Thomas gives his family quite the treat: a trip to Sesame Street!
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MONSTER MASH
Awww! The family gets scary for Halloween 2018, dressing up as the cast of Monsters, Inc.
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DOWN TIME
The foursome builds a fort for a home viewing of Tangled.
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BIRTHDAY BABY
It’s your birthday! The country singer shared a sweet photo of daughter Ada James’ birthday party in which the little girl sat on her high-chair wearing a pink bedazzled party hat with the number one on it.
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CITY KIDS
“The perfect Chicago day,” Thomas captioned this summery portrait of the family posing in front of the city skyline.
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DISNEY DARLINGS
“When you wish upon a star…✨” Akins captioned an adorable shot of sisters Ada James and Willa Gray rocking matching Minnie Mouse-themed rompers while Cinderella Castle can be seen in the background.
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MOMMY DEAREST
“Perfect pool day with my babies and our fam celebrating the mamas in our lives,” Lauren captioned this sweet snapshot on Mother’s Day in 2018.
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TENNESSEE TEAM
“Brought our girls back to good ole rocky top today,” wrote Lauren, captioning this photo of the family in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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I’M ON A BOAT
Ada James, Willa Gray and their mom take full advantage of the country crooner’s work obligations in always-sunny L.A.
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HOP TO IT
The Akins family gets in the holiday spirit on Easter Sunday.
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BABY LAMB
Lauren fawns over her baby lamb and “those baby lips.”
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ALL BUNDLED UP
Even dad Thomas Rhett can’t handle the cuteness of Ada James dressed up in a lamb hat and puffy jacket.
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CHEER SQUAD
Adorable photographic evidence that Willa Gray and Ada James are the newest members of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
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FUTURE STAR
The Akins girls join their mama on the football field.
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THROWING IT BACK
In honor of Willa Gray’s second birthday, Lauren shares sweet photos from her and Thomas’ trip to Uganda, where they first met their future daughter. “God not only answered our prayers for over a year when you came home, but He WAY exceeded them by giving us you. I love getting to be your mama & watching you shine,” Lauren wrote on Instagram. “Happy birthday to my first baby, I love you to the moon and stars my precious little one.”
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THE BEE’S KNEES
Aww! Thomas Rhett is the bee keeper to his little bees on Halloween.
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BABY LOVE
Ada James cuddles up to mom as she celebrates her 2-month birthday in October.
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PUMPKIN PICKIN’
Fall 2017 marks the start of many family milestones, from watching Hocus Pocus for the first time with the kids to watching Willa Gray carve her first pumpkin.
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PEEK-A-BOO
“Willa Gray loving fall, pumpkins & Halloween,” Lauren writes on Instagram, captioning a sweet sister photo at the pumpkin patch. “AJ will learn to love it we hope haha.”
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BIRTHDAY FUN
Happy birthday, Willa Gray! The new parents ring in their almost-2-year-old daughter’s big day with a super sweet celebration, featuring a unicorn piñata, jars of candy and an elaborately decorated unicorn cake.
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SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE
The country singer posts a sweet Instagram message (and photo!) to his wife on their anniversary. “5 years of marriage with this beautiful woman. A lot has changed since our last anniversary. We have cried a little but have laughed and loved harder than we ever have. Love you baby! Here’s to so many more. You + me”
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COMING TOGETHER
The family of four poses for pictures while attending a wedding, where Willa Gray served as flower girl. “Our happy (& tired, but mostly happy) little family,” captioned Lauren.
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BURST OF COLOR
Lauren and Willa Gray have themselves a date night, which includes face painting and “watching daddy” perform.
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BIG DAY
“How we feel about Willa Gray’s first official day of school,” wrote Lauren, captioning a father-daughter photo on Willa Gray’s special day.
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FEELING THE LOVE
The gang’s all here! Lauren Akins and Thomas Rhett, along with daughters Willa Gray and Ada James, are caught in a too-cute candid moment during a photo shoot with PEOPLE. Since adopting 21-month-old daughter Willa Gray from Uganda in May and welcoming baby Ada James in August, “there’s never a dull moment,” Lauren says. “We’re tired, but we’re happy!”
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DADDY & ME
Thomas Rhett snuggles with daughter Ada James, who he and wife Lauren welcomed on Aug. 12. “Getting the hang of it I think,” he wrote on Instagram.
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD
Mom and Dad, meet Ada! The couple can’t help but gush over their newborn daughter. “Last night at 10:28 PM Ada James Akins was born and it was truly the most amazing thing I have ever experienced,” the country singer shared. “I can’t believe that we have two daughters!!”
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OH, BABY
Ada James is here! The family’s newest addition is already a fashionista in the making, sporting a pink bow for her Instagram debut.
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SISTER, SISTER
Big sister Willa Gray plants kisses on her little sister during their first meeting.
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TWINNING MOMENT
Leave it to the country crooner and his daughter, Willa Gray, to slay the style game, wearing their Japanese kimonos for an impromptu photo shoot.
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LIFE’S A BEACH
Lauren balances daughter Willa Gray on her growing baby bump during the 1-year-old’s first-ever beach outing.
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TERRIFIC TRIO
“One more family pic from last night…especially because baby girl #2 looks like she’s about ready to party and Willa Gray is actually looking at the camera plus we NEVER take photos together so I’m milking it while I can,” Lauren wrote on Instagram, captioning an adorable family photo on the Fourth of July.
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FAMILY MATTERS
There is never a shortage of smiles for the Akins family, who comes together for a group pic following Willa Gray’s homecoming.
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