Kate Plus 8 News

TLC announced its hit series, "Kate Plus" season 5B returns July 10 with a milestone celebration. The sextuplets become TEENAGERS!
 
Kate and the kid crew are with an all-new three-episode run featuring "a few of the most exciting Gosselin get-togethers of the year, including a very special sextuplet birthday bash. From toddlers to now teenagers, viewers have watched their childhoods unfold on-screen and now get to see them continue in their adventures as young adults!" says TLC's press release.
 
In the three new episodes, the family kicks off with a spooky Halloween

By Ashley Thompson
 
Kate is watching past episodes of their family series and she is going to give her younger self some advice. Does she regret anything? What would she change? Basically there's a lot of "mrah... wrahh... mrhahah", and "oof".

Gum. Kate has to remove gum from hair and clothing and stuffed animals. She threatens to throw the teddy bear away but here's a secret... he still has the bear and Kate admits that her bark is worse than her bite.

Toddler vomit equals lots of laundry and baths. What she learned

By Ashley Thompson
 
Kate is headed on a blind date thanks to her make-up artist, Deana. Her biggest concern outside of her children is growing old alone, but with Deana's help maybe she'll find some company. He's from NYC, a runner, Naval Academy graduate, into sailing, but has no kids. No. Kids. Um... way to throw him into the deep end. When her kids are interviewed separately they are in 100% support of Kate finding someone and even possibly getting married in the future. Sweet kids. Let's just ask one question, who is willing to

By Ashley Thompson
 
Summer is almost over so it's time for back-to-school shopping... for 8 kids. This year, however, she's separating the little kids and the big kids. Unfortunately for Hannah she gets stress headaches but still had to tag along. Book bags, school shoes and lunch boxes are on the list but she knows not to make a plan. Plans fail.

The little kids are definitely stressing about changing to middle school. "We'll have so much more homework." Big backpacks are in order... but not the same backpack because then they'd look weird.

By Ashley Thompson
 
Other than landscaping Kate is eager for another exterior project. Since purchasing their house Kate has put pennies away for a new deck. To celebrate the completion of her new outdoor experience Kate is having a deck party. But why? Because once you break it in, it's no longer new. Between the bickering and the OCD mother, it does' look like the party will ever happen. Might I add... what a beautiful view from this new, yet functional, deck.

Kate likes to give the kids special days out for bonding. For