Dave and Jenny Marrs’ Best Quotes On Their Kids, Parenting

Dave Marrs and Jenny Marrs, the stars of HGTV’s Fixer to Fabulous, have made it clear that the motivation behind everything they do is their family. In between renovating homes around Arkansas for their hit HGTV series, the pair spend time with their five children: Nathan, Ben, Sylvie, Charlotte and Luke.

Dave and Jenny got married in 2005 in the midst of building their home renovation empire. The couple always knew they wanted to have children but struggled with infertility. They began exploring the option of adopting a child and found out they were pregnant with twin boys in 2009. After Nathan and Ben were born, Dave and Jenny decided to resume the adoption process.

The pair adopted their eldest daughter, Sylvie, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 2013. Due to the shutdown of the Congolese government, they were not able to bring her to the U.S. until July 2014. Jenny welcomed their fourth child, Charlotte, just a few weeks before Sylvie joined her family in Arkansas.

“Apparently, we only have kids in pairs. That summer was WILD. Two 4 year olds, a newborn and a newly adopted toddler is an equation for chaos,” Jenny said in a September 2016 interview. “We struggled and lost a small amount of our sanity. Yet, we treasured those long-fought-for moments and pinched ourselves as we praised God for abundantly answering our prayers.”

In 2019, the Marrs family expanded once more with the arrival of their youngest son, Luke. Fixer to Fabulous debuted that year, leading the kids to adjust to the filming schedule and their lives in the spotlight.

“When they film with the kids, that’s always unpredictable. I always forget I have a microphone on,” the blonde beauty said in a September 2018 interview. “The first time they did it, we were inside the house, and they just wanted us to walk out the door, that was all, just a scene of us walking out the door. And it was like, nobody could walk out the door all of a sudden, and somebody was always crying. I said, ‘You guys! All I need is five minutes! Just act like normal people, OK?’ And then I was like, ‘Oh, you can hear all of that, can’t you? Well, now you know.'”

Even though their lives can be chaotic at times while balancing fame and parenthood, Dave and Jenny wouldn’t change a thing!

Keep scrolling to see Dave and Jenny’s best quotes about being parents of five kids.

Jenny’s Sweet Memory About the Twins

Before finding fame on HGTV, Jenny ran her successful lifestyle blog, Blessings and Raindrops. She shared everything from their long adoption journey to photos from their family vacations. On Nathan and Ben’s first day of Pre-K, she wrote a sweet tribute to her firstborns.

“Last night, I was feeling nostalgic and started looking through old photos and videos. I know you’re technically still little, but, oh my heart, you have grown so much lately,” the Florida native shared in a July 2014 blog post. “These past four years have been so full of laughter and joy … you first made me a momma and that privilege is one of the greatest joys of my life. I could not be more grateful for every memory we have created together.”

Dave on Prioritizing Family

Filming Fixer to Fabulous with five children is no easy feat. Dave and Jenny make sure that the HGTV film crew knows that their kids are always their priority.

“I love what I do every day. It’s busy and our days are full, but we get to come home and family is No. 1 for us,” he told TV Insider in December 2021. “If my kids have a soccer game or baseball game, the production company and HGTV are great to say, ‘This is the time we will be done.’ They understand that and schedule around things like that.”

Jenny on Spending the Holidays Together

Once the family was able to bring Sylvie home, they were ecstatic to spend their first Christmas together. Each year, they go all out with their Christmas decorations and partake in fun wintery activities.

“Our adoption story was a long journey. Christmas seemed to be extra hard while we were waiting for Sylvie because it was hard being here celebrating while she was so far away,” Jenny told TV Insider. “Now [ we’ve got her home] and Charlotte was born and now we have Luke. It has become a great time we love, and [it’s] chaos Christmas morning. The boys are older. Luke is 2, so we have the little kid magic in the house, which has been nice to have over 11 years. It’s such a fun, magical day.”

Jenny on Sylvie and Charlotte’s Bond

In a September 2014 blog post, Jenny shared what it was like to watch Sylvie and Charlotte’s relationship blossom.

“They are adorable together. Sylvie is such a great helper with Charlotte. She loves to help care for her and is always the first one to jump up if Charlotte starts to cry,” the Marrs Developing owner wrote. “She has several baby dolls that she will feed, burp, rock and sing to while I’m feeding Charlotte. There is typically a ‘baby’ in the swing or rock-n-play whenever I go to lay Charlotte down. This sister-love isn’t one-sided either, Charlotte loves to watch Sylvie and she giggles at her sister all day long. Sylvie lights up when she makes Charlotte laugh.”

Dave and Jenny on Their Talented Kids

Dave and Jenny’s kids have all appeared on Fixer to Fabulous, but some of them have shown more interest in the home design space than others.

“When we are actually in the welcome inn … [Dave] builds a dollhouse that replicates the inn and [Charlotte] likes to set up,” Jenny told Closer in March 2022. “She spent hours, hours setting up all of the furniture and making sure everything was perfect. And so she really loves it and she loves to help me pick pink colors and that kind of thing.”

The craftsman also echoed that their children “all have their own unique talents” and are all following their passions.

“I mean, Sylvie, our other daughter, she is an amazing cook … she likes to bake,” Dave added. “Like she loves all the baking shows and she can just decorate and make any dessert. Amazing. And then we have an artist, Ben, one of our older twins, and Nathan’s more the builder like hands-on.”