Following Christine Brown and Kody Brown’s split after 25 years together, she’s found solace in spending time with family.
“Hanging out with these awesome kids tonight! So blessed,” the Sister Wives star captioned an October 2022 Instagram photo with four of Kody and Janelle Brown’s children: Robert, Gabe, Hunter and Savanah.
Kody, for his part, is a father of 16, whom he shares with wives Meri Brown, Robyn Brown and Janelle as well as six with Christine. While he is legally married to Robyn, he is spiritually married to both Meri and Janelle. Christine also had a spiritual marriage with Kody ahead of their eventual split.
Christine and Kody share six children: Aspyn (born in March 1995), Mykelti (born in June 1996), Paedon (born in August 1998), Gwendlyn (born October 2001), Ysabel (born June 2003) and Truely (born April 2010).
Christine, who was raised in a polygamist family before her romance with Kody, announced her split from the Wyoming native in November 2021.
“After more than 25 years together, Kody and I have grown apart and I have made the difficult decision to leave,” the Secret to Self-Care founder wrote via Instagram at the time. “We will continue to be a strong presence in each other’s lives as we parent our beautiful children and support our wonderful family. At this time, we ask for your grace and kindness as we navigate through this stage within our family.”
Since the former couple’s separation, she’s prioritized time with her children — who have seen a different side of her.
“Mom is happier now,” Paedon exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2022. “She is now minutes away from her two oldest daughters. And eventually, in the future, maybe more children will move up there.”
He added at the time: “She’s honestly done with it, and that’s OK. She’s grateful for the [other] sister wives. I think it’s the same thing for the kids. We’re all grateful for it, she’s grateful for it, but it’s just not for us and just not for her anymore.”
Following her breakup, the reality TV star has relocated back to her native Utah from the Brown’s compound in Arizona.
“I’ve never understood her need to move. I don’t understand it at all unless there’s some guy she wants to date there,” Kody admitted in an October 2022 episode of the TLC series, noting his disappointment that Truely was leaving with his ex. “Or she wants to get away from me so my stink isn’t on her so she can date. I think the fact that I was spread so thin … plural marriage just hasn’t worked for her in many, many years.”
Scroll below to see Christine’s sweetest family photos after her split from Kody:
June 2023
Christine headed to Northern California for a summer kick-off trip with Truely. The twosome visited the Winchester Mystery Mansion in San Jose before exploring Madame Tussauds in San Francisco.
February 2023
After Christine was reunited with all of her daughters at Gwendlyn’s engagement party in Arizona, she drove back home with Aspyn, Ysabel and Mykelti. Aspyn and Ysabel posed for a selfie with their mom during a pit stop while Mykelti tended to her twin sons.
“Traveling with my girls back home after Gwen’s Engagement Party,” she captioned the pic. “So much fun to drive long distances with them. The throwback songs, the mild bickering, the moments we can capture to look back on.”
January 2023
The reality star spent the first part of the New Year playing card games with her daughter Ysabel.
“I’m seriously bombed busy today,” Christine jokingly captioned the series of snaps. “But the @ysabelpaigebrown says, I’m coming over and here I am! #priorities #blessed #blessedmom #rummy #playing #ihavethingstodo.”
November 2022
“So obsessed with these new grandsons!! What a blessing,” Christine captioned an Instagram snap holding daughter Mykelti’s newborn sons, whom she welcomed with husband Tony Padron. “And, hey, we should talk about how INCREDIBLE Mykelti’s recovery is going! The nurses were BLOWN AWAY by how well she did! She’s just amazing.”
October 2022
“Traveling with family can make short trips long or long trips short. This was a short long trip,” Christine captioned a road trip selfie with Ysabel.
October 2022
Christine felt “blessed” to catch up with four of Kody and Janelle’s children despite leaving the polygamist brood.
September 2022
“Just celebrating life and super lucky to be in the same city as @hunter_elias0,” she captioned an Instagram selfie with Hunter.
July 2022
Christine and Ysabel had a mother-daughter outing at the Salt Lake City Bees baseball game.
June 2022
The TLC personality took her two youngest daughters on a magical getaway to Disneyland.
March 2022
“Loving this vacation! Truely bought me my Maleficent ears! I’ve been wanting them for years! And they actually smiled and posed for a photo,” Christine gushed via Instagram, posing with her girls.
January 2022
“Here’s hoping that the new year brings lots of new and exciting opportunities in our lives,” the reality TV matriarch captioned a New Year’s Eve photo with five of her children and Hunter.
December 2021
Christine and Truely spent some time with Mykelti and her eldest child, daughter Avalon.
