My girls are still growing. I can’t get them to stop. My older daughter is headed toward six feet tall and my younger daughter is just about to pass me.
I still can’t fit into their jeans. This is unfair.
But I still like cheese and chocolate…so I won’t be holding my breath.
By the way: my older girl is having a tonsillectomy tomorrow. Hold us.
My younger daughter is still a ham in photos. This was one of twenty from that morning in which she leaned on the horse next to her, struck this pose or that pose, and did what she’s done in photos ever since she was three months old.
Just look at that ham! What a total drama queen!
Okay, maybe she didn’t start till she was six months old.
I still don’t want my children ever to go to college. I’m still trying not to let it affect how I homeschool them, but I can’t promise my agenda to keep them home forever doesn’t sneak in from time to time.
Aw, let’s just skip the whole math thing!
Writing isn’t really that necessary!
Who says reading is a fundamental skill?
Just stay close to Mama; she’ll help you wade through the world. You don’t need to know a thing!
I’m still in denial that the day will ever come when any of my children won’t live with me.
Josh is still our loyal cowboy. We love him.
Marlboro Man still rides Snip, and he still pats him after a long morning of working and tells him what a good horse he is.
The sight of my husband on a horse still slays me.
And I still wonder if that’ll ever not happen.
Ree Drummond is the founder of The Pioneer Woman and a lover of butter, basset hounds and life on the ranch! Ree started her blog in 2006, and now millions visit ThePioneerWoman.com every month for her trusted recipes and fun family stories. Here’s what she has been up to since it all began:
New York Times Bestselling Author
Ree has written two memoirs (Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, and Frontier Follies) plus nine bestselling cookbooks:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl (2009)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier (2012)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays (2013)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime (2015)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! (2017)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier (2019)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Super Easy (2021)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready! (2023)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes (2025)
Food Network Host
Since 2011, Ree has been sharing simple, family-friendly recipes—and the occasional kitchen prank!—on her award-winning show The Pioneer Woman, filmed right on Drummond Ranch. Ree is also a regular judge on Food Network competitions, including Christmas Cookie Challenge.
Founder, The Pioneer Woman Collection
Ree has been creating and selling kitchen and home products at Walmart since 2015 and she’s involved in designing every piece and pattern. The line now includes best-selling appliances (you have to see the floral blender!), plus hundreds of pieces of cookware, tableware, and more. Ree doesn’t like to play favorites but the Agatha print has a special place in her heart.
Restaurant and Hotel Owner
Together with her husband Ladd, Ree has opened several bustling businesses in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, including The Pioneer Woman Mercantile—a bakery, restaurant, and general store that draws visitors from across the country (many come for the biscuits alone!), P-Town Pizza, Charlie’s Ice Cream Shop, and The Boarding House, a charming hotel with eight different rooms decorated by Ree and Ladd.
Media Personality
Ree appears regularly on national TV shows like Today, Good Morning America and more—all while managing to keep flour off her shirt.
Wife, Mom and…Grandma!
Ree’s kids (daughters Alex and Paige and sons Bryce and Todd) are all grown up, and as of December 2024, Ree is the proud grandma of the cutest baby ever, Sofia Scott, born to Alex and her husband Mauricio. Ree still cooks for Ladd (and the kids when they’re home), and she also looks after a few mischievous ranch dogs.
