Photo: Joanna Gaines/Instagram

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Joanna Gaineshas some sweet company joining her in the kitchen.

TheFixer Upperstar, 44, shared a heartwarming video Sunday of her enjoying quality time cooking with son Crew, 4. The video shows the little boy reaching into a pot of sauce with a tiny spoon and trying a couple of tastes of the sauce.

“My little sous chef ❤️,” she captioned the cute video.

Later in the clip, Crew helps to break up ground meat in a pan and add various seasonings to the dish. He also makes sure to perfectly count the number of bay leaves to place in the simmering sauce.

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“Soon, our oldest son, Drake, will be leaving home for college,” Joanna wrote. “In the grand scheme of heartbreaking things, this one comes with a lot of gratitude and excitement.”

PHOTO: Joanna Gaines/InstagramPHOTO: Joanna Gaines/InstagramPHOTO: Joanna Gaines/Instagram

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joanna gaines

“But still, my first child is moving away, and our family dynamic will change because of it, and that can feel like a loss of its own.”

In addition to Crew and Drake, Joanna and Chip are also parents to Emmie Kay, 12, Duke, 14 and Ella, 15.

In the first photo, a sleeping infant Crew is wrapped in a pale blanket. On the right is a photo of Crew today, wrapped similarly in a blanket with his hair and the top half of his face peeking out.

source: people.com