They showed the first half of Maui last Monday and next Monday's the vow renewal. I liked how TLC's getting ready for it...they must have gotten their inspiration from Cialis commercials.

We'll get to see some of Jon's family -- which is cool, considering how their family is rarely seen on TV.

The girls looked absolutely lovely with their flowers in their hair. Makes me want to book a room at the Wailea for the weekend!

I am really looking forward to the vow renewal. My daughter and I are hooked on this show, and I agree with KSUViolet, I can't believe how the kids are growing! They are so precious.

Does anyone know the situation with Kate's parents? They are never mentioned, never seen, etc. She mentions her brother, but no one else. I am somewhat of a latecomer, though, so maybe I missed something.

Okay, and another quick comment. I was really glad to see that they did not allow Maddie to participate in the cookie baking activity since she was misbehaving. I can empathize with Maddie's frustrations, but I am glad they have taken their response to her tantrums to another level - removing her rather than tolerating her.

Of course these are just rumors, but it seems to be the one that's stuck around the longest: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8162145AAFegWa

Hmmm..interesting. Maybe this issue will be cleared up in the Jon and Kate Plus Eight Reunion/Where Are They Now show in 20 years. :) I am really curious, though, and sure hate to hear that anyone's parents are not a part of their children or grandchildren's lives. It's a shame they are missing out on such adorable grandchildren!

Loved the vow renewal last night - especially when Jon said," I promise to ask, 'What can I do to help honey?' " in times of stress. Too funny since she is often complained of this on the show. The kids were precious and I loved the pedicures, etc. A really nice episode, if I do say so myself!

Again, I am really curious about the situation with her family. Blurred out in the wedding videos? Random. I think Dr Phil could get to the bottom of this.

The production team would have to get permission from everyone that attended the first wedding, to show faces. It is just easier to blur out faces so that they don't have to get into all the legality. It has nothing to do with whether their family is estranged or not.

Turns out I have an ancestor with the same last name as Jon (and everyone else). Random.

I can understand the difficulty of getting random wedding guests' permission, but the mother of the bride and father of the bride are blurred in those videos. I can't imagine it is too hard to get permission from the immediate family unless they didn't want to cooperate.

I just hate for anyone to be estranged from immediate family. It makes me sad.

Well, Kate has already said that her relationship with her parents is difficult & it seems as though they are pretty much estranged at the moment. I doubt that either party (Jon/Kate/production or Kate's parents) wanted them shown on TV.

Did anyone else feel that some of Jon's family were just invited so there were guests at the wedding? Not to sound too cynical but some of them were obviously close family that he knew but others it seemed pretty distant and even Jon had a hard time recounting who they were. I know they've pushed alot of people out of their lives so it just got me wondering...

I watched the episode last night where Kate is switching out the kids' summer clothes with winter clothes and wondered if the kids dress alike all the time or just on camera days. I can see this as one more frustration/power struggle for Madi, in particular.

It seems to me that as the kids grow, some of the smaller kids (Alexis, Joel) could wear the bigger kids'(Hannah, Colin) stuff from the previous year. Of course, this wouldn't work if they are dressing alike every day, and they might not wear different sizes.

I'm not a regular JKPE watcher, but I flipped on TLC the other night and came across a show called "Twins, Twins & Sextuplets" -- what does the JKPE fanbase think of that show? I only watched part of it, but at first glance, I'd say they've got J&K by one set of twins PLUS one of their sextuplets has cerebral palsy AND the parents are really likable and still genuinely seem to like each other, have fun and have kept their senses of humor. I think J&K have some competition! ;)