“I hope we’re bringing light into people’s living rooms,” Dave toldPeoplein 2023.
“That we’re making a good impact out there.
And I think we are right now.
I think we’re on the right path.”
Before they knew it, they were in a relationship.
“I did the corporate world for two years, which was enough,” he toldAbout Youin 2018.
“It allowed me to meet Jenny…
But I just got sick of it.”
He was no stranger to the trade, as he grew up building log cabins with his father.
That same year, Jenny relocated with him, and they married in early 2005.
As Dave recalled to the outlet, “We quit our jobs.
We had nothing.”
This marked the beginning ofthe Marrses' financial struggles.
Jenny eventually landed another office job, which provided the couple with a bit of financial security and insurance.
“We were so broke, but we had the most fun,” Jenny told People.
The road to adopting a child proved to be equally as tricky as conceiving one.
After another failed match, we decided to make one last ditch effort with fertility treatments. "
By 2009, Jenny became pregnant with their twin boys, Nathan and Ben Marrs.
Jenny remained hesitant to allow herself to experience unreserved hope that she would carry the twins to term.
In a 2020Instagrampost, she opened up about her emotional journey to motherhood.
They were among the first items I allowed myself to purchase for our babies on the way.
In the summer of 2010, she went into labor prematurely.
“They had an equally terrifying entrance into the world.”
On May 29, 2010, Nathan and Ben Marrs were born.
Jenny was 33 weeks into the pregnancy.
The twins spent the first few weeks of their lives in a hospital closer to the family’s home.
Jenny and Dave Marrs stayed with the boys in the hospital.
The first time they connected with Sylvie virtually in an interview, they clicked.
It was a key in a lock."
“I get emotional thinking about it, ‘cause it was just really special,” she said.
Jenny voiced her reservations about fame in an exclusive interview withThe List.
Really, we were most concerned about protecting our kids," she said.
Or maybe people thought a little more about adoption then this would all be worth it."
While Jenny and Dave appreciate the platform, their children don’t necessarily love being HGTV stars.
Life, getting recognized in public can be “embarrassing” for her kids.
Apparently, things didn’t go according to plan.
The Craddocks asked for $75,000 in compensation.
According to CBS affiliate5 News, the couple filed suit against Dave Marrs’ companies.
However, those attempts allegedly resulted in more damage to the house.
However, the McGraths claimed that Dave Marrs failed to abide by the contract terms.
The trial is set to begin in September 2024.
Sometimes, they can feel too busy.
“Mostly, I’m glued to my phone, checking on orders, reading texts.
There’s never a relaxed timeline; it’s always a rush with no wiggle room.
We always need everything tomorrow.”
And I say, ‘Oh, shoot.
Let me check,'" Jenny told Better Homes & Gardens.
Like Magnolia connection owners andHGTV icons Chip and Joanna Gaines, the Marrses actually live on their own farm.
Back in March 2022, the Marrs family suffered the loss of their beloved llama, Larry.
In an Instagram Story (viaHeavy), Jenny shared that he died after contracting a parasite.
She also shared that her son Luke Marrs stayed by Larry’s side in his final hours.
Farm life can be both beautiful and brutal.
Today, is certainly one of the hard days," she added.
Tragedy struck the farm again just a few months after Larry the llama’s passing.
