Jon and Kate Plus 8

Jon: (about attending a skiing program for children with disabilities) It touched my heart to come here and see this, because my dad gave his whole life to handicapped children. For 30 years, he operated on handicapped kids, so it's like, giving back is, like, so awesome, and I just enjoy it. If I can help out in any way, why not here?

Kate: (about her birthday on March 28th) We could have gone from March 27th to the 29th, and nobody ever could have said anything, but alas, it had to be the 28th, and Jon was away, and I had plans to make my birthday fun for the kids. When you're a mom, it's not fun for you. It's fun for the kids. It was a little depressing, I guess, because, you know, back in the day, birthdays were, like, really exciting, and you always had a lot of stuff planned, and there was gonna be none of that [this year].

Jon: So now I'm like the stay-at-home dad thing, and Kate's the career woman, so it's different for me. I think it's different for a guy. We're not moms, nor do we try to be. (laughs) When you're here by yourself, it's a lot of work by yourself. Kate and I have always been a team, uh, regardless of what's going on, but I mean, we kind of knew what we needed to get done. But, you know, when you're by yourself, or you're with someone that's helping, then you have to explain to them, and then it's not as fluid as a team anymore, but it is a big help to have someone here helping, so we can get through the day and get things accomplished.

Kate: (about her life) I'm enjoying it. It's so succeeding. I'm doing so well. My books are doing great. I love what I'm doing. I love traveling and meeting people, the people that watch our show and read my books.