Have you ever wondered what it’s like to raise a big family?
Well, there’s big families,and then there’s the Derricos.
So what does an average day look like for such a big family?
How do the Derricos maintain calm within their household?
And do Karen and Deon ever find time to be alone together?
“The triplets are our alarm clock,” she jokes.
“I get up while [the babies] scream “Poppy.”
I get up to them, change them, get their breakfast together.
The other [kids] mosey up, start brushing up, getting ready, eating their breakfast.
I have their homeschool worksheets and things outlined for them.
They start on that.
This is all around 7:00 or 8:00 am.
By 10:30 am, first shift is over.
I’m like, ‘Look, we can all go back down to bed at this point.'”
It’s at this point that Karen will take a nap, and Deon will take over.
“I don’t cook,” Karen admits, comparing it to a complicated science.
“Then, we have dinner.
We have our family time.
[The kids] are in bed by 8:30, 9:00.”
But the evening are when the couple reconnects.
“That’s when Karen and I just have our time together and we really appreciate each other.
We really appreciate what we have,” Deon explains.
Then, she’ll start planning out the next day’s curriculum.
“Doubling Down with the Derricos” airs Tuesday nights on TLC at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
