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Maci Bookout McKinney is celebrating the back to school season with a photo of her three kids
Bentley, 16, is taking on his junior year while his younger siblings, Maverick, 9, and Jayde, 10, start 4th and 5th grade
Maci shares Bentley with ex Ryan Edwards and her younger pair with husband Taylor McKinney
Maci Bookout McKinney’s little ones are growing up!
The Teen Mom: The Next Chapter star, 34, shared a photo of her three children as they prepared to head off to their first day of school. The photo shows Bentley, 16, standing between younger siblings Maverick, 9, and Jayde, 10.
“✏️💙🌟🌎,” the mom of three captioned the photo.
Many fans of the long-running reality favorite can’t believe how the teen, who is starting his junior year, towers over his siblings. Maci shares Bentley with ex Ryan Edwards, and shares Maverick and Jayde with husband Taylor McKinney.
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The families recently enjoyed a vacation together, with Ryan sharing photos from the trip, which also included his fiancée, Amanda Conner, her 11-year-old son Brandon, their daughter Presley, 5 months, and Ryan’s children with ex MacKenzie Standifer — Stella, 5½, and Jagger, 10.
Photos from the family vacation showed all the kids having fun together, while the adults enjoyed some relaxation in the Florida sunshine.
Another photo showed Amanda and Maci posing together. In the caption, Amanda celebrated their close relationship and positive dynamic. “See …you can be a blended family🤗 but only if you want what’s best for your children ❤️,” Amanda wrote.
Speaking with PEOPLE earlier this year in celebration of 16 years since 16 & Pregnant, Maci shared her pride in her oldest and the journey they’ve been on together.
“On one hand, it feels like it was yesterday that I brought Bentley home from the hospital as a newborn with a full camera crew — that I seemed to not even notice because I was so in awe of Benny,” she shared.
“On the other hand I’ve live a thousand lifetimes, and I’m still in awe of him for so many new reasons that I’ve found along the way. He’s a very special human. I’m very lucky.”
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