Five-time Grammy nominee Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Gregory Akins have decided not to tell their six-year-old daughter Willa Gray about her 2017 adoption from Uganda until she turns 10.The 32-year-old country crooner told Hoda Kotb on her Making Space podcast on Monday that Willa already 'has really intense questions all the time' about being the only African-American in an all-Caucasian family.'She talks to Lauren, she's like, "When can we get to see my friends in Uganda?"' Thomas recalled.
December 1 family portrait:Five-time Grammy nominee Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Gregory Akins have decided not to tell their six-year-old daughter Willa Gray about her 2017 adoption from Uganda until she turns 10 'All the time': The 32-year-old country crooner told Hoda Kotb on her Making Space podcast on Monday that Willa already 'has really intense questions' about being the only African-American in an all-Caucasian family'And then [her four-year-old sister] Ada James will be like, "When can I go see our friends in Uganda?" And Willa Gray will be like, "Well, they're not your friends, they're my friends."'The child is probably aware of her 32-year-old mother's involvement with the Christian nonprofit organization Love One International, which provides life-saving medical care and more to Ugandan families.
Rhett and the Live in Love author/podcaster are also parents of two younger daughters - Lennon Love, 2; and Lillie Carolina, 4 months - and they plan on having one more either naturally or through adoption.'Lauren's whole dream, she wanted to have five kids,' the Georgia-born son of Rhett Akins said.
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