Jon & Kate Plus 8

- Season 3

(2008)

The Gosselin family takes a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo for the day, where they get a special behind the scenes tour of the exhibits. They entire family is amazed that they have the rare opportunity to feed giraffes, pet a penguin, and hug an alligator.

With the twins starting grade one, a typical day in the Gosselin household begins much earlier. Jon and Kate take viewers through a day in the life of the Gosselin family.

The twins are 7 today! Unfortunately they have to go to school while Jon stays home from work and helps Kate with the sextuplets. They go to jamboree class in the morning and prepare for birthday celebrations in the afternoon. The whole family will eat out at a restaurant in the evening and then go back home for cake, ice cream, and presents.

The Gosselins decide it's time they hired some help, so Kate screens prospective nannies through the agency "Nannies 4 Hire". Although the interviews allow Kate to form a first impression on the candidates, she believes that putting them to the test with all eight kids will show her how well they can cope with the chaos.

With much success Kate has potty trained Leah, Hannah, and Alexis. Now Kate turns her attention to try and potty train Joel, Collin, and Aaden but one of the boys remains determined to stay in diapers.

With winter on the way, Jon and Kate fear being stuck inside a cluttered house with eight kids. Kate, with the help of Beth, sets out to organize the house from top to bottom.

The Gosselin family gets a new formal picture taken with a photographer who has shot the family since the babies were 6 weeks old. But no matter who the photographer is, it's never easy to get a perfect picture with eight kids who don't want to sit still.

Winter is coming soon, and Kate is looking for fun activities for the kids that will get them outside the house. They hire a Tumblebus, a school bus filled with activities inside instead of seats. Then, Jon takes Kate out for a shopping date to buy her a much needed new wardrobe.

Jon and Kate give viewers an inside look into how an episode is made on Jon and Kate Plus Eight. They discuss how their family has changed since the sextuplets arrived and the effect the cameras have on their day-to-day lives.

The Gosselin family gets into the Christmas spirit by baking cookies and caroling for family friends who have helped them in many ways over the past few years. Then on Christmas day, the family enjoys a nice, relaxing day together filled with lots of presents and sugary treats.

The Gosselins get invited to travel to Utah for a skiing vacation. After a long and excruciating plane ride, they finally arrive in Utah and begin their holiday.

With eight kids and two sets of multiples, viewers of Jon and Kate Plus Eight are always curious as to how Jon and Kate cope with such a large family. The couple answers some of the many emails they receive each week.

When all ten Gosselins are settled into their house in Utah, they begin their skiing vacation. The eight kids take skiing lessons while Jon snowboards and Kate, despite feeling very ill at first, relaxes with Beth in the spa.

After Mady's teacher suggests that Mady be involved in an extra-curricular activity, Kate and Jon decide to enroll Mady in violin lessons and Cara in piano lessons. They buy a new violin for Mady and receive a complimentary piano for the whole family.

Kate signs Cara and Mady up for cooking classes where they learn proper cooking skills. Back at home, the sextuplets pass the flu around giving Jon and Kate many extra tasks to complete, like vomit laundry.

While the kids recover from the flu, the Gosselin house is re-carpeted from top to bottom. Jon and Kate begin to look at properties as they are searching for their next house.

On the day that's all about love, Mady and Cara are at school while Kate and Jon make everything heart-themed at home for the sextuplets. Then, when the twins get home from school, all eight kids go on a treasure hunt for one big Valentine's Day gift.

Now that winter has arrived, Jon and Kate take their eight children outside to play in the snow. Then they all visit a Crayola factory where Jon and Kate realize that outings do not get any easier as the kids get older.

Jon and Kate take Leah to Bounce-U, a building filled with inflatables for her to play with. Then Jon takes Joel to Hands-on House, where he explores and asks many, many questions.

On Hannah's special day, Jon and Kate take her to go ride a horse. Then it's Aaden's turn and Jon takes him to a dairy farm.

Knowing how much Alexis loves alligators, Jon and Kate take her to a reptile park. Then it's Collin's turn and Jon takes him to a railroad museum.

For her special day, Cara decides to go roller blading with a new pair of roller blades. While she spends the day with Jon and Kate, the remaining seven Gosselin kids stay at Aunt Jodi's.

Kate and Jon take Mady out alone to get her ears pierced and then to a restaurant for lunch. The remaining seven go to Aunt Jodi's and when they return Kate makes a startling discovery.

The Gosselin's love to play games, especially ones that involve the entire family. From hide-and-go-seek, to duck, duck, goose, the family explains the variety of fun games they play on a daily basis.

Oprah Winfrey invites the Gosselins to visit her show in Chicago. As they prepare for a two hour flight, Jon and Kate look back on their previous traveling experiences and feel that they can confidently take on this trip.

Jon and Kate begin to include the sextuplets, as well as Mady and Cara, in completing the daily chores. Although the little kids don't always do everything perfectly, Jon and Kate are very grateful for their enthusiasm and willingness to help.

Mady and Cara want to put on a talent show starring the sextuplets. But when things don't go as planned, Kate and Jon decide to make it a fashion show, knowing how much the kids love dress-up. They also discuss their own wardrobes and the changes that have occurred over the years.

Now that each of the kids has had their own special day, Jon and Kate get a special day for just the two of them. They get their teeth whitened and go to a restaurant for a romantic dinner.

Jon and Kate take their eight children out for the day, to church in the morning, followed by a picnic lunch in their favorite park, and then ice cream for dinner.

With eight kids and eight unique personalities, Jon and Kate believe that discipline is key to surviving in their household. They discuss some of their most effective parenting techniques and talk about the positive and negative qualities of each child.

Jon accepts an offer to have a hair transplant procedure done in California. While he and Kate are away, uncle Kevin and aunt Jodi bring their four kids to stay with the other eight at Jon and Kate's house.

Many viewers are still curious as to how Jon and Kate got to where they are now. The couple sits down and discusses their life together, from the moment they met to their lives now with two sets of multiples.

In this episode, it's a typical Friday night of family fun as the Gosselins settle down to watch a family favorite! With some classically adorable commentary from the kids and other hilarious moments, you won't want to miss movie night with the Gosselins.