Kristin Cavallari shared never-before-seen photos of her middle child, Jaxon, in celebration of his 11th birthday.
Cavallari, 38, posted five photos via Instagram on Wednesday, May 7, in which Jaxon posed in a burgundy suit jacket and blue tie as he stood next to his mom, who wore a little black dress.
“Happy 11th birthday to my baby bull, Jaxy,” Cavallari captioned the carousel of pics. “You’re the funniest guy I know, you’re always up for a good time, and you’re a true gentleman with the biggest heart. Never change, buddy, just keep growing into the incredible young man that you are. I love you so much.”
Cavallari shares Jaxon, as well as son Camden, 12, and daughter Saylor, 9, with ex-husband Jay Cutler. The couple, who split in 2020 after seven years of marriage, were previously very strict about keeping their kids’ identities private, but have apparently changed their tune ahead of Cavallari’s upcoming reality series, Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour.
“I’m really excited for people to see that, to see how normal my life is, honestly,” she gushed on her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast in March.
She added that her kids were “so fun on camera” and “were 100 percent themselves” while filming the new reality show, which premieres on Thursday, June 5, on E!. “I was really nervous the first few times I filmed, and I just assumed that’s sort of how everyone else would be, but my kids were so cute and just themselves, and it was really sweet to see.”
Cavallari said the crew also filmed the family’s morning routine of “packing their lunches and taking them to school.”
“And even after, we’d be filming at home, you know, and my kids would come home from school, and they’d run in, and they would come on camera,” she added.
Previously, Cavallari told Us Weekly that she wouldn’t let her kids do reality TV until they were 18 “and they could make their own decision.”
She said in the 2017 interview, “There’s so much pressure as is in middle school and high school, and having a camera in your face magnifies all of that. I want them to be kids and stay young and innocent for as long as possible.”
But due to what Cavallari called the inauthentic feel of her previous reality show Very Cavallari — which ran from 2018 to 2020 — she decided having the kids be a part of this new endeavor was the best decision.
“That was the one thing with Very Cavallari — my kids are the biggest part of my life. And them not being on Very Cavallari really did a disservice to myself,” she said on her podcast. “I did a disservice to myself because if I can’t show the biggest part of my life, well, now we’re having to fill in all of these areas that would normally be my kids, and we’re having to force storylines. And we’re having to basically make s*** up. And I really regret that, to be honest, because it wasn’t an accurate representation of what was going on.”
Last month, Cavallari shared rare photos of her daughter, Saylor, to celebrate the launch of the jewelry brand they created together. “It’s a big day for my angel baby!!” the founder of Uncommon James shared alongside photos via Instagram on April 15.
“Saylor has her first jewelry collection out today with [Uncommon James],” the proud mom of three continued, describing the collection as “a beachy vibe with seashells, colorful beads, flamingos plus a lot more.”
“It was so sweet having this experience with my girl and I’m so proud of her ????????,” she concluded.
The Laguna Beach alum also shared snaps of all three of her kids via Instagram on April 21, writing, “My favorite nights.” In the pics, Camden, Jaxon and Saylor play outside with the family dogs.
“I would never want my kids to feel exposed or, like, I took advantage of them,” Cavallari shared on “Let’s Be Honest.” “I just think it’s a really fine line with children and entertainment and media, like, in my career. I’ve just always wanted to keep them kids, and I just never want them to feel used, quite honestly. But they were really excited about filming,” she added. “It was more just a cool experience to have together.”
