From the Aisles of Target to TLC! Adam and Danielle Busby’s Relationship Timeline Is Adorable

The First Date

The twosome’s first date was at Casa Mañana and it was, well, awkward. Danielle further elaborated on her blog that Adam had to go home (to his “parents’ house”) to change his clothes and proceeded to invite them on their date!

It’s Official!

“We are going on our date with your family!?!?!” Danielle recalled, before saying he “officially” asked her to be his girlfriend “later that night” and she “said yes.” Take notes, boys?

“Will You Marry Me?”

Despite their rocky start, Danielle stuck around. “I started to fall in love with [Adam] when I realized how much joy he had for kids, just like I did,” she told Country Living. After two-and-a-half years of dating, he proposed to her on Christmas Eve. Danielle said him popping the question was “a complete surprise.”

A Nervous Wreck

“He was so nervous and acting so strange and he was getting on my nerves because he was acting so weird,” she explained. “Little did I know he was getting down on one knee at that moment. Complete shock to me!”

Wedding Bells Are Ringing

The duo tied the knot seven months later on July 22, 2006, in an intimate ceremony in their hometown.

An Intimate Affair

“Our wedding was kept small, but boy oh boy was it a challenging one to plan,” Danielle said. “This was right after Hurricane Rita wiped out Lake Charles and pretty much every venue was damaged. But we were able to find a little chapel to get married in.”

Journey to Motherhood

Blayke Louise is the oldest of the Busby girls. The now 9-year-old and was conceived after a difficult journey with IVF.

“Adam and I both adore kids and we never ever imagined WE would have issues,” Danielle recounted in a separate blog post. Not only did they discover that Adam’s testosterone, sperm count and motility were low, but they also learned Danielle does not ovulate regularly, “which made the situation more challenging.”

Baby No. 1 Is Here

Danielle said the process was “costly, time-consuming and stressful” and was “definitely challenging time for Adam and I’s relationship.” After multiple rounds with “no success,” they decided to take a break from trying.

A few weeks later, they discovered they were expecting baby No. 1. “Our little Princess Blayke was in the works.” Blayke arrived on April 5, 2011.

Journey to Motherhood Part II

“It took us longer than we originally planned to try to grow our family the second time around,” Danielle revealed in the same blog post. The pair “knew they would be facing the same challenges with infertility” as they did with Blayke.

After being put on Femara, Danielle “ovulated three eggs, did the IUI procedure and unfortunately … it was unsuccessful.” However, one month later, she got a positive pregnancy test with unusually high HCG levels. Friends thought she could be having twins, but the ultrasound showed four sacs, which meant four babies. Although doctors warned she could see fewer sacs by the next ultrasound, they saw two more.

Six healthy babies were born on April 8, 2015.

Putting Down Roots

The proud parents currently live in Texas, but that isn’t where they’re originally from. The happy couple actually left their hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana shortly after getting married.

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit the Lone Star State, and although the family’s home was not damaged, her mother’s was. Despite the ups and downs of Texas’ climate, the Busbys seem at home there. After all, everything is bigger in Texas, including families.

Business Partners

Though the busy couple doesn’t have much time to themselves, they managed to open their own indoor cycling studio in League City, Texas — a suburb of Houston — in 2017.

According to Rush Cycle’s website, the reality star family went in on the project with four other people, listed as just Priscilla, Todd, Kylie,and Pete. The site explains that the six owners are “close friends” who live in the same subdivision and share a passion for “being active, getting together with friends and prioritizing faith and family.”

Making Sacrifices

Previously, the two dished on how they managed their finances with half a dozen little ones to take care of. Danielle had to leave work when she was pregnant with the quints, and that definitely made things more difficult.

One Income

It’s been a big drop because I used to work full-time and we had to incomes coming in,” she explained to People in 2018. “We had to make the call when I was pregnant, to make the kids a priority, and it took me away from my job.”

“We budget and we do what we can to make ends meet and make it work,” Danielle told the outlet. “The biggest part of it all is that no matter what we come across, God has always provided, no matter what the situation,” she said, adding, “I feel like that’s kind of his working in this story that we’re living and sharing. He’s protecting and guiding us and providing … and that’s how we’ve done it!”

$$$$

These days, the couple are hardly strapped for cash. Between their show, Rush Cycle, product endorsements and more, they’re raking in the dough.

The Future Looks Bright!

We can’t wait to see where life takes Adam and Danielle next.