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Thomas Rhett Is Watching His Girls Grow

Thomas Rhett’s oldest daughter, Willa Gray will be four in November and is already attending pre-school. Thomas says, “I think school has been huge for her. Every day I pick…

Thomas Rhett Is Watching His Girls Grow
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Thomas Rhett’s oldest daughter, Willa Gray will be four in November and is already attending pre-school.

Thomas says, “I think school has been huge for her. Every day I pick her up and I’m like, ‘What did you learn today?’ And like, her and her class have memorized Bible verses. How do you memorize a Bible verse at three years old? And she can literally just say it. She can count. She knows the months of the year.”

From a very young age, the couple have always thought that Will was incredibly smart and well-adjusted, but being in pre-K has really allowed her to flourish. He says, “It’s just crazy to watch how quickly kids evolve when they’re around other kids, too. How did she become such a person? Both my kids just have the most loud personalities and they act like me and Lauren in some ways, but then they act like other people in ways that we are just like, ‘Where do you get that from?’ And it’s been a real trip learning who your kids are and learning who they’re gonna be one day and just trying to soak it all in.”

His daughters and wife have been joining him on the road recently, he posted to Instagram, "Kansas City last night was electric! So happy to have my girls back out with me on the road! Looking forward to the BLUE OUT tonight in St. Louis."

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