Seven years after Sister Wives‘ Kody Brown relocated to Flagstaff, Ariz., from Las Vegas with then-wives Christine, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, and Robyn Brown as well as most of their children, Christine shared insight what led to the decision.
“About a month after we moved in 2018, we learned that Dayton, Robyn and Kody’s son, had been accepted to the university in Flagstaff,” the 53 year-old wrote in her memoir Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom, out now. “I was furious. Was that why we moved? So Robyn could be closer to her son while I was pulled farther from my children?”
And though Christine—who shares kids Asypen, 30, Mykelti, 29, Paedon, 27, Gwendlyn, 23, Ysabel, 22, and Truely, 15, with Kody—disagreed with the idea to move, she went along with it.
“I was furious,” she explained. “I did not want to take the kids away from their friends and schools. But we were a family, and I wanted to be a team player, so I decided to be open-minded about it—even though I thought it was ridiculous. Why on earth would we uproot our family again?”
The way Christine—who left her plural marriage with Kody in 2021—saw it, she hoped the move would have a positive impact on her and Kody’s relationship.
“I thought Kody would realize what he was missing,” she wrote. “He and Robyn had been together for a few years, so maybe the shine had worn off enough for him to remember his other families.”
At the time, Kody planned to build a family compound for himself, Christine, Robyn, Meri, Janelle and their 18 kids, on a 14-acre plot called Coyote Pass. However, the family never developed the land and it was ultimately sold earlier this year.
In the years since the move, the Brown family’s dynamic has changed dramatically. Following his breakup with Christine, Kody’s marriages to Meri and Janelle also ended, leaving him solely married to Robyn and living in Flagstaff. Christine, meanwhile, tied the knot with David Woolley in 2023 and is now in Utah.
Reflecting on the tumultuous period during their movie, Christine couldn’t help but lament In her memoir, Christine lamented what could have been.
“We’d gone on television because we knew our family was special, so I wanted us to be special again,” she admitted in the book. “I honestly thought we would balance out. I saw Coyote Pass as the solution.”
Keep reading for a full look at the expansive Brown family…
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Logan Taylor Brown
Born May 21, 1994, Logan is the oldest son of Kody Brown and Janelle Brown. He is also the eldest child of 18 in Kody’s entire brood.
After graduating with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nevada in 2020, he married Michelle Petty two years later.
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Aspyn Kristin Thompson (née Brown)
Aspyn is the oldest child of Kody and Christine Brown. She was born on March 14, 1995.
Also a University of Nevada alum, Aspyn tied the knot with Mitch Thompson in 2018. She announced her pregnancy in April 2025.
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Leon “Leo” Brown
Born on July 29, 1995, Leon is the only child of Kody and Meri Brown.
In 2020, Leon came out as transgender, sharing that they were previously “socialized as a girl.”
“I was pretty young & unfortunately i grew up in a context that was incredibly gendered & restrictive,” Leon—who also goes by “Leo”—wrote on Instagram. “and here’s the thing, i’m finally ready to share my favorite self with the world. and that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic.”
Leon married Audrey Kiss in 2020 at a Colorado courthouse wedding.
Mykelti Ann Padron (née Brown)
The second of Kody and Christine’s children, Mykelti was born on June 9, 1996.
She married Antonio “Tony” Padron in 2016 in a wedding ceremony documented on Sister Wives. The couple are parents to daughter Avalon and twin sons Archer and Ace.
Madison Rose Brush (née Brown)
Janelle gave birth to Madison—her second child with Kody—on Nov. 3, 1995.
After studying at Utah State University, Madison married Caleb Brush in 2016. The pair share kids Axel, Evangalynn and Josephine.
Hunter Elias Brown
Janelle and Kody welcomed Hunter—their third child together—on Feb. 9, 1997.
Hunter graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2020, before studying nursing at Johns Hopkins University.
Paedon Rex Brown
Christine gave birth to her and Kody’s third child together on Aug. 7, 1998.
Robert Garrison Brown
Born Oct. 31, 1998, Garrison was Kody and Janelle’s third youngest child together. He died by suicide on March 5, 2024 at age 25.
David “Dayton” Preston Brown
Dayton is the oldest child of Kody’s fourth wife Robyn Brown from her past marriage with Preston Jessop. He was adopted into the family in 2015, five years after Robyn spiritually married Kody.
In 2014, Kody legally divorced his first wife Meri so he could marry Robyn and officially adopt Dayton as his son.
Gabriel Winn Brown
Nicknamed Gabe, the fifth child of Kody and Janelle was born on Oct. 11, 2001.
Gwendlyn Genielle Queiroz (née Brown)
Kody and Christine welcomed their fourth child on Oct. 15, 2001.
Gwendlyn tied the knot with Beatriz Queiroz in 2023.
Aurora Alice Brown
Aurora is the second oldest child of Robyn. She was legally adopted by Kody in 2015 after he married Robyn the prior year.
Ysabel Paige Brown
Kody and Christine welcomed their fifth child together on June 13, 2003.
Her struggles with scoliosis have been documented on Sister Wives.
Breanna Rose Brown
Breanna is Robyn’s third child from her marriage to Preston. After Robyn married Kody, Breanna and her older siblings were legally adopted into the family.
Savanah Brown
Kody and Janelle welcomed their youngest child together on Dec. 7, 2004. The exes reunited for Savanah’s high school graduation in 2023.
Truely Grace Brown
Born on April 13, 2010, Truely is the youngest child of Kody and Christine.
Solomon Kody Brown
Kody and Robyn welcomed their second youngest son on Oct. 27, 2011.
Ariella Mae Brown
Born on Jan. 10, 2016, Ariella is the youngest daughter of Kody and Robyn. She is also the youngest child of 18 in the entire Brown family.
