Oct 11, 2015, 2:10 PM ET

VIDEO: The McCaughey septuplets turn 18

Newsbreak·By Kelli Keane

VIDEO: The McCaughey septuplets turn 18

Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey, are not only the first parents to have so many multiples survive infancy after refusing selective reduction – they’re now the first parents to have septuplets become legal adults.

The TODAY Show hosted the entire family in mid-September to celebrate the 18th birthday of the septuplets – Kenny, Alexis, Natalie, Kelsey, Nathan, Brandon and Joel – and to reflect upon what life has been like for the family:

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