Luke Bryan's five children and their mothers – and the heartfelt story behind his family unit

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Luke Bryan is always on the go and is constantly juggling his incredible career with his family life.MORE: Luke Bryan receives outpour of love as he shares bittersweet messageThe American Idol judge loves nothing more than being a dad and spending quality time with his children.The award-winning star is dad to five children – he shares sons Thomas and Tatum with wife Caroline Boyer, and adopted their nephew and two nieces, Til, Jordan and Kris, the children of Luke's late sister Kelly, who died in 2007, and her husband Ben "Lee" Cheshire, who passed away in 2017.VIDEO: Luke Bryan celebrates special anniversary with wife CarolineCaroline opened up about adopting Til, Jordan and Kris during an interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts.MORE: American Idol reveal big change to their show and plans to replace main starMORE: American Idol has BTS shake-up ahead of new series - detailsHe said: "You know, it was never something that he and I had to sit down and talk about. 'Should we take this on?' We just did that."Kelly passed away unexpectedly in May 2007, and tragically Lee passed away seven years later from a heart attack aged just 46.A post shared by Luke Bryan Official (@lukebryan)Luke Bryan is incredibly close to his family In September, Luke was beaming with pride as he walked Jordan down the aisle at her wedding.MORE: Luke Bryan gets fans talking with rare pictureMORE: Luke Bryan's home in Nashville has an emotional backstory - details"To get to walk Jordan down the aisle was the coolest, literally one of the most emotional things I've ever done," Luke told ABC News at the time.The star revealed how they made sure to celebrate both Kelly and Lee's memories at Jordan's wedding, including adding their wedding.