Christine Brown Is 'Celebrating Life' Alongside Former Sister Wife Janelle's Son Hunter

Photo: Christine Brown/Instagram

Christine Brownisn’t leaving all of herSister Wivesfamily behind.

Christine, 50, dined out Wednesday withHunter Brown, the son exKody Brownshares with her former sister wifeJanelle Brown.

“Just celebrating life and super lucky to be in the same city as @hunter_elias01 #blessed,” she captioned the photos, which showed a grinning Christine and a cheeky Hunter wielding a steak knife.

Christine Brown/Instagram

Hunter is the half-brother to Christine’s six children with Kody, 53: sonPaedon, 24, and daughtersAspyn, 27;Mykelti, 26;Gwendlyn, 20;Ysabel, 19, andTruely,12. (Kody has a total of 18 children between his relationships.)

Hunter was Janelle’s third child and father Kody’s sixth. Together, Kody and Janelle have childrenLogan, 27;Maddie, 26;Garrison, 23; Gabriel, 20, and Savanah, 17.

Christine — who was in 26-year plural marriage to husband Kody and his three wives — opened up about her relationship with the women after leaving polygamy and her fundamentalist Mormon faith behind.

“Janelle and I are really good friends,” shetold PEOPLEin August. “She’s been supportive from the get-go.”

She said Janelle cried when she told the women she was leaving. “That was so hard. It was not only am I deciding to leave Kody, I was leaving them as well.”

Janelle Brown/Instagram

Still, she adds their relationship had changed over the years.

Since her split from Kody, Christine has settled into her new life in Utah and launched her solo digital seriesCooking with Just Christinefor TLC in February.

“Janelle and I have stayed close through the whole thing,” says Christine, who recently celebrated her 50th birthday with a themed party that Janelle attended. “She’s wonderful.”

Christine Brown.Kim Raff

Christine announced her decision to leave the plural marriage in November 2021. “After more than 25 years together, Kody and I have grown apart and I have made the difficult decision to leave,” she wrote in an Instagram statement.

“We will continue to be a strong presence in each other’s lives as we parent our beautiful children and support our wonderful family. At this time, we ask for your grace and kindness as we navigate through this stage within our family.”

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Sister Wivesairs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.

source: people.com