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Growing boys. Gwen Stefani<\/strong><\/a> and ex-husband Gavin Rossdale<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s three kids are getting so big. While they don\u2019t make appearances on their parents\u2019 social media profiles often, the former couple never misses an opportunity to gush about their sons<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy sweetest boy, you are the shine of my sun. I love everything about you,\u201d the Bush frontman wrote via Instagram on son Zuma\u2019s 14th birthday. \u201cSo happy you\u2019re mine. You\u2019ve even made me fall in like with baseball. YOU HAVE AN ARM OF GOLD. And you can hit the life out of a ball that flies at 80 mph.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The amicable exes first met in 1995 when Gwen\u2019s No Doubt opened for Bush in London. They tied the knot in September 2002 in London and welcomed three boys together: Kingston, born in May 2006, Zuma, born in August 2008, and Apollo, born in February 2014<\/a>. Gwen filed for divorce<\/a> in August 2015 and began dating her <\/span>The Voice<\/span><\/i><\/a> <\/i>costar Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/a> later that year. Gwen and Gavin\u2019s divorce was finalized the following April.<\/span><\/p>\n Gwen and the country crooner got engaged in October 2020 and got married at Blake\u2019s Oklahoma ranch<\/a> on July 3, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n While Gwen and Gavin tend to keep their distance during their children\u2019s sporting events, she\u2019s often accompanied by her husband<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe wants to be there for everything \u2014 sports games, family dinners, even homework,\u201d a source previously told <\/span>Life & Style <\/span><\/i><\/a>exclusively<\/a>, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s not a sacrifice, as far as he\u2019s concerned, but a privilege<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For his part, the \u201cGod\u2019s Country\u201d singer opened up about taking on the role of stepdad during an interview with Lon Helton<\/strong> during the Country Music Radio Seminar in March 2022, saying, \u201cI\u2019ve married into a family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n