We’ve all been told that Jon Gosselin and his estranged wife Kate Gosselin have been hunkered down for the month of July, regrouping and recouping from a media firestorm that has threatened to bring down a significant financial empire that began with the TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8.

The couple and their sextuplets and twins were photographed enjoying 4th of July activities at their Wernesville, PA home on Saturday.  Jon and Kate have told People magazine that they vow to spend every holiday together as a family.  It sounds like, at least for now, the gloves have come off and the grown ups are playing nice for the sake of their children.

The couple recently issued a joint statement saying they would no longer be responding to any outside media reports, no doubt in an attempt to finally quit feeding and fueling their dirty laundry.

Our top photo shows the family enjoying Independence Day 2008.  View and contrast how much they have all changed over the past year in the video photos below and be sure to check out more photos from our friends at Dlisted here.

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