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Zac Hanson is a dad again!
The
Hanson drummer and
wife of 10 years Kate welcomed their fourth child on Saturday, Aug. 6, his rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
“We are overjoyed to share the arrival of Mary Lucille Diana Hanson,” the 30-year-old musician tells PEOPLE exclusively of their newest addition to the family, who was born in Zac’s hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, weighing in at 8 lbs., 4 oz.
The couple’s daughter, who will go by Lucille, joins big sister
Junia Rose Ruth, 5½, and big brothers
George Abraham Walker, 2½, and
John Ira Shepherd, 8.
“It is such an inspiration to meet her and to imagine all of the adventures we will take together as a family of six,” the father of four adds.
Aside from her siblings, Lucille has eight cousins to hang out with in
Isaac and
Taylor Hanson‘s children. Isaac, 35, is dad to sons
James Monroe, 8, and
Clarke Everett, 9, as well as 2-year-old daughter
Nina Odette with wife
Nicole.
Taylor, 33, has five children with wife
Natalie: Jordan Ezra, 13,
Penelope Anne, 11,
River Samuel, 9½,
Viggo Moriah, 7½, and
Wilhelmina Jane, 3½.
Most of the Hanson clan goes by their middle names, including Isaac (whose first name is actually Clarke, like his oldest) and Taylor (whose first name, likehis oldest, is Jordan). Their desires for a big extended family are no surprise, as the Tulsa-raised Hanson brothers are themselves the oldest of seven children.
And like with Taylor’s children Penelope (A.K.A.
Penny) and
River, Lucille’s name will resonate with Hanson fans. On the band’s breakout album
Middle of Nowhere — which turns 20 next year — “Lucy” was the only song which featured the youngest Hanson member on lead vocals. And “Diana” is special, too — it’s the name of Zac and his siblings’ mother.
“It’s fun this time to watch the little ones so excitedly anticipating their new sibling,” Zac,
who recently performed with his band on Greatest Hits, said shortly before
his son Abraham’s birth.
The band — who are also
beer connoisseurs on top of being musicians —
notably opened their own independent
record label in 2003, under which they released their latest album
Anthem in 2013. Their newest EP Loud was released to members in May, and their upcoming EP Play will be available
on their website beginning Oct. 10.
