These Adorable Photos of Ina Garten Will Make You So Happy

We’ve seen plenty of photos of Ina and Jeffrey Garten over the years (the past 50 years, to be exact), but Ina’s been famous for so long, there are so many adorable photos of her you may have missed. Here, a collection of some you might not have seen before. Long live everyone’s fav Barefoot Contessa!

March 2003

On one of Ina Garten’s first late show appearances, she and Jay Leno made salads, cakes, and more.

March 2003

Look how young and happy they both were!!!

March 2003

LAST ONE, I PROMISE.

March 2007

A happy lil’ Ina ahead of a book signing. Probably Barefoot At Home, as that came out in 2006.

April 2007

Another book signing at a God’s Love We Deliver event—this time in white button-down. A different era!

April 2007

Perhaps the only time you’ll ever see Ina’s ever-present mic.

November 2008

A Back to Basics signing in yet another white blouse. So unlike her, but I’ll allow it because of the pure happiness this photo brings.

May 2009

Look how cute and bashful Ina looked at The American Hospital of Paris Foundation’s third Annual Celebration of Food, France, and Franco-American Friendship. (It was thrown in her honor.)

June 2010

Ina! Preening!! At the opening of a new J.Crew Bridal Boutique!!! Love the necklaces, girl!!!!

July 2010

This photo is interesting for many reasons. Firstly, Ina was a guest of then-gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler at a Portland, Maine, luncheon. Secondly, Ina has been known (until very recently!) to have never disclosed her political leanings—though, to be fair, Eliot ran as an Independent. And finally, Ina and Eliot used to work together in D.C. a million years ago—yeah, remember how she used to do that?

July 2010

Just another sweet pic from the same luncheon.

November 2010

What’s this cutie close-up, you ask? Oh, it’s just Ina at Chado Ralph Rucci’s Spring 2010 show at New York Fashion Week.

December 2010

The Gartens out at the Animal Medical Center’s Centennial “Top Dog” Gala. Look at her beam next to a cake she (probably) didn’t make!

March 2011

Oh, hey, you guys! (Alt. caption: Ina Garten and Tina Fey/Liz Lemon during a 30 Rock shoot.)

June 2011

Speaking of 30 Rock, here’s Ina with a befuddled Alec Baldwin (and designer Nicole Miller) at a Wolffer Estate Vineyard event.

June 2011

OK, to be fair, you’ve probably seen this picture before, but it’s too cute and emblematic of Ina and Jeffrey’s love to not include. Here they are at that same Wolffer party.

December 2013

A fan presents Ina with a fun surprise on a TODAY show visit.

December 2013

Later on that day, she contentedly stirred whatever it was she was whipping up for the segment.

April 2014

A photo that’s only remarkable because it’s so rare to not see Ina and JeffJeff cuddled up and smiling together. Anyway, they were walking the red carpet for Bullets Over Broadway’s opening night.

April 2015

Ina and Faith Hill share a super sweet—if slightly awk—moment at the TIME 100 Gala. Ina was one of the Most Influential People In The World that year; Faith’s husband (Tim McGraw) was one as well.

April 2015

Really, the pair was getting along great that day.

May 2015

Playing favorites with Elmo while she thought nobody was looking. This was at Sesame Workshop’s Annual Benefit Gala, of course.

August 2016

A night out in East Hampton, as per usual. This time, it was for the Annual Authors Night Benefit.

December 2017

Sure, you’ve seen the same version of this picture where she’s looking at the camera and smiling, but have you seen this one where she’s gazing to the right wistfully? I think not!