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Hoda Kotb and her family are enjoying their first Christmas day in the suburbs.
On Wednesday, Dec. 25, the Today co-host, 60, shared a series of photos on Instagram, offering a glimpse of her Christmas celebration spent with daughters Hope, 5, and Haley, 7, as well as ex Joel Schiffman (, in her new house in New York’s Westchester County.
In the first photo, Kotb gets a sweet kiss on the cheek from Haley in front of the Christmas tree as she snaps a selfie with both of her girls. She also included a photo of her mom and sister, wearing matching pajamas with her daughters.
A third photo showed Kotb and Schiffman with their two daughters, posing together in the living room. “Merry Christmas🎄🎄,” Kotb wrote in her caption.
Kotb later uploaded a video to Instagram set to Global Genius’ rendition of “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” featuring various other moments from the family’s gathering, such as Haley posing in front of a decorated Christmas tree surrounded by gifts and the broadcaster getting to work in the kitchen.
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Earlier this month, Kotb appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers and shared that her daughters Hope and Haley wanted a specific present for Christmas this year.
“They want makeup, but what is that about?” Kotb asked on the show. “That is not happening. What are we talking about? All these little kids, like young kids, 7, 8, 9, are into skincare and stuff. But we don’t have that in my house. That’s a big no.”
Thankfully, her girls aren’t only asking for makeup this year.
“They asked Santa for magic sets. They like magic sets,” she said. “They like American Girl dolls. What else are they into? They’re into anything with bubbles.”
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Just before Christmas, the proud mom shared some photos as she made memories with her whole family.
The journalist shared a series of photos on her Instagram as she got ready to celebrate the holidays. In one photo, Kotb showed off her festive living room, which featured stockings for everyone in her family — including ex-fiancé Schiffman.
Along her mantle, Kotb hung stockings that read, “Mom” and “Dad” for her and Schiffman, as well as ones for Hope and Haley, one for her mom, whom her daughters call Tata, and one for her sister Hala.
The proud mom also added a photo of her daughter Haley making snow angels, and a sweet family photo outside her house, playing in the snow. “It’s all happening! Merry Everything!!🥰,” she captioned her post.
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