Hoda Kotb Celebrates Christmas with Daughters Hope and Haley in Matching Pajamas: 'Merry Merry'

Mar. 15, 2025

Hoda Kotbis enjoying the holiday spirit with her little girls!TheTodayco-host, 58, shared a series of sweet photos on Instagram from herChristmascelebration with daughtersHaley, 5, and 3-year-old Hope, in which they matched in red pajamas with her motherSamehaand sisterHala.“Merry merry,” she wrote in the caption.Kotb, who co-parents her daughters with ex-fiancéJoel Schiffman, previously posted a candid photo of herself and the girls posing in front of the Rockefeller Christmas tree. “Merry Christmas Eve!!!” she captioned the photo.Last month, the journalist enjoyed Thanksgiving with her daughters and other family members after completing herMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade hosting dutiesthat morning.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Sharing theThanksgiving table spread and a selfiewith everyone celebrating on Instagram, Kotb wrote, “Super yummy Thanksgiving Day dinner courtesy of my sister-in-law colleen! Thankful for family ❤️.“While the adults — which included Kotb’s siblings — gathered at one table, Hope and Haley smiled from a smaller kid’s table right behind them.Kotb recently opened up about life with her two daughters for PEOPLE’s Family Issue.For the mom of two,building her life around her childrenhas brought a greater joy than she could have imagined.“Family to me is everything— and having one of my own is something I never thought I’d have,” said Kotb, who first became a mother through adoption in 2017 at age 52 after a breast cancer battle and a subsequent divorce left her assuming motherhood wasn’t in the cards.RELATED VIDEO:Hoda KotbOpens Up About How She and Ex Joel Schiffman Are “Really Good Co-Parents"“I always imagined family as my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister,” she explained. “I envisioned it that way until I was 50. Imagine someone saying, ‘Hey, guess what? You’re actually going to have a wholeotherfamily.’ It still surprises me! It delights me to know that I have Haley and Hope.”

Hoda Kotbis enjoying the holiday spirit with her little girls!

TheTodayco-host, 58, shared a series of sweet photos on Instagram from herChristmascelebration with daughtersHaley, 5, and 3-year-old Hope, in which they matched in red pajamas with her motherSamehaand sisterHala.

“Merry merry,” she wrote in the caption.

Kotb, who co-parents her daughters with ex-fiancéJoel Schiffman, previously posted a candid photo of herself and the girls posing in front of the Rockefeller Christmas tree. “Merry Christmas Eve!!!” she captioned the photo.

Last month, the journalist enjoyed Thanksgiving with her daughters and other family members after completing herMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade hosting dutiesthat morning.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Sharing theThanksgiving table spread and a selfiewith everyone celebrating on Instagram, Kotb wrote, “Super yummy Thanksgiving Day dinner courtesy of my sister-in-law colleen! Thankful for family ❤️.”

While the adults — which included Kotb’s siblings — gathered at one table, Hope and Haley smiled from a smaller kid’s table right behind them.

Kotb recently opened up about life with her two daughters for PEOPLE’s Family Issue.

For the mom of two,building her life around her childrenhas brought a greater joy than she could have imagined.

“Family to me is everything— and having one of my own is something I never thought I’d have,” said Kotb, who first became a mother through adoption in 2017 at age 52 after a breast cancer battle and a subsequent divorce left her assuming motherhood wasn’t in the cards.

RELATED VIDEO:Hoda KotbOpens Up About How She and Ex Joel Schiffman Are “Really Good Co-Parents”

“I always imagined family as my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister,” she explained. “I envisioned it that way until I was 50. Imagine someone saying, ‘Hey, guess what? You’re actually going to have a wholeotherfamily.’ It still surprises me! It delights me to know that I have Haley and Hope.”

source: people.com