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Hoda Kotb Posts Stunning Moonlit Family Pic with Her 2 Daughters and Lookalike Sister

They're all glowing

Hoda Kotb
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Although I've missed seeing Hoda Kotb grace my TV screen on the Today show each morning, I've been keeping close tabs on her latest ventures and personal updates. For instance, I was thrilled to learn that she'll be teaming up with Joanna Gaines for a new project. And now, Kotb is giving fans a glimpse of her quality time with family.

The former Today show anchor took to Instagram and shared a photo with her two daughters, Hope, 6, and Haley, 9, as well as her lookalike sister, Hala. In the snap, Kotb is practically beaming as she poses with the trio and holds out her phone to take a selfie. Meanwhile, the stunning backdrop includes palm trees and a full moon. She captioned the post, "Full moon…full hearts xo."

One fan commented, "You all look great !!! So happy for you and your family!!!" Another wrote, "Love this! Miss you on the show, but seeing you with your girls is just priceless! So happy for you! They are growing up so fast!"

Kotb shares both of her children with her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman, whom she dated for eight years.

The TV personality's sweet snap comes about three months after her official departure from the Today show, and she has been quite vocal about taking the time to prioritize her daughters.

In a candid interview with Today, she said, “There’s the guilt you carry because you can’t be 100 percent at work and 100 percent at home. Something has to give if you want excellence. If you’re going to be excellent at work, something has to give at home. And if you want to be excellent at home—I mean excellent and do all the things—something has to give at work. It can’t be equal.”

Kotb, who welcomed her first daughter at 52, also noted that being an older mother was a big factor in her decision. She added, "Obviously, I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have. I feel like we only have a finite amount of time."

Sure enough, following her exit from Today, Kotb has been sharing several more bonding moments with the girls, including a fun mother-daughter fishing trip.

In the caption, Kotb wrote, "Wait…whaaaattt—each of my girls caught a fish today!! Wow, threw em back—but what a thrill!"

Keep the family pics coming, Hoda.

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