Former “Today” show star Hoda Kotb has shared a glimpse at her second Thanksgiving celebration inside her sprawling Bronxville, NY, home—after making a brief appearance at the iconic Macy’s parade, where she lent a hosting hand to her former co-stars, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker.
The NBC alum, 61, who announced in September 2024 that she would be stepping down from the hit morning show to spend more time with her kids, took to Instagram to give fans a look into how she spent the holiday after making a quick dash to New York with daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 6.
Kotb, who bought her new home for $2.89 million in April 2024, shared a series of images from the festive holiday—including several snaps taken inside her dwelling, where she enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal alongside her children, her mother, Sameha, and several of their close friends.
In the first photo shared on her social media account, the group could be seen eating at a large dining table, which sat in front of a large bay window inside the property.
The next flick captured her perfectly cooked turkey, which was surrounded by napkins that read, “Happy Thanksgiving.”
In another snap, Sameha and Hope grinned from ear to ear as they posed for the camera.
The next three slides showed Kotb and her daughters heading to the Thanksgiving Day parade, where the 61-year-old met up with Roker and Guthrie.
Although she is no longer an official host of the parade, Kotb did step in for a few moments to present a couple of the performers, sitting alongside the two “Today” hosts as they welcomed a host of famous faces to the event.
Kotb captioned the adorable snaps, “Happy Thanksgiving xoxoxo.”
Although her Thanksgiving dinner welcomed many of her loved ones, one person was seemingly missing: Her ex-fiance, Joel Schiffman.
However, it appears as though there is no bad blood between the pair as he joined Kotb, Haley, and Hope for a “funday Sunday” just weeks before Thanksgiving.
In one photo shared on Instagram at the time, Kotb and Schiffman, who announced they were separating after eight years together in 2022, sat down for dinner with their daughters in her dining room, which featured a large table and overhead lighting.
This isn’t the first time her ex has showed up to the suburbs to visit Kotb.
She previously had a heartfelt reunion with Schiffman when she welcomed the financier into her suburban home for a Father’s Day celebration with their two daughters.
The TV host turned wellness guru took to Instagram to share sweet images of her former partner enjoying a fun-filled day in and around her Bronxville property, proving that—despite their split—the duo are putting their past behind them to focus on co-parenting their daughters.
In one image, Schiffman could be seen grinning from ear to ear while sharing a sweet embrace with his kids inside Kotb’s kitchen at her $2.9 million home, which she purchased in April 2024, shortly before she quit the “Today” show.
Although Schiffman and Kotb once lived together in New York City with their kids, the mother of two made the decision in 2024 to move her children to the suburbs in a bid to give them more “normality,” while it’s thought her former partner remained in Manhattan.
However, he made sure to take a break from the honking taxis and towering skyscrapers to make a trip to Bronxville, which is a mere 30-minute drive from Manhattan.
Schiffman’s journey upstate comes just weeks after Kotb revealed that her move had been motivated, at least in part, by her daughter Hope’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.
During a May 28 appearance on “Today,” Kotb explained there was another reason behind her decision, conceding that she wanted to spend more time with her daughter, rather than worrying about her health constantly because she was away from her.
Kotb first revealed that her younger daughter was struggling with a health issue in March 2023, when she explained that Hope had been hospitalized for an undisclosed condition.
Less than two years later, Kotb decided to move her family to Bronxville, where she purchased a stunning property just a short walk from her kids’ school.
Speaking to Today.com ahead of her last day on the show, Kotb opened up about her desire to embrace a new routine with her kids at the four-bedroom, five-bathroom, center-hall Colonial.
She was excited to have a more “normal” day-to-day regimen after years of early mornings, she explained.
“I’m just going to let us be a family with a normal rhythm of life. See what we become,” the on-air celebrity, who was replaced by Craig Melvin, said.
“I’m going to let [my daughters] take more trips and stay up a little later because part of the reason I put them to bed at that hour is because I’ve got to go to bed. I’m like, ‘Goodnight! Everyone’s going to bed.’ They’re like, ‘It’s 6:30!’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, lights out!'”
Kotb said in August that she had a vision when it came to finding the perfect family home, revealing in an episode of “Today” that she wanted to create a “warm and cozy” environment where her children could relax and find sanctuary.
“It’s all new,” she said of her move. “New kids, new school, new things, new everything. And it’s funny because all I could think of was that I wanted my house for the kids to feel warm and cozy and a place where they want to hang. And that’s it.”
She previously gave fans a rare glimpse at the cozy workout center inside her upstate New York home during a sweet video with her daughter.
