Hoda Kotb shared a behind the scenes look into her fun lakeside family getaway.
The star shared a wholesome slideshow on social media featuring her daughters Haley Joy Kotb, nine, and Hope Catherine Kotb, seven, going for a swim with their friends.
Hoda got in on the action by jumping into the lake with them while donning a colorful halter bikini, gold necklace, and bun.
She fittingly captioned the post: "Summer days," as Alan Gogoll's song "Sunny Side of the Stream" played in the background.
© InstagramFans react
Fans loved the sweet memories that Hoda shared as they flocked to the comments to cheer the family on.
One person wrote: "It's idyllic," while another added: "Living your best life with your girls."
A third person continued: "Living life…beautiful…proud of you my friend." One person commented: "Nothing better! These are the days they will remember."
© InstagramThis isn't the first time that Hoda has hit the water over the summer. She also enjoyed her niece's 16th birthday beachside this past week, as the duo sipped on coconuts and went paddle boarding together, while the TV star sported a white bikini.
She captioned the heartwarming post: "Happy 16th Ella! #auntielove."
© InstagramHoda's new era
Hoda has been making the kind of memories that she once dreamed about, before she made the bold decision to leave the Today show, along with her 3:15 a.m. alarms behind, in January 2025.
The journalist gushed to People: "It's really cool to just realize that there's so much more to life. I wasn't able to bear witness to my kids' daily lives because of what I was doing."
She continued: "I got to see Haley sing 'What a Wonderful World' at 9:15 a.m. — I would have missed that. I used to think life was the big things, but it really is all the stuff that happens in between."
© InstagramHope's medical needs
On top of that, the doting mother of two also stepped away so that she can fully be there for Hope's medical needs as she lives with type 1 diabetes.
Hoda explained: "It's kind of constant care for Hope. We're monitoring her 24/7."
She added: "She was getting shots — four or five a day — every day for a year. Now she is getting them less frequently because we have some other means to get her what she needs, but there's a lot to it. Some kids can have sweets and she can't. If she's up in the night, we have to take care of her at night."
Hoda concluded: "She is a happy, healthy, rambunctious, amazing kid, and we have to watch her. Diabetes is a part of her, but not all of her. I hope it shapes her but never defines her."
