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Hoda Kotb celebrated ex-fianc\u00e9 Joel Schiffman\u2019s birthday with photos of him and their daughters on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The former couple, who split in 2021, continue to co-parent daughters Haley and Hope<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Hoda Kotb<\/a> is celebrating the father of her girls on his birthday!<\/p>\n On Sunday, Mar. 22, the former Today<\/em> host, 61, shared a few photos on her Instagram<\/a> as she took a moment to celebrate her ex-fianc\u00e9 Joel Schiffman on his birthday. In one picture, Schiffman posed with his arms around their two daughters \u2014 Hope, 6, and Haley, 9 \u2014 as they sat in front of a plate of pigs in blankets.<\/p>\n A second photo showed what appeared to be a birthday party for one of their daughters. There were unicorn decorations, a sparkly birthday cake and pink streamers around the room as the family of four smiled together.<\/p>\n “Happy bday to the best DAD!!! \ud83c\udf82,” Kotb wrote in her caption.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kotb and Schiffman got engaged in 2019 before later splitting in 2021. They welcomed their daughters Haley and Hope through adoption in 2017 and 2019, respectively.<\/p>\n This past Christmas, Kotb rang in the holiday with Schiffman and their girls<\/a>. On Dec. 25, the mom of two shared a festive selfie on Instagram<\/a> with her daughters Hope and Haley, along with her mom, sister and Schiffman<\/a>. The group posed in matching green Christmas pajamas and Santa hats.<\/p>\n \u201cMerry Christmas\ud83c\udf84\u2764\ufe0f,\u201d she captioned the post.<\/p>\n In November, Kotb shared scenes from her “Funday Sunday” with Schiffman<\/a> and their daughters on Instagram<\/a>. In the post, the proud mom showed off some of her Halloween decor, which had a subtle nod to the popular Gen Alpha slang term<\/a> “6-7.” In one snap, Kotb, her daughters Hope and Haley, as well as Schiffman, were all smiles as they sat together for dinner.<\/p>\n “Funday Sunday!” the doting mom captioned the post.<\/p>\n When Kotb and Schiffman split in 2021, the journalist shared during an episode of TODAY with Hoda & Jenna<\/em><\/a> that the two could continue to be loving co-parents to their daughters.<\/p>\n As she explained their decision to split during a candid conversation with co-host Jenna Bush Hager<\/a>, Kotb said that she and Schiffman will continue to be “loving parents<\/a> to our adorable, delightful children.”<\/p>\n “Joel and I have had a lot of prayerful and meaningful conversations over the holidays and we decided that we’re better as friends and parents than we are as an engaged couple<\/a>, so we decided we are going to start this new year … on our new path as loving parents to our adorable, delightful children, and as friends,” said Kotb.<\/p>\n “It’s not like something happened. They say sometimes relationships are meant to be there for a reason, or a season or for a lifetime. And I feel like ours was meant to be there for a season,” she added.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n