{"id":2348268,"date":"2026-03-27T19:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2348268"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:19:57","slug":"christina-aguilera-shares-rare-glimpse-into-family-life-as-she-recaps-her-recent-trip-to-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/christina-aguilera-shares-rare-glimpse-into-family-life-as-she-recaps-her-recent-trip-to-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Aguilera Shares Rare Glimpse into Family Life as She Recaps Her Recent Trip to Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Christina Aguilera shared a rare glimpse into her life as a mom of two<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, March 26, the &#8220;Hurt&#8221; singer, 45, shared a recap of her recent family visit to Costa Rica&#8217;s La Paz Waterfall Gardens &amp; Wildlife Refuge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the clip, which was set to QUITAPENAS&#8217; track &#8220;Jaguar,&#8221; Aguilera showed various clips of herself, fianc\u00e9 Matthew Rutler and their daughter Summer, 11, enjoying nature and spending quality time together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/christina-aguilera\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christina Aguilera;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Christina Aguilera&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Christina Aguilera<\/a> is giving a rare glimpse into her life as a mom of two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, March 26, the &#8220;Hurt&#8221; singer, 45, shared a recap of her recent family visit to Costa Rica&#8217;s La Paz Waterfall Gardens &amp; Wildlife Refuge. In the clip, which was set to QUITAPENAS&#8217; track &#8220;Jaguar,&#8221; Aguilera showed various clips of herself, fianc\u00e9 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-matthew-rutler-christina-aguilera-8348652\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matthew Rutler;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Matthew Rutler&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Matthew Rutler<\/a> and their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xtina\/status\/501234399380119553\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:daughter Summer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;daughter Summer&quot;}\" class=\"link \">daughter Summer<\/a>, 11, enjoying nature and spending quality time together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;\ud83d\udccdLa Paz Waterfall Gardens &amp; Wildlife Refuge \u2026 thank you for the wonderful tour and the breath of fresh air \u2601\ufe0f\ud83e\ude75\ud83e\udd8b pura vida xxx&#8221; she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to her daughter Summer, the &#8220;Genie in a Bottle&#8221; singer is also a mom to son Max, whom she welcomed with ex-husband Jordan Bratman. After welcoming Summer in August 2014, Aguilera opened up to PEOPLE about the challenges of being a working mother and called her children &#8220;the center of my universe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely not easy juggling work and motherhood, as being a parent is a full-time job within itself,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You just have to make it work for you. My life has so many different moving parts, but my kids are the center focal piece, and everything else shifts around them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the difficulty of trying to find the right work-and-home-life balance, Aguilera always comes back to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/christina-aguilera-priority-remains-her-children-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:prioritizing her children's comfort;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;prioritizing her children'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">prioritizing her children&#8217;s comfort<\/a> above all else. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely not easy. I will openly say that,&#8221; she told PEOPLE in May 2019. &#8220;The key is truly making sure that they always feel safe and always feel connected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in December 2025, during a preview clip for her appearance on <em>The Jennifer Hudson Show<\/em>, the \u201cBeautiful\u201d singer opened up about her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-christina-aguilera-kids-7502419\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:two kids;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;two kids&quot;}\" class=\"link \">two kids<\/a>. When <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jennifer-hudson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:host Jennifer Hudson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;host Jennifer Hudson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">host Jennifer Hudson<\/a> asked Aguilera how she earns \u201ccool mom points\u201d with her son, she admitted it was \u201ctough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s tough with kids in general,\u201d she said, \u201cThey will call you out for anything and everything. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019ve lived through some things, too!\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFor sure they keep you humbled, but you do learn through their eyes also and [motherhood] teaches you patience, too,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Christina Aguilera, son Max, daughter Summer, Matthew Rutler.<br \/>Credit: Christina Aguilera\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> 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<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aguilera then went on to share that she and Max are \u201clooking at colleges,\u201d adding, \u201ctime flies, it really does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One way she can impress Max, Aguilera revealed, is through music, sharing that the teen loved going backstage to meet <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/lcd-soundsystem-saturday-night-live-thrills-yr-citys-a-sucker-john-mulaney-snl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LCD Soundsystem;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;LCD Soundsystem&quot;}\" class=\"link \">LCD Soundsystem<\/a> at the recent Portola Festival, which she also played at. \u201cIt was such a vibe, and I got cool mom points for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for her daughter Summer, the singer told Hudson that she\u2019s also following in her mommy\u2019s creative footsteps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe\u2019s such an artist, she paints, she draws, she makes beautiful masks, and she\u2019s just so creative, but she\u2019s definitely her own thing,\u201d Aguilera said. \u201cAnd I never want to push anything on my kids, whatever they\u2019re passionate about, I\u2019m there to support it, but she has taken an interest in acting, so she\u2019s had a few lessons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aguilera went on to share that Summer prefers her in mom mode rather than performance mode and sweetly asks her to take off her stage make-up as soon as she\u2019s done with work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo I\u2019m done shooting, Summer&#8217;s like, \u2018Can you take that off now? I just want to be cozy.\u2019 She just loves my freckles; she loves to see them and asks if she\u2019s going to have freckles one day. She\u2019s the number one mama fan!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/christina-aguilera-shares-rare-glimpse-into-family-life-during-trip-recap-11935382\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Christina Aguilera shared a rare glimpse into her life as a mom of two On Thursday, March 26, the &#8220;Hurt&#8221; singer, 45, shared a recap of her recent family visit to Costa Rica&#8217;s La Paz Waterfall Gardens &amp; Wildlife Refuge In the clip, which was set to QUITAPENAS&#8217; track &#8220;Jaguar,&#8221; Aguilera showed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2348269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[305298,411913,317385,455604,455605],"class_list":["post-2348268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-christina-aguilera","tag-costa-rica","tag-jennifer-hudson","tag-matthew-rutler","tag-wildlife-refuge"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christina-Aguilera-Shares-Rare-Glimpse-into-Family-Life-as-She.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2348270,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348268\/revisions\/2348270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}