Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa enjoyed a special Mother’s Day with their whole family.
On Sunday, May 11, Tarek, 43, shared a carousel of photos on his Instagram of his blended family, which includes wife Heather, 37, their 2-year-old son Tristan, and his kids Brayden, 9, and Taylor, 14, whom he shares with ex-wife Christina Haack.
In the post, the dad of three shared pictures of Heather holding baby Tristan, of Heather with her two stepkids, and pictures of their entire family.
“Motherhood is one of the most important and selfless roles in the world — and today, I’m feeling extra grateful for all the incredible moms in my life,” he began his post.
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“To my wife @theheatherraeelmoussa — watching you become a mother to Tristan has been the most beautiful chapter of our journey,” he continued. “You love him with every piece of your heart. And the love you give Tay and Bray… it’s something I’ll never stop being thankful for.”
“You are the calm, the joy, and the strength in our family. We’re so lucky to have you,” wrote Tarek, adding a shoutout to his ex-wife beneath. “And to all the incredible moms in my life — my own mom, my amazing mother-in-law, my sister, and Christina — thank you for the love, the lessons, and the countless ways you’ve shaped our family.”
Heather also shared a carousel on her own Instagram in honor of the special day, taking a minute to reflect on how motherhood has affected her.
“Motherhood changed me in ways I never imagined. Becoming a mom to my sweet Tristan, a bonus mom to Tay and Bray, and navigating this beautiful, sometimes chaotic journey with love, gratitude and patience,” she wrote in her caption.
“I’ve learned so much from the strong women in my life, my incredible mom and my amazing mother-in-law, your support, guidance, and love mean the world. Today, I celebrate you both, and every type of mom out there showing up with strength, heart, and grace. I see you! Happy Mother’s Day. 💕.”
Earlier this month, Heather spoke to PEOPLE about how her blended family usually splits up Mother’s Day.
“Usually — and I’m thankful for Christina that I get to spend time with the kids — we’ll do a brunch with the kids and then she’ll do something else with them later on in the day,” Heather told PEOPLE.
“And we get together with my side of the family, Tarek’s side of the family, we usually do a brunch. I try not to cook or do anything at the house because I don’t want to clean up,” she continued. “So it’s like getting out of the house, celebrating and then coming home and just sharing the day with Tristan and Tarek after the kids go to Christina’s house.”
In April, Heather appeared on Melissa Gorga’s podcast On Display from PodcastOne and spoke about her relationship with Haack, sharing that the public is always interested in her relationship with Haack because they all appear to co-parent peacefully and costar on their show The Flip Off.
“The show that we filmed together got us on a deeper level of getting to know each other rather than just being moms and text[ing] each other about the kids,” Heather explained. “And I think people are fascinated by that.”
“Like, ‘How do we get along? How are we so friendly with each other? How do we feel about the show? How [do] we co-parent so well?’ And you know, it took years,” she admitted.
After Gorga asked her if there were different rules or routines at her house than at Haack’s, Heather shared that the mom of two “never micromanaged me,” and her husband didn’t either.
“That was really nice that I wasn’t told what to do, how to do it. I was able to just kind of come in and figure things out on my own and kind of at my own time,” she continued. “And she was very much in their life.”
“So it wasn’t like I was coming in to replace her. I was just coming in to be added love and help take care of them and help raise them,” Heather said. “And you know, I give her props because being now a mom and having my son, it would be really hard to have a woman come in and raise my kid and not know what they’re doing at the household.”
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