Christina Haack is starting 2026 on a high note and doing it with her blended family front and center.
The HGTV star welcomed the New Year in Park City, Utah. She was with her ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, his wife Heather Rae El Moussa, and her boyfriend Christopher Larocca. The trip became a fan favorite. Many see Christina as an inspiration for her co-parenting skills.
Heather Rae Shares the Family Moment
Heather Rae El Moussa shared the first look at the vacation just after midnight on January 1.
“A New Year celebration for the books! Happy 2026 from the Grizwolds,” she wrote, joking about the family nickname.
The photos showed everyone together. Christina and Christopher posed alongside Tarek and Heather, surrounded by the kids. Taylor and Brayden, whom Christina shares with Tarek, were there. Hudson, her son with Ant Anstead, joined too. Even Tarek’s mom Dominique El Moussa made the trip.
Fans noticed immediately.
“I absolutely adore this healthy, healed, adult co-parenting,” one person commented.
Another added, “Beautiful family together.”
Christina Responds and Fans Praise Her
Christina later shared her own photos on January 3 and kept it real.
“May have been the saddest amount of snow I’ve seen in Park City, Utah, but this blended fam still had the best trip,” she wrote. “2026 is off to a great start.”
The comments poured in.
“Your blended family is a beautiful inspiration,” one fan wrote.
“So good for your children to see mature adults caring for each other,” another added.
The tone was clear. Fans see growth. And they see peace.
Christina Haack from HGTV's #TheFlipOff shares how she and Heather Rae El Moussa, her ex-husband's wife, got so close!
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A Look Back at Christina and Tarek’s Past
Christina and Tarek first became household names when Flip or Flop premiered in 2013. But their story started long before the cameras.
They met in 2005 while working in real estate in Orange County. They moved in together the day they officially started dating in 2006. They married in 2009 and welcomed Taylor and later Brayden.
After seven years of marriage, they split in 2016.
“Like many couples, we have had challenges in our marriage,” they said at the time.
Since then, both have moved on. Tarek married Heather. Christina married Ant Anstead, then Josh Hall, and later began dating Christopher Larocca.
What did not change was the kids coming first.
Why This Moment Matters
Blended families are rarely perfect. But moments like this show what happens when adults choose calm over conflict.
Christina has said it herself. Co-parenting only works when everyone wants peace.
And judging by the reaction online, fans believe she is getting it right.
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