The model, 70, offered a belated look at her Mother’s Day celebration with her children Alexa Joel, Sailor Brinkley-Cook and Jack Brinkley-Cook
Christie Brinkley’s kids came together for a special family reunion.
On Thursday, May 23, the National Lampoon’s Vacation actress and former model, 70, shared a post on Instagram giving a belated glimpse of her Mother’s Day celebration. She explained how her three kids all came over to enjoy some homemade pizza and spend quality time together for the holiday.
“There’s no place like… H💙ME‼️❤️❤️❤️,” Brinkley began her caption. “My babies all came home for #mothersday and made a ‘Build your own Pizza’ lunch! Fun!”
“Thank you @alexarayjoel @ryanjgleason @jackbrinkleycook @sailorbrinkleycook @itsfurtun and @artminsta for these delightful pix!” she wrote, tagging her children’s respective partners before noting: “[The] light was beautiful 😜.”
In the photos, Brinkley can be seen standing in her kitchen with a variety of pizza ingredients and toppings spread out on the counter, as she and her daughters — Alexa Ray Joel, 38, and Sailor Brinkley-Cook, 25 — and son Jack Paris Brinkley Cook, 28, all share a loving group hug. Another photo shows the proud mom blowing a chef’s kiss while her kids laugh and embrace her.
Although the model and businesswoman frequently shares photos of herself and her children, this occasion was particularly special as it brought everyone together at once.
Brinkley shares Alexa with ex-husband Billy Joel, and Jack with her ex-husband and real estate developer Richard Taubman. She shares Sailor with architect Peter Cook, who also adopted Jack before their divorce in 2008.
Back in 2017, the whole family gathered for PEOPLE’s World’s Most Beautiful issue, where they discussed their family dynamics and what traits they inherited from their supermodel mom.
“I think that the main thing I got from my mom was a sense of adventure,” Jack, who is an entrepreneur and has stayed away from the entertainment industry, shared at the time. “Probably my favorite thing in the world is the ocean. I surf, I sail, I swim. Everything related to the ocean, I’ve learned from her because she loves the ocean too.”
“We definitely keep each other humble — we tease each other,” Alexa, a musician like her famous father, added. “It’s very grounding to be with my family.”
Sailor, who is following in Brinkley’s footsteps and has modeled for publications including Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and Vogue, mentioned: “She’s never acted like a diva. And to me, that’s very important. I’ve worked with a lot of people, other models, who don’t appreciate where they are, who they’re with, or the work that goes into everything. I try to be appreciative.”
Alexa also noted that her mom “sees the beauty in everything.”
“[She has] an endless zest and vivaciousness for life, like endless!” Alexa told PEOPLE. “She’s never tired. It amazes me because she never seems to sleep much. But somehow, she wakes up perfectly refreshed and jubilant, a little slice of sunshine… She sees the good and the beauty and the art in everything. She notices hearts in the clouds and things others might overlook.”
