Lauren Sánchez Shares Rare Photo with All Three Kids for Mother's Day: 'My Whole World in One Frame'

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12-05-2025

Lauren Sánchez posted a photo with all three of her kids on Mother's Day
She shares son Nikko with retired NFL player Tony Gonzalez, and teenagers Evan and Ella with ex-husband Patrick Whitesell
"Thank you for picking me as your mama," the children's book author and philanthropist captioned the family snapLauren Sánchez celebrated Mother's Day with her children.
The author and philanthropist, 55, shared a photo with all three of her kids — Nikko, 24; Evan, 18; and Ella, 17 — as they spent the annual holiday together on Sunday, May 11.
"Thank you for picking me as your mama! Best day ever," she wrote in an Instagram Story post. "My whole world in one frame."
The mom of three shares her eldest son, Nikko Gonzalez, 24, with retired football player Tony Gonzalez, and her two teenage children, Evan and Ella, with her ex-husband, top Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell.
Sánchez is engaged to Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, who is a father to four kids with his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott.
Sánchez revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 that all three of her children took flying lessons growing up.
Sánchez, a helicopter pilot herself, is no stranger to posting flying videos with her family and friends and last summer she celebrated a particularly special milestone: her son Evan's first solo flight.
'There's a special kind of trust that comes when you watch your kid take off on their own for the first time,' she captioned her social media post. 'It's about letting go, but also knowing they're more than ready. It's terrifying, exhilarating, and so deeply rewarding all at once.'
'Today wasn't just about a solo flight, it was the beginning of something bigger," she added, telling her son that she was "so proud."
Sánchez's first children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, was inspired by flying. In 2004, she told PEOPLE that several years ago, when Evan was a child, he inspired her to pursue becoming an author.
As they made New Year's Eve resolutions that year, she recalled him saying, ''Mom why don't you write that book you're always talking about?' '
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As for flying, Sánchez — whose recent Blue Origin spaceflight made headlines — previously told PEOPLE that growing up in Albuquerque, her parents owned a flight school, so she " was always around aviation."
Although she initially pursued a career in journalism, becoming a local news anchor and a correspondent at places like KTLA and Extra, she became a pilot when she was 40.
"I just think that growing up, women don't see a lot of female aviators," she said. "And so I hope women might see me as a pilot and say, 'Hey, I want to do that!' It's really an incredible experience, and I love it."
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