Teresa Giudice Enjoys the Holidays with Her Blended Family in Sweet Christmas Photo: 'Nothing but Love'

The family of eight posed for sweet shots in festive looks

Teresa Giudice is enjoying family time this holiday season.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 51, shared Christmas-themed family photos on Instagram Friday, gearing up toward the holiday weekend.

"Happy Holidays from our family to yours!" she captioned the set of shots. "Wishing you all nothing but love, happiness, and health. Hoping everyone has a blessed New Year!❤️❤️."

In the photos, Giudice smiles with daughters Audriana, 14,  Milania, 17, Gabriella, 19, and Gia Giudice, 22. Husband Luis "Louie" Ruelas joins the ladies with sons Louie Jr., 20, and Nicholas, 22.

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Ruelas also posted a slideshow of photos on his own Instagram, sharing his holiday wishes with fans.

"Celebrating the joy of family and the blessings we hold close this Christmas ✨ Our beautiful blended family fills our hearts with love and gratitude every single day. We live and love for our incredible kids and together we are dedicated to shaping a future that is bright and beautiful."

"May this holiday season bring you abundant blessings and remind you of the priceless gift of family. 🎄❤️ #BlessedBeyondWords #FamilyLove #ChristmasCheer #lovelovelove #merrychristmas."

Earlier this year, Milania came to the defense of her stepdad on Teresa's "Namaste Bitches" podcast on PodcastOne.

Milania praised the 48-year-old dad as "a great stepfather" to her and her sisters, noting, "You guys don't know anything. What Louie has done for my sisters and I, I bet half these men in this world would never do that."

"Louie is so amazing and that's what everyone doesn't know. That's why I'm happy I can actually talk about it on this podcast because I haven't even talked about it that much," she continued. "Louie is such a great stepdad. He really is. Like, He's an amazing guy."

Milania also pointed out that her dad, Joe Giudice, approved of his daughters' relationships with Louie.

"You guys know Joe. He's Juicy Joe. Do you think he's going to let just anybody around his girls? No. Louis went to the Bahamas and had dinner with my father, with all of us. We had dinner all together. I was with my parents, who have such a good relationship. They call each other, they act like siblings, honestly. Like you guys act like little kids together."

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