Motherhood has brought Kathie Lee Gifford and daughter Cassidy closer together

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With three new grandsons in the last two years, Kathie Lee Gifford is fully in her "Bubbe" era and she's loving every second.

The former TODAY co-host shares two adult children, Cody and Cassidy, with her late husband Frank Gifford, a star football player and TV sports commentator who died in 2015.

It doesn’t sound like being a grandmother will get old for Kathie Lee, who revels in the “sheer joy of watching my children with their children.” Cody and Cassidy are both “excellent parents,” she tells TODAY.com, noting that “good” parents encompass both a feeling of “consistency” and “fun.”

Cassidy, who became a mother less than a year ago, told Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager that learning to parent has “given me a lot of grace for my mom … understanding that you love your child more than anything in the world. So thanks, Mom.”

Read on for a breakdown of the Gifford kids and grandchildren.

Kathie Lee Gifford's children, Cody and Cassidy

Kathie Lee has opened up before about her approach to cultivating a relationship of trust and closeness with her children, Cody and Cassidy.

“When my kids turned 21, I told them, ‘I’m here but I raised you right and I trust you. I just want to be the kind of mom you want around,’” Kathie Lee told Yahoo Life in 2022.

Her son, Cody, welcomed his first child and Kathie Lee's first grandchild, Frank “Frankie” Michael Gifford, on May 31, 2022.

Her daughter, Cassidy, announced the birth of her first child, Finn, on June 24, 2023.

Cody's second son, Ford Matthew Gifford, was born in November of 2023.

“Every moment is a gift,” Kathie Lee said about being a grandmother in an August 2022 interview with TODAY Parents.

Read on to learn more about Kathie Lee's two children and three grandchildren.

Cody Gifford, Kathie Lee's son

Cody Gifford (Greg Doherty / WireImage)
Cody Gifford (Greg Doherty / WireImage)

Gifford's first child, Cody, was born in 1990. A film producer and executive, he is the founder of the Gifford Media Group and has produced content for HBO Films, Warner Bros, and MGM, according to IMDb.

Cody received his bachelor's in cinematic arts at the University of Southern California before going on to earn a master's in creative writing at Oxford University.

He married his longtime girlfriend Erika Brown in 2020.

Cassidy Erin Gifford, Kathie Lee's daughter

Cassidy Gifford  (Michael Tullberg / Getty Images)
Cassidy Gifford (Michael Tullberg / Getty Images)

In 1993, Kathie Lee and Frank welcomed their second child together, Cassidy. After a brief stint in modeling, Cassidy turned to acting, starring in films including "God's Not Dead," "Time Trap," and "The Gallows."

"We'd always been very close," Cassidy said about her mother in a 2012 interview with People. "I don't remember ever a time when we weren't."

Cassidy is married to Ben Wierda, a project manager in the tech industry.

Frank “Frankie” Michael Gifford

Cody and Erika's son, Frank, was born in May 2022 and is Kathie Lee's first grandchild.

“I knew I was going to love Frank instantly because I love babies,” Kathie Lee told TODAY Parents in a 2022 interview. “But this is my son’s child — my husband’s son’s son — it’s all such a beautiful tapestry of life and creation.”

The couple frequently shares photos and videos of Frank on their respective Instagram accounts.

“C and I were talking about what our favorite thing is about this lil’ guy and it’s his heart,” Erika wrote in the caption of a June 30 post. “We know he’s going to be the sweetest big brother and we’re so excited to see him with his little sister or brother 💖”

Finn Thomas Wierda

Cassidy and Ben announced their pregnancy in December 2022 with a holiday-themed reveal featuring three Christmas stockings hanging from a fireplace mantle.

They welcomed Finn on June 24, 2023.

"Our whole entire world," Cassidy wrote in a sweet Instagram post that shows Finn's foot in her hand. "We are so madly in love with you, buddy."

Ford Matthew Gifford

Cody and Erika welcomed their youngest son, Ford Matthew, in November 2023. The announced the baby's birth in an Instagram post on Nov. 29.

"Introducing the newest love of our lives, Ford Matthew Gifford," Erika wrote. "Thanking God immensely for another perfect 'gifft.' Welcome to the world, sweet sweet son. 🤍"

The post featured a video with proud big brother Frankie, cheerfully shaking a stuffed animal in the hospital room and new baby brother Ford, wrapped up in a white bow.

"We love you four so much! Welcome to the world little Fordy!!" proud Aunt Cassidy chimed in the comments with blue heart emoji.

This article was originally published on TODAY.com