Kevin Costner is embracing life past Yellowstone’s Dutton ranch with a give attention to household and fatherhood.

On December 2, the 69-year-old actor took to Instagram to share a heartfelt Thanksgiving message and a uncommon glimpse into his private life together with his youngsters.

“Hoping you guys had an exquisite Thanksgiving with the individuals you’re keen on most,” Costner captioned the candy publish. “On the prime of my ‘grateful for’ checklist are the various actually, actually particular recollections I’ve gotten to make with my youngsters this 12 months. Right here’s to a vacation season devoted to creating extra.”

The Instagram carousel contained snaps of a behind-the-scenes take a look at a household dinner, the premiere of his movie Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, and an intimate second spent with six of his youngsters on a serene seaside. Within the photograph, the actor posed together with his eldest youngsters Annie, 40, Lily, 38, and Joe, 36 — whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva — alongside Cayden, 17, Hayes, 15, and Grace, 14, from his marriage to Christine Baumgartner. Not pictured was the Oscar-winning actor’s son Liam, 28, whom he shares with ex Bridget Rooney.

This vacation season marked a major shift for Costner, because it was his first Thanksgiving since finalizing his divorce from Baumgartner in February after 18 years of marriage. The wedding was terminated after attorneys representing Baumgartner filed courtroom paperwork in a Santa Barbara, California, courtroom requesting that they excuse each events from present process a court-mandated co-parenting class, based on paperwork obtained by Individuals.

Again in September 2023, the pair agreed to joint custody of their three youngsters and settled the vast majority of ongoing disputes of their divorce. Based on the outlet, a consultant on the time for the 69-year-old actor confirmed that the pair had already “come to an amicable and mutually agreed upon decision of all points pertaining to their divorce proceedings.”

In her submitting, Baumgartner listed 11 April as her date of separation from the Bodyguard actor. On the time, a consultant for Costner mentioned of the submitting, “It’s with nice disappointment that circumstances past his management have transpired which have resulted in Mr Costner having to take part in a dissolution of marriage motion.

“We ask that his, Christine’s, and their youngsters’s privateness be revered as they navigate this tough time,” the consultant added.

In an August two-day courtroom case in Santa Barbara, a choose set the month-to-month funds Costner would pay his ex-wife at $63,209, the quantity he and his attorneys initially proposed. Baumgartner and her attorneys reportedly requested $175,057, a soar from the $129,755 the actor was tentatively ordered to pay as they underwent proceedings.

Kevin took the stand through the proceedings, voicing his issues: “My largest concern is that the courtroom orders me to pay youngster assist that’s above the wants of my youngsters and for the wants of Christine.”

Sparks first flew between the pair after they briefly met at a golf course whereas he was rehearsing for his 1996 romantic comedy Tin Cup. After they reconnected at a restaurant in 1998, they tied the knot in 2004 at Costner’s 160-acre ranch, The Dunbar, in Aspen, Colorado.