Gisele and daughter Vivian.Photo:Gisele Bundchen/Instagram

Gisele Bundchen Enjoys Family Time in Brazil with Her Kids Always in My Heart and Prayers

Gisele Bundchen/Instagram

Gisele Bündchenis enjoying family time.The model mom, 43, shared scenes from some recent time in Brazil with daughter Vivian, 10, and sonBenjamin, 13. The three can also be seen enjoying time with extended family —Bündchen’s parents and siblings, as well as their kids.“Always in my heart and prayers ❤️,” she captured a post about the tripon InstagramTuesday.Bündchen recently sat down with PEOPLE in New York City following a panel for her newGaia Herbspartnership and opened up about what it’s likehaving her kids in school after homeschooling them for three years.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bündchen — whose debut cookbookNourishis available for pre-order now— said her kids were homeschooled through last year, which was sometimes overwhelming for the model, who noted, “I didn’t evenfinish high school, so it was a little difficult.““We got to know our challenges and find good support, and then I did that. Because in the beginning, it was like, ‘Okay, I’m going to try this,’ but then it was like, ‘Wow, we’re never leaving the house.'““It was crazy,” she recalled. “I was in a new city, I didn’t know anyone, and everything was new. Homeschool was great for that and then luckily, we were able to get a great teacher, a great tutor that taught both of them.“Gisele and kids horseback riding.Tom Brady InstagramAnother unexpected upside of the homeschooling arrangement was the bond that was built between the siblings.“Their relationship became amazing because they were together all the time, Benny and Vivi,” she shared. “Jack was in New York, but they were together all the time, so their relationship just blossomed, just became incredible. They’re super close. And then, when we decided that Miami was going to be the place, then we decided to put them in school, for them to get back.”

Gisele Bündchenis enjoying family time.

The model mom, 43, shared scenes from some recent time in Brazil with daughter Vivian, 10, and sonBenjamin, 13. The three can also be seen enjoying time with extended family —Bündchen’s parents and siblings, as well as their kids.

“Always in my heart and prayers ❤️,” she captured a post about the tripon InstagramTuesday.

Bündchen recently sat down with PEOPLE in New York City following a panel for her newGaia Herbspartnership and opened up about what it’s likehaving her kids in school after homeschooling them for three years.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Bündchen — whose debut cookbookNourishis available for pre-order now— said her kids were homeschooled through last year, which was sometimes overwhelming for the model, who noted, “I didn’t evenfinish high school, so it was a little difficult.”

“We got to know our challenges and find good support, and then I did that. Because in the beginning, it was like, ‘Okay, I’m going to try this,’ but then it was like, ‘Wow, we’re never leaving the house.'”

“It was crazy,” she recalled. “I was in a new city, I didn’t know anyone, and everything was new. Homeschool was great for that and then luckily, we were able to get a great teacher, a great tutor that taught both of them.”

Gisele and kids horseback riding.Tom Brady Instagram

Gisele Bundchen and her kids

Another unexpected upside of the homeschooling arrangement was the bond that was built between the siblings.

“Their relationship became amazing because they were together all the time, Benny and Vivi,” she shared. “Jack was in New York, but they were together all the time, so their relationship just blossomed, just became incredible. They’re super close. And then, when we decided that Miami was going to be the place, then we decided to put them in school, for them to get back.”

source: people.com