“You are the brightest light in my world”: Home and Away alum Esther Anderson has the sweetest bond with her son Forest

Esther lives in Los Angeles with her husband, advertising executive Howard Moggs, and their four-year-old son, Forest.

Esther previously said that juggling motherhood and a small child has been interesting.

“I’ve had to take him to a couple of auditions when I haven’t been able to get a baby sitter last minute,” Esther revealed. “It’s challenging but for the most part we’ve done pretty well.”

“Our darling boy Forest Jack Moggs is here and arrived weighing 8.5lbs,” Esther wrote on Instagram following her first son’s birth in August 2018.

“We couldn’t be more in love with this beautiful little soul.”

“We didn’t make it to see Santa 😬🎅🏻but on another note Forrys little cheeks matched the baubles on the tree and he was happy,” Esther wrote on Instagram in 2019 alongside this sweet festive photo.

On Mother’s Day in 2020, the Home and Away alum shared a heartwarming tribute to Forest.

“Thank you my beautiful boy for choosing me as your mum ❤️you are the brightest light in my world and I’m so grateful to be your mamma (even when you don’t eat a meal Iv made that I’m sure you are going to love and you start to cry because it’s so bad 😂)”

Esther said there’s many things she misses about living in Australia, and hasn’t ruled out moving home to raise Forest Down Under.

“There is still a part of me that would love to be close to my family, and Howard is definitely open to living in Australia at some point,” she said.

“So lucky to be your mum Forry. Greatest gift in the world you are,” Esther penned.

In September last year, Esther opened up about how the pandemic had impacted Forest.

“On top of all your normal 2 year old challenges, I think this whole year and what it has brought with it can’t help but affect him too (no matter how much I’ve tried to protect him from it all, sometimes you still feel like you’re falling short),” she penned.

“I hope all the mamas out there who are feeling a bit overwhelmed with the restrictions and parenting and everything else the pandemic has thrust upon us aren’t being too hard on themselves.”

Esther uploaded this sweet snap of Forest’s first time going to the movies.

“Such a great movie for his first cinema experience 👌he wasn’t sure what all the fuss was about to begin with but after seeing it he didn’t want to leave,” she captioned the photo.

“There just aren’t the words to describe how happy we are right now,” the Gold Logie nominee wrote on Instagram ahead of Forest’s birth in 2018.

The 42-year-old shared this adorable snap of her and Forest after touching down in Victoria from the US last December.

In May last year, Esther admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic meant Australia was tugging on her heartstrings even more.

“It’s made us realise just how important family is and what’s at stake,” she told The Morning Show.

“I’ll definitely be cherishing my time spent in Australia and try and spend more time at home after all of this is over.”

Happy families!

Nearly there! Esther showed off her baby bump in September 2022. “Appreciating this little (BIG) body of mine for all it’s done the last 9 months (And hubby for putting up with my hormones and lending me his jeans amongst other things 😘)” she penned.

“Beach bums 🥰 🏖” Esther captioned this family snap. Forest is clearly loving the sunny California lifestyle!

In July 2022, Esther shared an adorable tribute to little Forest on his fourth birthday. “Can’t believe it was 4 years ago you looked up at me and smiled and we met for the first time. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Love you so much Forest!” she penned alongside this photo.

In September 2022, Esther and Howard welcomed their second child, a son they named Ralph.