Tristan Thompson's Son Theo Is Growing Fast in Rare Photos With Mom Maralee Nichols

Published: Jan 15 2026

Theo Thompson is truly a little explorer, as Tristan Thompson and Maralee Nichols' four-year-old son recently embarked on a short trip to San Diego with his mother. This trip was not just a simple beach day; Theo got to visit several tourist hotspots around the California city, including the San Diego Zoo, The New Children's Museum, Verbatim Books, and The Lafayette Hotel & Club.

One of Maralee's Instagram photos showed the mother-son duo checking out a flamingo exhibit, while Theo was seen enjoying a hot drink from the comfort of his hotel bed. The fitness model captioned the snapshots "Weekend Adventures" on Jan. 13th.

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Since her legal drama with Tristan, who is also the father of son Prince Thompson, 9, with ex Jordan Craig, as well as kids True Thompson, 7, and Tatum Thompson, 3, with Khloe Kardashian, Maralee has kept a low profile. She said in a 2021 statement to E! News, "Instead of focusing on any negativity, I am choosing to embrace being a mother and doing the best I can for my son. I do not want any further media attention, nor do I want a romantic relationship with Tristan. My goal is to raise our son in a safe, healthy, loving, and private environment."

Likewise, Khloe did not want to move forward romantically with Tristan following the paternity bombshell. The pair broke up shortly after Maralee's lawsuit against Tristan, who eventually agreed to cover her pregnancy expenses and Theo's child support. Khloe said of the ordeal in a 2022 episode of The Kardashians, "It's humiliating. Everything is an act of betrayal. Everything is a lie. Everything is manipulation. It's deceit."

Though Khloe eventually forgave Tristan for his infidelity, she drew the line at a romantic reconciliation and only opted to keep a co-parenting relationship with the Cleveland Cavaliers alum. She said during a November episode of her Khloe In Wonder Land podcast, "People are always like, 'How do you let Tristan back in?' And I'm like, 'Well, Tristan is not back in.' He's just the father of my kids, so he's going to be around his kids and I'm really grateful that he is." She added, "I love that he has a great relationship with his kids. I think that's a beautiful blessing and I'm never going to get in the way of that."

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