Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos Miss The Good Old Days When All The Kids Were Home For X-Mas
‘Tis the season!
It’s clear that Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos adore their kids and will do anything for them. But the one thing they both want is to have ALL OF THEM home for the holidays.
Kelly and Mark’s son Michael, 22, and daughter Lola, 18, are both in college. Their 16-year-old son Joaquin is nearing the end of high school, and according to Us Weekly, they are trying to savor every little moment.
“As the kids are getting older … we know that these holidays are going to be almost coming up on the last we can all kind of dictate where they spend their holidays and [will] have to share that with their new families,” Mark told Us.
Kelly agreed, adding that they miss the good old days when they could stay at home with their little ones.
“In the blink of an eye, your kids grow up and suddenly you are begging them to spend time with you,” she teased. Still, it’s not all bad.
“The older [our kids] get, I think the more they realize how fortunate they’ve been all of their lives,” Kelly said, explaining that they instilled the importance of volunteering and giving back to their kids. “I think the more involved in community service they are, the more the realization sort of hits home.”