Jessica Albais looking forward to a “cozy” Christmas with her husband and kids.
“We usually travel,” Alba said. “This year, we’re going to stay here and be cozy.”
“This year, we’re going to stay here in one house for three days and have a staycation,” Alba added.
In addition to looking forward to her own holiday festivities, Alba is happy to spread the Christmas cheer with others.
Jessica Alba (L) and Cash Warren with their kids.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
“We feel really fortunate,” Alba continued. “Just to be able to give a great experience. It’s also because the families get to come together. We get to connect on a human level.”
The charity provides children living in poverty with diapers, clothing and all the basic necessities.
Alba has long been a believer in paying it forward.
In November the starreflected on her humble upbringingand how the lessons she learned as a child have influenced how she parents.
“All the odds were stacked against me. I’m a girl from a blue-collar family. My parents were teens when they had me. I had no silver spoon in my mouth,” Alba toldParentsmagazine.
“But I still found a way to be successful in a business that wasn’topen-armed to a Mexican girl,” she added. “So, my whole life I’ve always just wanted to pay it forward.”
Amid her and Warren’s busy schedules, the couple make sure their three kids know the value of hard work. “If my kids complain when Cash and I go to work, I say, ‘Do you like your life? Because it’s not free. Your dad and I work hardso you can have everything you have. That’s why you take care of your stuff,’” Alba explained toParents.
source: people.com
