James and Kimberly Van Der Beek Take RV Christmas Trip With 5 Kids: ‘Bliss’

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James and Kimberly Van Der Beek Take RV Christmas Trip With 5 Kids: 'Bliss'

Hitting the road! James Van Der Beek and Kimberly Van Der Beek are spending the holidays in an RV with their five kids. “Day one of our RV Christmas trip!” the Washington native, 37, captioned a Wednesday, December 25, Instagram photo featuring Olivia, 9, Joshua, 7, Annabel, 5, Emilia, 3, and Gwendolyn, 18 months, wearing coats over their festive pajamas while riding bikes. “Merry Christmas from some park in CA.” The Dawson’s Creek alum, 42, wore matching PJs while pumping gas. “May your days be merry and bright. #merrychristmas,” he captioned a slideshow of pictures that same day. The couple, who wed in 2012, revealed in November that they had suffered a miscarriage while awaiting baby No. 6. Kimberly almost died, she revealed on her Instagram Story shortly after, explaining, “In 48 hours, we lost our baby — boy, by the way — and I almost lost my life, which is not a story that has been told, but at some point, I can dig into the details with you guys about what happened in the emergency room.” Although the former business consultant “could barely get out of bed … last week,” she is loving life on the road with her and James’ brood. “Day two of our RV Christmas trip!” Kimberly wrote alongside a series of sweet shots. “Today, grounding on the river bedrock, watching the kids play, having @vanderjames family visit our campsite, getting a nap in the back of our RV With Gwen, fed the soul so hard. Got the bliss I asked for.” [jwplayer sr6ZsKBu-l3ahXupL] In October, James spoke to Us Weekly exclusively about raising five kids. “The nice thing with this many [kids] is that you see your parenting mistakes in real time,” the Dancing With the Stars alum said at the time. “Anything you do to them, they immediately do to each other. You realize, ‘Oh wait, we’ve got to really dial in this conflict/resolution thing. [It’s about] just setting the right example.” When his wife is out of town, the actor considers “hot tubs [to be] a really great babysitter,” he admitted to Us the following month. “Yeah, I just throw them all in the pool.” Keep scrolling to see his and Kimberly's RV trip with Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia and Gwendolyn. [podcast_block]

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James and Kimberly Van Der Beek Take RV Christmas Trip With 5 Kids: 'Bliss'

Hitting the road! James Van Der Beek and Kimberly Van Der Beek are spending the holidays in an RV with their five kids. “Day one of our RV Christmas trip!” the Washington native, 37, captioned a Wednesday, December 25, Instagram photo featuring Olivia, 9, Joshua, 7, Annabel, 5, Emilia, 3, and Gwendolyn, 18 months, wearing coats over their festive pajamas while riding bikes. “Merry Christmas from some park in CA.” The Dawson’s Creek alum, 42, wore matching PJs while pumping gas. “May your days be merry and bright. #merrychristmas,” he captioned a slideshow of pictures that same day. The couple, who wed in 2012, revealed in November that they had suffered a miscarriage while awaiting baby No. 6. Kimberly almost died, she revealed on her Instagram Story shortly after, explaining, “In 48 hours, we lost our baby — boy, by the way — and I almost lost my life, which is not a story that has been told, but at some point, I can dig into the details with you guys about what happened in the emergency room.” Although the former business consultant “could barely get out of bed … last week,” she is loving life on the road with her and James’ brood. “Day two of our RV Christmas trip!” Kimberly wrote alongside a series of sweet shots. “Today, grounding on the river bedrock, watching the kids play, having @vanderjames family visit our campsite, getting a nap in the back of our RV With Gwen, fed the soul so hard. Got the bliss I asked for.” [jwplayer sr6ZsKBu-l3ahXupL] In October, James spoke to Us Weekly exclusively about raising five kids. “The nice thing with this many [kids] is that you see your parenting mistakes in real time,” the Dancing With the Stars alum said at the time. “Anything you do to them, they immediately do to each other. You realize, ‘Oh wait, we’ve got to really dial in this conflict/resolution thing. [It’s about] just setting the right example.” When his wife is out of town, the actor considers “hot tubs [to be] a really great babysitter,” he admitted to Us the following month. “Yeah, I just throw them all in the pool.” Keep scrolling to see his and Kimberly's RV trip with Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia and Gwendolyn. [podcast_block]

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Son Selfie

The actor snapped a sweet shot with Joshua.

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Highs and Lows

“A bruised knee, a fat lip and a few near misses later, we’ve concluded that not just any old hill in a National Forest area is necessarily a good sledding hill,” he captioned a family photo. “Whereas Snowmen, on the other hand, you can make anywhere there’s snow.”

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On Wheels

James photographed his “biker gang.”

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Baby Girl

He kissed his youngest daughter in a sweet outdoor shot.

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Diner Days

James enjoyed a meal with his daughter.

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Row, Row

The Dancing With the Stars alum rowed a canoe with his son and gushed about the need to “be present” as a father.

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Milestones

Kimberly admitted her daughter is a “big kid explorer.”

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Darling Decorations

The couple posed for a picture in front of Christmas lights.

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Home for the Holidays

Kimberly visited her family in Washington, writing on Instagram: “Filling up that soul.”

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Surprise

Annabel celebrated her birthday with pink decorations and unicorn gifts.

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Fabulous 'Fit

James posed for a picture in a festive onesie.

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Twins

Two members of his brood looked out the window while wearing matching pajamas.

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Honesty Hour

“Why post the pic of you having to change her pants because she fell, when there’s a pic of you looking like a super good dad right before it happened?” the Connecticut native captioned an outdoor shot.

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No. 5

Kimberly gazed down at her youngest.

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Best Breakfast

Emilia ate cereal while sitting in her car seat.

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Sunny Selfie

Kimberly sun bathed with her eyes closed.

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Behind the Scenes

James showed off their campsite.

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Peek-a-Boo

Gwendolyn hid behind a fence in a yellow sweater and matching beanie.

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All Here

The Varsity Blues star photographed his family as they played in a river.

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Mother-Daughter Pair

Kimberly showed off her own pair of matching PJs.

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On Wheels

All of the Van Der Beek kids straddled bikes while Gwendolyn looked on.

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Fashion Plate

The toddler accessorized with a pacifier.

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So Sweet

James held his son close.