Mele kalikimaka to the Union-Wade crew thisChristmas.
In celebration of the holiday on Tuesday,Gabrielle Unionposted a picturesquephotowith husbandDwyane Wadespending time with their daughterKaavia James, 13 months, and Wade’s 12-year-oldZion Malachi Airamis(Wade’s sonsXavier Zechariah, 6, andZaire Blessing Dwyane, 17, plus nephewDahveon, 18, were not pictured).
The actress’s sister, Tracy Union, also joined them for the adorable photo, which featured the family holding up Hawaiian shaka hand signals, fitting of their palm-tree-filled Maui backdrop.
“Merry Christmas from the Hawaii crew ???#WadeWorldTour2019,” Union, 47, captioned the Christmas getaway post while on Wade’s Instagram account, the athleteshared a candid outtakefrom the mini photo shoot, writing “Happy Christmas Eve Eve!” on Monday.
Both Union and Wade, 37, shared photos and video from the family’s trip out on a boat to their Instagram Stories, showing them snorkeling on Christmas Day — and Wade explained Dahveon and Zaire’s absence from the trip,captioning a video of themback home on his Instagram feed, “It’s basketball season so our older boys couldn’t have an Hawaii Christmas like the rest of us. But i think they enjoyed their morning anyways. Merry Christmas@zaire@dahveonnwe love you both‼️#FamilyFaceTime.”
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Gabrielle Union and Zion.Gabrielle Union/Instagram
Gabrielle Union.Gabrielle Union/Instagram
Zion Wade.Gabrielle Union/Instagram
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union’s daughter Kaavia James.Gabrielle Union/Instagram
Over theThanksgivingholiday, Union posteda pair of family photosfeaturing the couple with Kaavia and Zion. Two days later, the former Miami Heat player spoke out on Twitter about “some post-thanksgiving hate” he was seeing about the picture.
“I’ve seen some post-thanksgiving hate on social about my family photo. Stupidity is apart of this world we live in so I get it. But here’s the thing — I’ve been chosen to lead my family not y’all,” the retired NBA star wrote. “So wewill continue to be usand support each other with pride, love & a smile!”
Wade, who has also been asource of support to his wifein the wake of herrecent and controversial departurefromAmerica’s Got Talent, went on to respond to several other social media users, who praised the couple for “embracing” their children.
RELATED VIDEO: Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s Christmas Traditions
Christmas is a joyous celebration in Union and Wade’s household, but when it comes to gifts for their children, theydon’t let Santa Claus take the credit.
In a story forOprahMag.comwhere she interviewedTamron Hall, theL.A.’s Finestactress revealed why her husband wasn’t exactly on board with Jolly St. Nick.
“I’ll say to my husband, ‘Let’s tell the kids their Christmas gifts are from Santa.’ And my husband is like, ‘There’s no way in hell I’m letting these kids think that old white man is sneaking into our house and doing anything for them,’ ” Union said. “Because hedidn’t grow up believing in Santa Claus.”
“We have these conversations when it comes to raising our children about where to draw the line between fantasy and ‘Hey, that’s not how life works,’ ” she added.
Dwyane Wade/Instagram
Wade recently opened up about parenting in an interview for Showtime’sAll the Smokepodcast, where the athlete talked about supporting Zion on his child’s journey to “become into who she now eventually come into.”
“And for me … nothing changes in my love. Nothing changes in my responsibilities,” he added. “So, all I had to do nowis get smarter, educate myself more. And that’s my job.”
The proud father said Zion and all his children inspire him deeply.
“First of all, you want to talk about strength and courage, my 12-year-old has way more than I have,” Wade said on the podcast. “You can learn something from your kids.”
source: people.com
