Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have been husband and wife for two years now, and the famous couple is preparing to celebrate the holiday season as a family once again. That means a new Christmas card, which was shared with fans via celebrity tan artist and the founder of Dolce Glow, Isabel Alysa, who posted a photo of a card she had received from the couple on her Instagram Story.
“Gwen, Blake And The Boys” Family Christmas Card
The festive card features a snap of Shelton and Stefani with Stefani’s three sons, Kingston, 17, Zuma, 15, and Apollo, 9, who she shares with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. All three boys and Shelton are outfitted in tuxedos, while Stefani is in a pale ruffled formal gown. Gold lettering over the photo reads, “Happy holidays with love from Gwen, Blake and the Boys.”
The snap sees each member of the family with smiles on their faces, Stefani holding Apollo’s hand as she leans toward Zuma and Shelton exclaiming with laughter with his hand on Kingston’s shoulder. Shelton’s doberman, Betty, was also featured in the card, peacefully lying on the ground as the family laughed.
Blake Shelton Cherishes His Role As A Stepdad To Stefani’s Kids
Shelton clearly relishes his role as stepdad, something he has talked about on numerous occasions, including an appearance on the TODAY show last year.
“I’ve had step-parents,” he said. “I think it’s, in some ways, harder, more difficult. I try to be careful about when to step back and be smart about when to step back and just talk, but no matter what, I’m always there if I’m needed.”
“There’s definitely nothing easy about it,” he added during a radio interview with KFROG 95.1 in 2021. “I don’t know if it’s as hard or harder or not as hard as being an actual biological parent [and] I have a stepfather in my life who is one of my heroes [and] I love my stepfather and I look up to him, and he’s like a father to me, so I have a good inspiration in my life on how to do this and the kind of stepdad I want to be.”
What Are Blake And Gwen’s Family Christmas Traditions?
The blended family has developed new habits and traditions over the eight years Stefani and Shelton have been together, and Stefani opened up to Entertainment Tonight earlier this month about making new Christmas traditions with Shelton, including a specific Italian dish they had discovered called the Timpano Dome.
“We started off by always trying to find something that wasn’t a tradition — like, let’s try something different, try something new,” she said. “[And] we stumbled across this dish called the Timpano Dome… it’s basically like a lasagna, but it’s in this dome formed either with bread or a pasta. [We] started doing that a few years ago, and now that’s the thing.”
“Probably some Italians might get mad about this, because typically it would be a pasta wrapped around it, but we started doing a pizza dough because it tastes yummy,” she continued. “Maybe I’ll make the dough myself this year — which would be a lot on Christmas day… But I might actually do it the day before.”
The Beloved Couple Will Not Be Spending New Year’s Eve Together
As for New Year’s Eve, Stefani and Shelton won’t be spending it together this year. “Well, it’s funny because I was going to be at his show, and then Vegas called and wanted me to be in Vegas,” Stefani told Access Hollywood.
“Last year, I did Vegas, and I was like, ‘Remind me to never do Vegas again.’ [But] you sometimes want to… not be the host,” she added. “So I was like, ‘Eh, I’m gonna do it. If you’re gonna be working then I’m gonna be working.’ So I’m just gonna fly in and out. It’s gonna be awesome. I’m really looking forward to it.”
