Adrienne Bailon Celebrates Magical Holiday with Son Ever James: 'Nothing Like the Joy of Christmas'

Mar. 15, 2025

Adrienne Bailon and family on Christmas.Photo:Adrienne Bailon/Instagram

Adrienne Bailon/Instagram

Adrienne Bailonenjoyed a very specialChristmaswith her little boy!

The actress, 40, and her husband, singer-songwriter Israel Houghton, enjoyed the holiday with family, friends and sonEver James, 16 months.

“MERRY CHRISTMAS 🖤 from our little family to yours!” Bailon wrote in the caption on one of a number of holiday posts. In another, she showed the family surprising their toddler with a new playroom.

“We surprised@everjameson Christmas morning with a little playroom makeover! Annnddd I think he loved his big boy bed with a slide, his kitchen, groceries & so much more! lol,” she wrote, thanking everyone who helped her bring the space together.

“Thank you to@lana_hawatmeh@mariah.houghton&@tayshanacadia! Truly… There is nothing like the joy of Christmas through a child’s eyes! Xx#HappilyEverHoughton(wait for these… trust me!).”

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“He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything. All we feel is joy and overwhelming love & gratitude,” the new mom continued.

While Ever is theCheetah Girlsstar’s first child, her husband, whom she married in Paris in December 2019, has four children from a previous relationship: daughters Mariah and Milan and sons Jordan and Israel.

TheCheetah Girlsstar also documented the family’s elaborate, “royal feast”-themed Thanksgiving meal with a “recap"videoof her own.

“I have so much to be thankful for,” Bailon captioned the “lil thanksgiving 2023 recap,” adding, “Besos Xx.”

In a compilation set to the instrumentalBridgertonversion ofTaylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams,” Bailon included highlight clips from her holiday — from Ever waddling around in the morning to the final bite of food.

“What’s on the menu for me today is I make the mac and cheese,” the actress, clad in a gingham apron, told the camera after putting her son down for a nap.

Later in the video, Bailon included videos of herself, Houghton and Ever enjoying some food together and showcased the dinner’s black-and-gold decorations, which included a “royal portrait” wall and lots of candles.

source: people.com