ForKristen BellandDax Shepard,Halloweenis a family af-fear.With the haunted holiday now upon us, Shepard — who, along with his wife, is partnering withLightlifeto promote the company’s plant-based foods — shares how he and Bell celebrate each year with their two daughters:Delta, 4½, andLincoln, 6½.“We go to a friend’s house in this little neighborhood in the Valley, and I think the last four years in a row we’ve been trick-or-treating there,” Shepard, 44, tells PEOPLE. “The last two Halloweens in a row, Lincoln and Kristenhave both gone as Elsa, andDelta and I have both gone as a pumpkin.”“I relate to being a creature of habit, but I’m really hoping that they inject some creativity into this year’s costumes,” he jokes. “I don’t know how many years I can go with the pumpkin.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Cindy Ord/GettyRELATED GALLERY:From Pumpkin Patches to Haunted Houses: Here’s How Your Favorite Celebrities Are Getting Into the Spooky SpiritLast Halloween, Bell, 39,posted on Instagramthat her daughter requested she dress up as Queen Elsa, even though the actress voiced her sister, Princess Anna, in 2013’sFrozenand its upcoming sequel.“#Frozen 2(Otherwise [known] as the SECOND year in a row my daughter demanded elsa to match her),” she wrote.Splash NewsAnd although they’ve stressed theimportance of honest parentingin the past, theArmchair Expertpodcast host says that he andThe Good Placeactress do have to get a little sneaky to keep their daughters from eating too much Halloween candy from their trick-or-treating haul.“We let them go door to door and they get the candy, and then the bags sit on top of the washing machine, then they’re allowed to get one out after dinner every other night,” he tells PEOPLE. “But we’re alsosecretly just stealing stuffout to get rid of it. So it’s disappearing faster than it naturally would, I think.”RELATED VIDEO:Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Reveal the Stories Behind Their Best #CoupleGoals MomentsBell and Shepard proved earlier this week that they’re alreadygetting in the Halloween spirit. The couple posed for an Instagram post on Sunday, showing off their Halloween-themed matching bat pajamas, as well as aphoto of an orange carvedlike a jack-o’-lantern.Shepard tells PEOPLE that while he used to countReese’sandSnickersas his favorite Halloween candies, he now stays away from most junk food due to fear of its biological consequences.“What’s crazy is I was a raging addict in my 20s who ate7-Eleven hot dogs for10 meals a week, and I felt like a million dollars — and now, I’m 44 and I’ve been sober for 15 years — and if I eat sugar, I’m just not great the next day,” he explains. “I’ve gotten embarrassingly sensitive to so much stuff in my late age.”
ForKristen BellandDax Shepard,Halloweenis a family af-fear.
With the haunted holiday now upon us, Shepard — who, along with his wife, is partnering withLightlifeto promote the company’s plant-based foods — shares how he and Bell celebrate each year with their two daughters:Delta, 4½, andLincoln, 6½.
“We go to a friend’s house in this little neighborhood in the Valley, and I think the last four years in a row we’ve been trick-or-treating there,” Shepard, 44, tells PEOPLE. “The last two Halloweens in a row, Lincoln and Kristenhave both gone as Elsa, andDelta and I have both gone as a pumpkin.”
“I relate to being a creature of habit, but I’m really hoping that they inject some creativity into this year’s costumes,” he jokes. “I don’t know how many years I can go with the pumpkin.”
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RELATED GALLERY:From Pumpkin Patches to Haunted Houses: Here’s How Your Favorite Celebrities Are Getting Into the Spooky Spirit
Last Halloween, Bell, 39,posted on Instagramthat her daughter requested she dress up as Queen Elsa, even though the actress voiced her sister, Princess Anna, in 2013’sFrozenand its upcoming sequel.
“#Frozen 2(Otherwise [known] as the SECOND year in a row my daughter demanded elsa to match her),” she wrote.
Splash News
And although they’ve stressed theimportance of honest parentingin the past, theArmchair Expertpodcast host says that he andThe Good Placeactress do have to get a little sneaky to keep their daughters from eating too much Halloween candy from their trick-or-treating haul.
“We let them go door to door and they get the candy, and then the bags sit on top of the washing machine, then they’re allowed to get one out after dinner every other night,” he tells PEOPLE. “But we’re alsosecretly just stealing stuffout to get rid of it. So it’s disappearing faster than it naturally would, I think.”
RELATED VIDEO:Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Reveal the Stories Behind Their Best #CoupleGoals Moments
Bell and Shepard proved earlier this week that they’re alreadygetting in the Halloween spirit. The couple posed for an Instagram post on Sunday, showing off their Halloween-themed matching bat pajamas, as well as aphoto of an orange carvedlike a jack-o’-lantern.
Shepard tells PEOPLE that while he used to countReese’sandSnickersas his favorite Halloween candies, he now stays away from most junk food due to fear of its biological consequences.
“What’s crazy is I was a raging addict in my 20s who ate7-Eleven hot dogs for10 meals a week, and I felt like a million dollars — and now, I’m 44 and I’ve been sober for 15 years — and if I eat sugar, I’m just not great the next day,” he explains. “I’ve gotten embarrassingly sensitive to so much stuff in my late age.”
source: people.com
