Gabourey Sidibe and Brandon Frankel are getting an early start on the holidays with their twins, Cooper and Maya.
The couple stepped out with their 2-year-old son and daughter on Wednesday, November 11, for a PatPat holiday pajama event at Casita Hollywood in Los Angeles.
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The family of four wore matching Christmas-themed pajamas for the occasion and posed for photos with Santa.
For Sidibe and Frankel, dressing alike for the holidays is nothing new. The family has made matching pajamas part of its Christmas celebrations since the twins were babies.
Last December, Frankel shared photos on Instagram of the four of them in blue, yellow and turquoise African-print pajamas. In his caption, he explained that he had chosen the design as a tribute to Sidibe.
“This year I got everyone matching African print family pajamas to keep the annual tradition going,” Frankel wrote.
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The proud dad also shared just how much the holiday means to Sidibe, who calls Christmas “our Super Bowl.”
Frankel was especially excited for Cooper and Maya to wake up to their presents. At 20 months old, the twins were beginning to understand what Christmas was all about.
This year, the brother and sister will celebrate their third Christmas.
During an October 8 interview with PEOPLE at PaleyFest New York, Sidibe shared how much personality the twins are developing, particularly Maya, who seems to have inherited her mother’s sense of humor.
“She’s really, really funny. Perfect comic timing,” Sidibe said of her daughter.
The actress also shared a hilarious exchange that took place when the family was recovering from an illness.
Maya had been coughing while they were eating, so her parents checked to see if she was okay. Instead of explaining her cough, the toddler announced, “I was acting,” Sidibe recalled.
Her response caught the actress off guard because she and Frankel have deliberately avoided discussing her profession around their children.
“I don’t want the kids to know what I do,” Sidibe said.
