James Van Der Beek Goes All Out for Halloween with Wife Kimberly and Their 6 Children

James Van Der Beek is celebrating Halloween pinch his family.

The Dawson's Creek alum, 48, dressed arsenic nan Phantom of nan Opera from nan eponymous musical, arsenic seen successful a photograph his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, shared to commemorate nan vacation connected Instagram.

“Happy Halloween!!!!” Kimberly captioned nan family portrait, which showed disconnected nan varied costumes that nan mates and their six children wore for nan Friday, Oct. 31, occasion.

Kimberly dressed up arsenic a fox, while their kids’ costumes ranged from nan Statue of Liberty to much traditionally spooky looks.

The brace stock 4 daughters, Olivia, 15, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, and Gwendolyn, 6, and 2 sons, Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, 4.

The mom of six besides shared immoderate much close-up snaps of nan family’s costumes — which they seemingly took retired connected nan municipality for immoderate trick-or-treating — connected her Instagram Stories.

She and James posed for a selfie, successful which she softly smiled while showing disconnected immoderate cervix constitution resembling a spiderweb. The actor, meanwhile, remained successful characteristic arsenic nan iconic masked role, keeping a consecutive face.

"Phantom and nan fox,” Kimberly captioned nan proud parents’ selfie.

She besides shared a photograph of James pinch nan couple’s youngest, Jeremiah, who wore a agleam yellowish onesie. The father-son duo smiled arsenic they sat broadside by broadside successful a play cart.

James, who was diagnosed pinch stage 3 colorectal cancer past year, appeared connected woman Kimberly’s Instagram provender soon earlier Halloween, erstwhile she shared a threat of nan character spending immoderate value clip pinch his father.

Alongside nan photograph of James and his dada basking successful a sunset arsenic they embraced 1 another, Kimberly wrote, "Happy time 🌷.”

Following his diagnosis, James' begetter moved to their family's ranch to beryllium location erstwhile nan prima is distant for treatment. In a heartfelt day tribute to his dada connected Instagram successful January, nan character said his begetter helps make lunches, drives nan kids and takes attraction of nan dogs and chickens.

James, added, successful part, that he is “blown distant by how” his dada has “been location for maine emotionally arsenic I’ve moved done everything crab brings up."

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James further reflected connected really he has balanced fatherhood pinch undergoing crab curen in a day tribute to his youngest boy Jeremiah earlier successful October.

"I’m sorry location person been spells wherever I couldn’t beryllium nan begetter I would want to beryllium for you… wherever I was excessively anemic to prime you up, propulsion you around, aliases moreover put you to bed,” nan character wrote, adding: "But cognize that watching you uncover yourself to america has been 1 of nan top joys of my life."