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Zooey DeschanelandJonathan Scottare the ultimate “holiday enthusiasts.”
“Jonathan and I are really looking forward to having a wonderful Christmas with [my kids] and with our families,” says Deschanel, 42, while announcing that her appMerryfieldwill now give rewards for all submitted paper receipts from any store. “We’ve just moved into a new home so we’re so excited to be able to host some of the holiday festivities here.”
The two closed on their Los Angeles home in June 2020and havealready broken in the house for the holidays with a Thanksgiving celebration. Now Deschanel tells PEOPLE that she is ready to make some new Christmas memories.
“I love baking with my kids,” says the mom to son Charlie Wolf, 5, and daughter Elsie Otter, 7, whom she shares with ex-husbandJacob Pechenik. “A lot of times I’m touring during Christmas, but She and Him is not touring this year, so hopefully we’ll get a little bit of caroling in, and I love making Christmas cookies.”
TheElfstar confesses she hasn’t been able to cook as much lately as she’d like because she’s been working, “but when I’m not working, especially, I love cooking.”
It’s no surprise then that Deschanel is the chef in the family. “[Jonathan] cleans up. It’s not like he can’t cook, but cooking, I’m good at and it’s something I enjoy,” she says. “And he’s like, ‘Okay, if you give me a recipe, I can do it.’ But it’s not like he is like, ‘Oh, yay, I get to cook.’ "
While theProperty Brothershost and the Golden Globe nominee may not share the same passion for cooking, they doshare a love for the Christmas season. “Jonathan and I both are huge Christmas holiday enthusiasts, so it’s kind of our favorite time of year,” says Deschanel.
“I think the best part about Christmas, now being grownups, is just seeing it through the eyes of our kids,” she adds. “They’re really so excited and everything is kind of wonderful.”
“I think the holidays can be such a fun time, but also can be such a stressful time because people end up spending more money and they want to give gifts that their family and their friends will enjoy,” she tells PEOPLE. “But it’s expensive, and food is expensive.”
“We just want it to be a total win-win for everyone,” Deschanel tells PEOPLE. “We want it to be easy for people to save money using Merryfield, and we’re making it even easier starting this holiday season.”
source: people.com
