The holiday season looks a little different for the famous couple this year, as Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’s Christmas card has taken an unexpected turn. According to PEOPLE, the pair decided to shake up their long-standing tradition after years of coordinating group photos that required approval from all three of their children. This shift marks a new era for their annual holiday greeting, one rooted in humor, practicality, and a desire for simplicity.

Kelly Ripa shared that their adult kids—Michael, Lola, and Joaquin—did not take the change lightly. After realizing they wouldn’t appear in the Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Christmas card, they complained and questioned the decision. But Ripa explained that she grew tired of waiting for them to approve photos every year. This time, she

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