The perfect Christmas cards...Marcia Cross posing with hubby Tom, twin daughters Eden and Savannah, and of course, Santa.

Of course being a true Melrose Place fan, whenever I see Marcia Cross I think of her character as the evil Dr. Kimberly Shaw, someone who I cannot see sending out cute Christmas cards with a photo of her beautiful daughters on the cover! So when I was looking through a magazine and came across a photo featuring Marcia, her husband, and her daughters Eden and Savannah taking pictures with Santa, it was quite impressive.

I love the fact that she isn’t like most other celebrities that dress the kids all in red with an equally red-dressed mommy and daddy. I love that she kept it simple…some pictures with Santa with the girls in cute little dresses, and she is dressed very casual. When I receive Christmas cards, I don’t want to see a picture that looks like it has a big blob of red in the middle! So good for her for keeping it simple and not going over the top!

Marcia is currently starring as Bree Hodge on Desperate Housewives and is also the new face of Mott’s Applesauce. She is also an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress. As for her home life, she had only been dating stock broker, Tom Mahoney, for six months when she accepted his marriage proposal. Their wedding was in June 2006 and later that year in September, they announced that they were expecting twins due to arrive in April. In January she was placed on precautionary bed rest until the birth of her twins, therefore suspending her acting duties on Desperate Housewives. But with great determination, Marcia asked for the entire cast and crew to shoot at her house – some scenes were shot right in her very own bedroom! If Marcia puts the same amount of dedication into her Christmas cards for next year, I’m sure they will be spectacular!