Neil Patrick Harris gave his twins a Biology lesson to mark Thanksgiving. The 42-year-old actor - who has a five-year-old son, Gideon Scott, and a daughter, Harper Grace, with his husband David Burtka, cooked up a spectacular feast to mark the annual celebration and also posted a photograph of his children holding misshapen carrots while dressed in their pajamas.
Writing on his Instagram account, Neil joked: "Earlier today, prepping for Thanksgiving dinner. Teaching our children both cooking and apparently, biology. #thankful"
The former 'How I Met Your Mother' star, who revealed he is gay in 2006 and had his children via a surrogate mother, also posted an image of the delicious-looking food he'd prepared for the big day.
He captioned the image: "Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm so thankful for food, family, friends, and [David]. Loving today (and turkey)!"
Neil also gave fans a further insight into his personal life by broadcasting his family's dinner via the video streaming app Periscope.
Earlier this year, Neil admitted he comes across as the "bad cop" when he disciplines his children.
However, he added: "With kids you need to be able to answer their questions in earnest and you need to try and get from the way they are asking the question to what they might actually be wanting to know.
"The more communicative they have become, the sweeter it's been for me."
The actor isn't shy about giving us a glimpse into their lives, posting photos of everything from amazing Halloween costumes to tropical vacations and fun nights at home.
But don't be fooled by their picture-perfect snaps, the Burtka-Harris family spends their time doing normal kid-friendly activities. "There's a game called called Pac Man Fever, and Gideon's got the fever," Harris previously told InStyle. "And they're into Star Wars. They're very excited about the next movie."
Harris confirmed that he is gay on November 4, 2006 by saying, "I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."
Harris is an agnostic. Harris attended the Emmy Awards in September 2007 with his fiancé David Burtka, later confirming the relationship. In an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Harris said his relationship with Burtka began in 2004. On August 14, 2010, Harris announced that he and Burtka were expecting twins via a surrogate mother. Their son, Gideon Scott, and daughter, Harper Grace, were born on October 12, 2010.
Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24, 2011, Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via Twitter, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal. On September 8, 2014, Harris announced on his Twitter page that David Burtka and he were married over the weekend in Italy. Pamela Fryman, the long-time director of How I Met Your Mother, officiated the wedding, while Elton John performed at the reception.
Harris and Burtka bought a townhouse on Fifth Avenue in Harlem in 2013, the Upper Manhattan, New York City neighborhood where they had been living for many years previously.
