It was a family affair for Cate Blanchett when she and her husband, Andrew Upton, took their four kids for a dip in Victoria’s Peninsula Hot Springs recently.
The couple, who tied the knot in 1997, had their three doting sons Dashiell, 14, Roman, 12, and Ignatius, eight, on hand to look after 18-month old Edith as they splashed about in the hot springs.
Edith, who Andrew and Cate adopted in March 2015, looked to be loving the adventure with her family.
“We actually began the conversation a very long time ago, after our first son was born and he’s about to turn 14, and then we just had two other children and it sort of dropped off the radar,” Cate reflected while speaking at the Women in the World’s Tina Brown panel in November of welcoming a fourth child into the fold.
“But I felt we had space, enough emotional room in our hearts and we’re privileged enough to have the capacity to have another child, so it wasn’t about biology,” she added.
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Edith and Cate splash about!
Cate described the 18-month-old as a “blessing” to their family.
“There wasn’t a desire to have a girl necessarily – gender of the children has never been particularly important to me, it’s more about their spirit,” the actress has reflected.
“There’s a lot of children out there who don’t have the good fortune that our biological children do, so it’s wonderful. It’s wonderful to welcome a little girl into our fold.”
The Oscar winner looked stylish in a black one-piece swimsuit.
The actress and her husband have recently returned to Oz after a spell in the US. Watch Cate talk about her daughter in the next slide. Gallery continues after the video!
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The family look so happy!
What a joy!
The doting mum showed Edith how to swim.
After their dip Cate, Edith and Andrew rugged up in fluffy white robes to keep warm.
How cosy do they all look?
Cate wants her kids to enjoy a typical Aussie upbringing.
There’s no doubt about it, Edith Vivian Patricia is one loved little girl!
Her boys have grown up so much!
Andrew kept things casual in a red jumper and an overcoat.
“You don’t know anything about the child you’re going to meet. It’s always the first time. Always,” the star explained to UK’s Harper’s Bazaar of the adoption process.
“We got a phone call earlier this year and we adopted a little girl. You’re on the list and then you get the call,” she explained to the publication at the time.
Cate and Andrew adopted Edith from America as the adoption process in Australia is far more complex.
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