Tom Hanks And Rita Wilson Love Being Grandparents
Daniel Cobb
Tom Hanks has four children and he and his wife, Rita Wilson, get to dote on three grandchildren. Tom's son Colin Hanks has two daughters named Olivia and Charlotte, and he and Wilson's son Chet Hanks also has a little one named Michaiah. During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Wilson revealed her approach to winning over her grandkids, which includes spending a lot of time with them and doing the activities that they enjoy. "You got to get on the trampoline with them, you got to get in the pool with them, you got to get on the tennis court, you got to do all the sports," she stated. "You just got to hang out." Meanwhile, Tom says the secret to being a good grandparent is in his culinary skills. "You have to make their macaroni and cheese just perfectly," the actor claims.
As for giving their grandkids sweets, Colin claims that his father and stepmother can sometimes go a bit overboard and tend to make up the rules as they go along whenever they're watching his children. "It would be great if they paid attention to the kids' bedtime," Colin joked during an appearance on "The Today Show," adding that his kids tend to "get a lot of sugar" while at their grandparents' house.