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Van Der Beek has been spending some quality time social distancing with his wife Kimberly Brook and their five children -- Olivia, 9, Joshua, 7, Annabel, 6, Emilia, 4, and 21-month-old Gwendolyn.

He recently captured one moment with his youngest on Instagram, calling right now \"the perfect excuse to make other connections.\"

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Happy birthday to my other queen... my little magical healer child, who can play by herself for hours, improvise a story that never ends, and somehow energetically feel like everybody’s grandma - on her fourth birthday. You’re a deep little soul, kid... I love watching you watch the world, and am SO grateful I get to be a part of your universe. #LongLiveTheQueen 💜

A post shared by James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) on Mar 23, 2020 at 12:43am PDT

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Happy birthday to my Queen Goddess 👑. Anybody who knows her knows how lucky I am to be married to @vanderkimberly Her wisdom, heart, vulnerability and magic are things she shares with the world, along with her wicked sense of humor, fire, and her own special brand of magic. But what people don’t see is just how hard she works. How determined she is to grow, and how unwilling she is to accept less than the fullest, truest, most transformative reality out of any person, place or situation she comes across. She is perhaps the most authentic person I know. I love you babe, and I am in awe of you. You are truly a gift to this planet, and I could not be happier to be holed up with you and all the little babies we made, on your birthday. Here’s to a year of health, love, happiness and manifestation! 🥂😍🥳

A post shared by James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) on Mar 22, 2020 at 7:59am PDT

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#SocialDistancing bar set. 🏆 - - #coronavirus #quarantine #quarantineandchill

A post shared by James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) on Mar 21, 2020 at 8:10pm PDT

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Take care of each other out there... whether that means staying put, or reaching out digitally to those who could use some company, or sharing what you’ve got, or taking only what you need. We’re all in this together. - - #covid_19 #quarantine #kindness #sharingiscaring

A post shared by James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) on Mar 17, 2020 at 9:38am PDT

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#SocialDistancing is the perfect excuse to make other connections ❤️

A post shared by James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) on Mar 15, 2020 at 3:33pm PDT

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