Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva with sons.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty, Alejandra Gere/instagram

Richard Gere and Wife Alejandra Recharge with Sons on a Farm and Help Alexander Milk a Cow

Richard GereandAlejandra Silvaare taking in the great outdoors with their little boys.

In photos shared on Instagram Sunday, the couple and their two sons, a 2-year-old whose name has not been shared publicly and 4-year-old son Alexander, enjoying time on a farm.

Gere has a hand on his wife’s back and watches as Silva reaches forward and puts her hand over Alexander’s, helping him milk the cow udder into the mug placed below in a post to her Instagram Story.

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Silva — who is also mom to sonAlbert, 9, from a previous marriage — shouted out her stepsonHomer, 22, in a grid post.

“In these times, especially if you live in the city, it is so difficult to be able to enjoy the basic pleasures that nature offers us — for me, the ones I value the most and those I want to instill in my family,” she wrote, as translated from Spanish.

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Alejandra Silva with her sons

The family recently took a special trip for Silva’s 40th birthday, during which they all fell ill. The publicist walked toward the ocean on a beautiful beach, holding hands with her two boys.

“Thank you all for the birthday wishes.. after almost 3 weeks of everyone being sick in our family today finally I feel much better! Thank you for all the love ❤️ I give it all back to you! 💫 #happybirthday #happy40,” she shared.

source: people.com