Like all working mothers, Bedtime Stories star Keri Russell struggles to balance work with parenting.  She's married to carpenter Shane Deary and has a one-year-old son, River.  In a truly unusual move for an actress, Keri doesn't even have a live-in nanny!  Caring for River is becoming even more challenging as he gets older and more mobile.

'He doesn't really sit still enough. He can't sit
on a plane anymore. He's not a little baby. I can't schlep him over on
these six-hour flights for three days,' says Russell. 'It gets harder.
We're still figuring it out. Thankfully I have a husband who's really
involved and great. We finally had to hire a babysitter. She helps me
when I'm working. Shane will take days off if I'm really working hard,
and when I'm home, I'm really home.'"

Making a children's movie was part of the appeal for Keri's co-star, Adam Sandler, and he used that as part of the motivation for Keri to star in the film, as well.

I was really pregnant when he called to ask me to do it...He called me and said, 'Hey, I have a kid and I hear you're having a
kid and I want to make a movie my kid can see and you should do it with
me.' I'm not kidding. And I said OK."

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Now that Keri's had River, though, she said she's "excited to show the movie to him."  Keri also had fun making the movie; she likes being the only girl on set!

You're trying to hang on and ride the wave.
I like being around guys. Guys are so simple. They sit around, tell
funny stories. They're usually not talking (expletive) about people. It
was a total guys set, and I didn't mind being the only girl, and I want
to do another movie with Sandler."

Being home when she isn't working isn't so bad, either.  Shane used his carpentry skills to renovate their home.

It's so beautiful. [Shane's] such a stud. It's done. There are a few lights
that aren't in place, and a few chairs, but it's so beautiful. And he
did it. "

Not a bad quality for a husband to have!  Keri seems like such a down-to-earth person, it's good to hear that things are going so well for her!

Photos by Bauer Griffin