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Ryan Reynolds<\/strong><\/a> is vowing to spend more time with Blake Lively<\/strong> <\/a>and his kids in 2025 \u2013 even if it means turning town mega paychecks, a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWith 2024 almost over, Ryan is signaling to his Hollywood pals that he and Blake are jumping off the treadmill, retreating to their country home for the holidays and focusing on family for the foreseeable future,\u201d the insider says. \u201cIt was a crazy year for both of them and they need time with their kids and time away from New York City and Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n The source points out that both A-listers are \u201cworkaholics,\u201d making this \u201ca lot easier said than done.\u201d However, \u201cThey\u2019re committed to it precisely because they\u2019re committed to their family and keeping it together,\u201d the insider adds. \u201cThey have both been going very hard since the SAG\/AFTRA strike ended [in November 2023] and they both had to spring like crazy to get their 2024 movies finished and in shape for release. But now they\u2019ve cleared their schedules and are serious about family coming first.\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, 2024 was a huge year for both Blake, 37, and Ryan, 48, who starred in the hit movies It Ends With Us <\/em>and Deadpool & Wolverine<\/em>, respectively, in addition to working on other business ventures. Now, Ryan only has two projects in the works, with one already in post-production, while Blake will star in A Simple Favor 2<\/em>, which already completed filming over the summer.<\/p>\n The couple share four children<\/a> and Ryan previously took a brief \u201csabbatical\u201d from making movies to be home with his family in 2022. \u201cI\u2019ve done a lot of [acting],\u201d he said in November 2021. \u201cThe biggest thing for me \u2026 is that I don\u2019t want to miss this time with my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cI want my kids to have a pretty normal schedule. For many years, when my wife Blake would shoot a film, I would not shoot a film, and I would be with the kids<\/a> and vice versa. So we would sort of trade off. We never really worked at the same time. But, always, we were away. So the kids were away too. Now that they\u2019re in school, they have a somewhat normal schedule. I think it\u2019s totally important for their development and I really enjoy being a present dad.\u201d<\/p>\n He was true to his word \u2013 Ryan\u2019s 2022 movies had all mostly wrapped filming and production before this hiatus, and he only made one small cameo in a 2023 film. Production on Deadpool & Wolverine<\/em> didn\u2019t begin until May 2023.<\/p>\n