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she throws a huge Halloween party in New York. "It's gotten so big!" La La always dresses up. Her past Halloween costumes include, Silver Sable from Marvel Comics, a Mortal Kombat character, and a glow-in-the-dark skeleton. This festive season usually brings family and friends together, which is something that La La looks forward to. "Thanksgiving is always with family. I have a really big family, so we all figure out where we're going to be, whose house we're going to be at, what state we're going to be in, and everyone just congregates there and catches up and unplugs from the phone and Instagram and just really get a chance to enjoy ourselves and connect with family you might not get to see or talk to all the time." Her Puerto Rican family whips up "the most amazing Spanish dishes you can ever imagine," including her favorites: pasteles and Coquitos (a Spanish drink). "That's a Spanish tradition for the holidays… they're amazing." Just don't expect to find La La in the kitchen. "I absolutely do not know how to cook at all. I am the worst in the kitchen," she says with a smile and gestures to her takeout food. Watching holiday movies with her family is another beloved holiday tradition. "A sucker for holiday movies," La La and her son, Kiyan, always watch Home Alone and The Grinch. "I love This Christmas, which was produced by Will Packer with Chris Brown, Lauren London. [The] Best Man Holiday is another great one," she muses. This winter, La La stars in a holiday film of her own, Netflix's Holiday Rush. "Romany Malco is in it, who is also in Think Like A Man 1 and 2 with me, so it was nice to come back and do another film with him. It's a great, feel- good holiday story for Netflix —I'm excited to be a part of it." The other role that La La takes very seriously is being a mother. Is there a motto or life philosophy that you hope to pass on to Kiyan? "My mom would keep it simple. She would always say, 'Treat people how you want to be treated.' I want my son to just be a good person, and treat people right and ultimately, treat people the way you would want to be treated. He's going into 7th grade this year, so we talk about how you treat people, being compassionate, being kind. Not judging people on who they are or their choices in life, that's definitely a lesson I talk to him about often. He's a really good kid. Really, really good kid." I hear that he's a basketball phenom. "That's where he is now, he's at practice. He loves basketball. He's an incredible athlete, incredible student, and super humble. Works really hard. He does travel all over the country with his basketball team, and he's doing good," she says fondly. A strong work ethic runs in the family. In addition to being an actress, La La is an entrepreneur with a number of business ventures under her belt, including a clothing line, The La La Anthony Collection, available in Ashley Stewart, Macy's,