Nick Cannon and His Kids Pose for Christmas Pics After Baby Zen's Death
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One of the photos features a throwback picture of the 41-year-old actor/comedian holding his late 5-month-old son Zen, who died on December 5 from brain cancer.

AceShowbiz - Nick Cannon is celebrating Christmas as a proud dad. On Saturday, December 25, "The Masked Singer" host took to his Instagram account to share a sweet picture of him with his children.

In one of the adorable pictures, the 41-year-old actor/comedian was joined by four of his children. They are Golden "Sagon" Cannon (4) and Powerful Queen Cannon, whom he shares with Brittany Bell, and 10-year-old twins Moroccan Cannon and Monroe Cannon, whom he shares with ex-wife Mariah Carey. The five were seen grinning ear-to-ear while posing next to a Christmas tree.

Another snap saw the musician sitting in front of the fireplace with his 5-month-old twins, Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, whom he shares with Abby De La Rosa. He and his baby sons were twinning in a black-and red pajamas. The last picture, meanwhile, featured a throwback picture of Nick holding his late 5-month-old son Zen, who died on December 5.

"Merry Christmas to All and to All Goodnight! Love The Cannons!!" so he wrote in the caption.

Zen, whom he shared with Alyssa Scott, passed away after being diagnosed with aggressive brain tumor. In an interview with PEOPLE, Nick explained why he and Alyssa made the difficult decision to forgo chemotherapy to treat the baby's illness.

"We started asking, 'Is there a way to prevent this? If not, how long do we have?' " the grieving father explained. "The conversations quickly turned to, 'How can we give him the best life for the time that he does have?' It could be weeks, it could be months, it could be years."

Nick added that his own experience with chemotherapy to treat his autoimmune disease lupus ultimately led them to decide against the treatment for their infant child. "We were having quality-of-life conversations," he shared. "We could have had that existence where he would've had to live in the hospital, hooked up to machines, for the rest of the time. From someone who's had to deal with chemotherapy before, I know that pain. To see that happen to a 2-month-old, I didn't want that. I didn't want him to suffer."

Instead, Nick and Alyssa focused on keeping little Zen "as happy as he could possibly be." "We focused on Disneyland, our favorite place," Nick said. "Every month we would celebrate his birthday, just really seeing it as a victory every time he had a milestone that he was still here with us."

Nick, however, admitted that he still felt guilty despite doing everything he could to ease his baby's pain. "My heart is shattered," he opened up. "I wish I could have done more, spent more time with him, taken more pictures. I wish I could have hugged him longer."

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