Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are checking the Costa living

They are spending Christmas in Costa Rica and want to hire a whole ranch to fit their enormous family.

A source said: "Brad has found a sprawling farm that he reckons will be the perfect place for the family to get away from everything for a while.

"He loves the country and is considering buying some Costa Rican property so they can spend some time there when life gets less hectic for them."

Angelina plans to take time out from the industry once their kids become teens to keep an eye on them she went off the rails when she was younger.

She said: "My kids will be needing me a lot when they hit their teens. If I know anything about being a teenager, I need to be braced to be spending a lot of time with all six of them and making sure I can be there for when they go through everything.

"So I'm sure I'll be working from home in some way. Maybe I'll get to write or something."

In between driving them home from pals' houses, tidying their rooms and checking their homework, she should have enough words to stick on a postcard.