Actress Katie Holmes said in a recent interview with Parade Magazine that Tom Cruise’s children from his marriage to Nicole Kidman, Isabella and Connor, call her "mom."

Gushing about her life with Tom Cruise, his two adopted children and the couple’s biological daughter Suri, the 29-year-old actress revealed that soon-to-be 15 Isabella and 12-year-old Connor refer to her as "mom" while they call their adoptive mother Nicole by her first name.

"Tom is a great father and husband and Connor and Bella are incredible, really smart and kind. They call me 'mom’. So Tom understands the female bond, and he loves it," she said.

The actress who was recently named "Most Stylish Star of 2007" also talked about her family’s plans for Christmas, which she’ll be spending cooking and skiing in Telluride, Colo., with both sides of the big family.

"We ski. We have big dinners and laugh. We love cooking. My mom’s stuffing is my favorite. I’m a huge fan of pie, especially pecan. I will probably cook some garlic mashed potatoes and maybe a cheesecake. We always make a lot of sugar cookies with decorating and sprinkles. Suri will be in the dough everywhere. Tom has shown me the greatness of extra chocolate chips. Tom’s really good in the kitchen. He makes great pasta carbonara and lemon pasta," she said.

"Last year was Suri's first Christmas. It was so spectacular to share the holidays with her," she added. "It really meant the world to me. To be able to create a tradition for your children is one of the best gifts you can have."

The interview might be a little disturbing for Nicole Kidman, who lives mainly in Tennessee with her husband, country music singer Keith Urban, because she doesn’t get to see her kids very often. She last month she revealed in an interview with UK’s GMTV that "My kids don’t call me mommy, they don’t even call me mom. They call me Nicole, which I hate and tell them off for it."

Nicole also put her kids’ distance down to them being teenagers explaining that "When children are teenagers, they have a say in where they want to be. Los Angeles is a big draw, and I'm looking to get a place there so we can share more."