Wayne Rooney is the doting dad through and through as

Wayne Rooney is the doting dad through and through as he wears matching festive pajamas with his four sons

Wayne Rooney beams for a cute family photo, wearing matching festive pajamas with his four sons

Wayne Rooney looked every inch the doting dad as he beamed on Instagram with his four sons in a sweet snap in front of their Christmas tree on Monday.

The former England footballer, 37, donned festive red and white pyjamas, along with his children Kai, 13, Klay, nine, Kit, six, and Cass, four.

Wayne couldn’t help but smile as the Rooney clan wrapped their arms around each other and beamed for the camera.

Making memories: Wayne Rooney beamed on Instagram on Monday with his four sons Kai, 13, Klay, nine, Kit, six, and Cass, four, in matching pajamas in front of their Christmas tree

Making memories: Wayne Rooney beamed on Instagram on Monday with his four sons Kai, 13, Klay, nine, Kit, six, and Cass, four, in matching pajamas in front of their Christmas tree

The boys kept it casual in striped pants and a white t-shirt with a red reindeer on the front and their names on it.

Notably, the wife of DC United manager Coleen was absent from the festive occasion.

The ex-Premier League star captioned the post: “Merry Christmas everyone.”

Everyone's smiling: Earlier this month, Wayne and Coleen recently enjoyed a family day out before Christmas in Lapland UK with their sons as they posed with Santa Claus

Everyone’s smiling: Earlier this month, Wayne and Coleen recently enjoyed a family day out before Christmas in Lapland UK with their sons as they posed with Santa Claus

The family currently live in their £20million Cheshire mansion, nicknamed ‘Morrison’s Mansion’ for its resemblance to the supermarket chain.

The spacious mansion has six bedrooms, all ensuite, with the master bedroom also boasting a dressing room.

The property has two floors plus an underground basement which houses the steam room, plunge pool, jacuzzi, gym, ten seater cinema room, wine cellar and billiards room with bar.

The plush garage has space for six cars and the stables have room for 14 horses, as well as a hay store and tack room.

There’s also Wayne’s gorgeous mini-football stadium, complete with coach dugouts, changing rooms and even a spectator area, with up to 60,000 square feet of artificial turf on the sprawling 40-acre site.

Earlier this month, Wayne and Coleen enjoyed a family day out in Lapland UK with their sons ahead of Christmas.

WAG, 36, shared a sweet picture of her young family posing for a Christmas photo with Santa and said they had an “amazing day”.

“Thanks @laplanduk for an amazing day as always,” Coleen captioned the snap.

In the picture, the boys are beaming as they pose next to Santa and hold matching dog plushies. Her eldest son Kai, 13, was absent from the trip.

Family: The Rooneys currently reside in their £20million Cheshire mansion, nicknamed 'Morrison's Mansion' for its resemblance to the supermarket chain

Family: The Rooneys currently reside in their £20million Cheshire mansion, nicknamed ‘Morrison’s Mansion’ for its resemblance to the supermarket chain