“But that’s the beauty of marriage.

You just fight through it.”

“And he’s a man so he’s like ‘I want you to want me.'”

Carlos and Alexa Penavega smiling

“Once you start going, you’re like […] ‘This is great.

I feel good, my body feels good,'” Alexa expressed.

The two are parents to three children: Ocean, Kingston, and Rio.

Alexa and Carlos PenaVega smiling together

“That brought us so much closer,” she affirmed (viaPage Six).

“We always said, if we can, we’re going to work together on every project.

And if we can’t then the other one will not take a project.

Carlos Penavega looking at Alexa

That way, family is never separated,” she divulged.

Fortunately for the duo, this decision proved incredibly rewarding.

“Working with my real-life husband does not feel like work.

We’re so goofy and I absolutely love Carlos,” she smiled.

There were even times that she had to apologize to their production crew for laughing so much.

It was almost as if she and Carlos were just playing around.