You know that parent that gets just that bit too carried away with Halloween and covers the house in fake spider webs, competes with the next door neighbours on the most elaborately carved pumpkins, and forces the entire family to dress up as the Addams family?

Well, we have a feeling one such parent is former footballer and father-of-four, David Beckham.

Following a Halloween Hayride in Los Angeles with sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz earlier this week, the 42-year-old treated his brood to a day out at a pumpkin patch, where he relentlessly teased 18-year-old Brooklyn about his upper body strength.

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The day out saw Cruz pose alongside a scarecrow (which David nicknamed Victoria), Romeo pushing Harper around in a wheelbarrow, and Brooklyn attempt to pick up a heavy pumpkin, much to his father's laughter.

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The day out comes a day after the proud father was spotted playing with his children on the beach in Malibu and managed to find time to indulge in one of his favourite pastimes - football.

Where was our invite, Dave?

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