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Jennifer Lopez poured her heart out in a heartfelt tribute to her twins, Max and Emme, as they celebrated their 18th birthday.
On Instagram this past Sunday, the renowned singer and actress unveiled a touching video montage capturing precious moments of her twins growing up. With One Direction’s “18” playing in the background, the montage highlighted memorable events, such as Emme’s unexpected cameo during Lopez’s Super Bowl LIV halftime performance with Shakira in 2020.
Lopez, who co-parents Emme and Max with her former spouse Marc Anthony, reminisced about their birth, which took place amid a snowstorm in New York City in the dead of night.
“It felt as though God was ensuring your arrival in a world brimming with magic!” she expressed. “Deep down, I was certain that’s how your lives would always unfold!”
She went on to say, “When I cradled you as babies, it felt like I was holding two angels sent from heaven,” adding, “My life was forever transformed.”
The “Hustlers” star fondly referred to her children as her “coconuts.”
“‘I love you’ could never encapsulate the depth of feeling, affection, and care that I have for you, my coconuts,” she wrote. “It has always been the three of us!! We have been on this journey together.”
“We have always had each other to hold on to and be that steady presence in the middle of any snowstorm,” she added. “And I promise you, my beautiful coconuts, no matter how big you get, that’s how it will always be.”
“Always remember, Lulu, you are my sunshine…and Max, you’re amazing just the way you are!! … Happy 18th Birthday, my wonder twins!!!”
Last October, the twins made a rare appearance at the New York City premiere of her film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
Lopez, 56, beamed as she posed with them on the red carpet.
Emme rocked a red velvet suit jacket, black satin shirt and a pair of black pants, while Max wore a multi-colored jacket over a burgundy sweater and a pair of khaki slacks.
Later that month, Lopez revealed that Max and Emme once confronted her about not being present in their lives as she navigated being a single mom following her divorce from Anthony.
During her appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” she revealed that the pivotal conversation happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was able to “stay home” and be more present,
“They spoke to me, [and] they’re like, ‘You’re not a regular mom. You’re not here every day. You don’t drop us off and pick us up like the other [moms],’” she recalled, noting that her kids were around the age of 10 at the time.
“And I realized how much they needed me there,” she added.