Twin time! Jennifer Lopez has given her social media followers adorable glimpses of her life with Emme and Maximilian since their arrival.
The Grammy winner gave birth to her and Marc Anthony’s son and daughter in 2008, four years after marrying the “I Need to Know” singer. In 2008, Lopez exclusively told Us Weekly that the little ones were “very in tune with each other.”
The actress explained at the time: “They’re walking, they’re talking, they’re babbling a lot, all that kind of stuff. It’s wonderful to watch!”
The dancer went on to call them the “lights of [her] life” in February 2016 while celebrating their 8th birthday. “You have brought me nothing but joy and happiness since the very second you were born,” she gushed via Instagram at the time. “I am so proud of who you are and the beautiful loving caring people you are growing into.”
When they turned 13 five years later, the “On the Floor” singer was “so emotional.” Lopez penned a touching Instagram tribute in February 2021, reading, “To my two caring, sensitive and special souls who I know will change and rearrange the world in your own very unique ways, your mama loves you beyond forever and ever and ever.”
Following her 2014 split from Anthony, Lopez moved on with Casper Smart and Alex Rodriguez. She and the former professional baseball player, who is the father of daughters Natasha and Ella, got engaged in 2019 after two years of dating.
The former couple prolonged their eventual April 2020 breakup to “make their kids happy,” a source exclusively told Us at the time. “A-Rod’s girls and J. Lo’s kids are really close,” the insider explained. “They wanted to still get together for Easter as a family so their kids could still enjoy the holiday.”
The New York native subsequently reunited with her former Jersey Girl costar and ex-fiancé, Ben Affleck. The Oscar winner has three kids of his own — Violet, Seraphina and Samuel with ex-wife Jennifer Garner — and his love of kids “rekindled J. Lo’s attraction to him.”
Lopez has phased Affleck “slowly” into her twins’ lives, a source exclusively told Us in May 2021, noting that the little ones previously had a “sweet connection” with Rodriguez. “[He] really doted on them and was a model stepdad. They’ve had to adjust to this new dynamic of him not being around anymore.”
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Keep scrolling to see Lopez’s sweetest shots with Emme and Maximilian over the years, from attending concerts to relaxing at home.
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Celebrating 15 Years
The Marry Me star took to social media in February 2023 to honor her twins turning another year older.
“Happy birthday to my beautiful, brilliant coconuts 🥥🥥 I am so proud of you both in every single way.,” she wrote via Instagram alongside a sweet tribute video. “You bring so much joy and happiness to my heart and soul. I love you beyond forever 🤍🤍♾️♾️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎂 #Twins.”
The adorable clip, which was set to Taylor Swift’s hit song “Fifteen,” featured rare footage of Lopez with her teenagers, from low-key moments at home to time backstage and dinners with Affleck.
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Big Birthday
“So this is 14,” Lopez captioned a February 2022 Instagram video documenting her twins’ lives. “Happiest of birthdays to my two coconuts #MaxAndLulu. You have taught me the true meaning of life and have changed me forever in the most amazing way. I am so grateful for you both!!! I only hope I can be half of the blessing you have been to my life. Today marks a very special day. It’s 2/22/22. … This day 14 years ago has always symbolized for me the first day of the rest of my life. Max and Lulu, I will love you forever and ever and ever.”
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All Grown Up
Lopez called her kids “little adults” during a February 2022 Live With Kelly and Ryan appearance, saying, “They have their own lives, they have all their own ideas about the world already and they love to kind of, like, show you that they know things. I feel like I learn so much from them. They keep me so abreast with the world and what’s happening now and how kids are thinking. It’s a whole different thing. It’s a different world!”
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Mother’s Day
Lopez snapped a selfie with her son and daughter in May 2021.
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Nice Nicknames
“I love that they still want to sit on mama’s lap. #Coconuts,” the Maid in Manhattan star captioned a December 2020 Instagram upload.
Cute Cuddles
She took a “break from rehearsal” with the twins in January 2020.
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Working Mom
“Me and mine #postshow,” Lopez wrote via Instagram in June 2019.
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Best Breakfast
The World of Dance judge enjoyed breakfast in bed in October 2017 with Emme and Maximilian.
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Blowing Out Candles
In February 2016, Lopez’s “precious” kids blew out their birthday candles.
