Now that's love!
When you have children, it's hard enough to get them all to pose for a family photo even when they all live in the same house. Madonna made it happen; She posted on her Instagram page Friday a rare and sweet photo of her and all her kids—Lourdes, 20, Rocco Ritchie, 17, David Banda and Mercy James, who are both 11, and 4-year-old twin sisters Esther and Stella, at her 59th birthday party in Italy. The girls all wore near-identical floral outfits.
Madonna also posted more photos of her and her kids at her birthday party, including a sweet pic of Lourdes kissing her on the cheek.
"Best ................" she wrote.
See some of Madonna's past cute family pics with her kids.
Thankful for Family
Madonna shared this photo of her with all her kids—Lourdes Leon, Rocco Ritchie, David Banda, Mercy James, Estere and Stella—on Thanksgiving 2022.
Birthday Boy
In August 2024, the "Like a Prayer" artist celebrated Rocco's 24th birthday in Italy.
Support System
After her 2023 hospitalization, Madonna penned a tribute to her kids saying that "love from family and friends is the best Medicine."
"As a Mother you can really get caught up In the needs Of your children and the seemingly endless giving," she wrote on Instagram, sharing photos of herself and her kids. "But when the chips were down my children really showed up for me."
Feeling the Love
"I saw a side to them I had never seen before," the Grammy winner added. "It made all the difference."
Come On, Vogue
The pop superstar and Lourdes watched Estere dance during the opening night of the Celebration Tour in October 2023.
A Duet
Madonna was also joined by Mercy, who played the piano, during the October 2023 concert.
Making Music
David helped his mom rehearse for her Celebration Tour. As Madonna noted in an April 2024 Instagram post, "I think what my children learned the most this year of rehearsing and performing is that if you want to follow your dreams, you have to work hard for them."
"And if all of them choose something different later in life, they will never forget this year of blood, sweat, and tears," she added. "Nor will I."
66th Birthday With the Six
Madonna rang in her 66th birthday in 2024 with her six kids.
Full Hearts
Before adopting twins Estere and Stella, Madonna rang in 2017 with this family photo, writing that she's starting the year "with The 4 things that I love the most!"
Welcome to the Family
"I can officially confirm I have completed the process of adopting twin sisters from Malawi," Madonna shared after welcoming Estere and Stella in the clan, "and am overjoyed that they are now part of our family."
Sister, Sisters
Madonna caption this photo of Mercy and her twin sisters, "My Joy!"
Perfect Match
Estere and Stella rocked matching outfits, with Madonna quipping in the caption, "Rascals."
Cuddle Puddle
"Happiness is Contagious!!" Madonna wrote on Instagram 2017. "Happy Independence Day!"
Smiling Trio
David was all smiles during a bike ride with his twin sisters. As Madonna noted in the caption of her post, "Big. Brothers Are the Best!!"
Her birthday bash comes almost a year after the pop star settled a nine-month custody battle over Rocco with his dad and her ex-husband Guy Ritchie. The legal turmoil had begun when Rocco refused to return to the United States despite a court order that said he must return to be with his mother in New York after living with his dad father in London.
He had joined his mother at her 58th birthday party in Havana, Cuba last year, a month before the custody battle was settled.
Rocco was all smiles in Madonna's recent family pic.