Madonna Celebrates Son Rocco’s twenty fourth Birthday: Pictures

Madonna is celebrating her eldest son!

On Saturday, Aug. 11, the star’s son Rocco Ritchie, whom she shares with ex Man Ritchie, turned 24, and Madonna, 65, shared a candy Instagram submit commemorating the event — full with 20 photographs and movies of him all through the years.

She kicked off the submit with a mother-son shot of the duo, with Rocco planting a kiss on her brow, which was adopted by a candy black-and-white dwelling video of the now-24-year-old with older sister Lourdes Leon, 27.

All through the remainder of the submit, she additionally documented the various eras of Rocco — from buzzcuts to pigtails — plus a number of the artwork he has created, together with a painted portrait of his pop star mom.

She ended the submit with a newer shot of herself and Rocco on a ship and, within the caption, added a heartfelt birthday message.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCCO— the lengthy and Winding Highway by all of your many moods and incarnations has been tumultuous and stuffed with surprises,” Madonna wrote. “However by all of it —your curiosity, and Creative Soul has been the glue that held us collectively.”

“Thank God for Artwork,” she continued. “Thank God for you. We’ve got been collectively for a lot of lifetimes. Thanks for selecting me once more. Love you -for Eternity. ♥️.”

The “Materials Woman” singer most not too long ago devoted a submit to Rocco in April, when she attended his artwork exhibition in Miami — and commemorated the second with a candy present of assist on Instagram.

“So glad to have the evening off to get pleasure from my son Rocco’s’s newest assortment of work referred to as ‘Pack A Punch’ impressed by Muay Thai fighters,” Madonna’s caption learn. “So Proud ! ♥️♥️♥️. @miamidesigndistrict.”

Additionally in attendance on the exhibition had been a number of the star’s different kids: David, 18, Mercy, 18, and 11-year-old twins Stella and Estere.

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Earlier this yr, Madonna opened up about all six of her children — and the way it feels to get them concerned together with her artwork and performances.

Whereas talking about the top of her Celebration Tour with W. Journal in April, the proud mother stated, “Once I go on tour, nothing brings me extra happiness than to know we’re all engaged on the identical present, creating the magic collectively.”

“In fact, I’m their mom so typically we get on one another’s nerves,” she added. “We’re a household of artists however we’re additionally a household, and that is what occurs.”