Celebrity Celebrity Birthdays Jennifer Lopez Celebrates Twins Max and Emme Turning 16 with 'Birthday Trip' to Japan The singer and actress' twins celebrated their milestone birthday on Thursday By Gabrielle Rockson Gabrielle Rockson Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories. She's interviewed David Beckham, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and many others. Her previous work can be found in OK! Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 23, 2024 06:26AM EST Jennifer Lopez with her twins Emme and Max. Photo: Jennifer Lopez/Instagram Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her twins' sweet 16! On Thursday, the singer and actress, 54, shared a sweet video on Instagram of her children Max and Emme marking their 16th birthday with a vacation filled with family and friends in Japan. The video montage began with Lopez saying behind the camera, “I’ve never seen Max so excited,” to which Emme added, “I’ve never seen myself so excited.” Set to Lopez's track “Hummingbird,” the video then switched to Emme giggling while holding some piglets before the camera turned to Max sitting down with a friend for some food. “16 🥥🥥 Birthday trip 2024 🤍🤍,” the “Can't Get Enough" singer wrote in her caption. Jennifer Lopez Says Her Kids 'Love' and 'Appreciate' Stepdad Ben Affleck: 'He's a Wonderful Father' Max, Emme and a friend, along with fellow vacation goers, were then captured wearing kimonos and using a mortar and pestle, with Lopez sporting a floral mint-colored kimono with a pink sash and turquoise accessory in her hair. The twins birthday trip also included a visit to museum, with Max seen marveling at a room filled with large white balls, while Emme took in a room featuring sparkling lit-up walls before it turned into a dark venue with flowers floating around. Also featured in the montage was a photo of Lopez standing in between her twins while smiling at the camera in a black crop top. The proud mother then kissed Max on the cheek before walking hand-in-hand with Emme, who was captured beaming at the camera while standing in a store. Emme holding piglets. Jennifer Lopez/Instagram More photos of the vacation included the party wearing kimonos and holding umbrellas, as well as Max and Emme posing with their mom. The twins also sat opposite each other by a table as “16” birthday balloons were placed by the wall. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY COCONUTS, I love you,” Lopez wrote at the end of the video. Meanwhile, before her vacation birthday tribute to her twins, the star shared a carousel of images of herself wearing a large puffer jacket with a gray turtleneck knit sweater and sunglasses. “Konnichiwa 💚♾️,” her caption read. Jennifer Lopez wearing a kimono. Jennifer Lopez/Instagram Jennifer Lopez on Protecting Her 'Techie Kids' from Reading Gossip About Her Online: 'They Search Everything' Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The This Is Me...Now star shares Emme and Max with her ex-husband Marc Anthony, whom she was married to from 2004 to 2014. In a 2022 interview with PEOPLE, Lopez opened up about the twins getting older. "They're venturing out, they're being their own people and it's us just trying to keep up," she said. “That's the journey of it [and] another path you have to go own," The Mother star added. "It's a joy for me." Close