Rare photos of Beyonce and Jay-Z with three children: family album

Beyonce And Jay Z have given a rare glimpse into how their children grew up over the years.

The couple tied the knot in April 2008. Three years later, Beyoncé announced her pregnancy with a breathtaking onstage reveal during her performance at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Blue Ivy Carter was born in January.

“Being pregnant was a lot like falling in love. You're so open,” Beyoncé said on HBO's Life is just a dream documentary in 2013. “You are so happy. There are no words that can express the fact that you have a baby growing inside you, so of course you want to scream and tell everyone.”

That same year, Beyoncé called her daughter her “best friend,” tellingly Fashion that Blue's birth was “the best day” of her life. “Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body,” the Grammy winner said. “I just feel like my body means something completely different. I have much more confidence in it. Even heavier, thinner, whatever. I feel much more like a woman. More feminine, more sensual. And no shame.”

Blue became a big sibling in June 2017 when twins Rumi and Sir Carter arrived. Beyoncé broke social media records with her pregnancy reveal before sharing the first photo of the newborns in July 2017.

Scroll down to see rare photos of Blue, Rumi and Sir through the years: