Beyoncé Knowles was buried up to her neck in sand in a playful photo as she looked back on the bright moments of 2020.
The 39-year-old superstar singer shared multiple snaps from her 38th year on Sunday, leading up to her 39th birthday celebration.
In addition to rare photos featuring her twins Sir and Rumi, three, the wife of Jay-Z was also glimpsed bonding with her eight-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.
Looking back: Beyoncé, 39, shared behind-the-scenes photos from her 38th year and her 39th birthday party on Sunday, including a fun photo of her posing with her twins Sir and Rumi, three, after being buried in sand
Beyoncé didn’t seem to mind being covered in sand as she grinned ear-to-ear while patting one of the twins on their back.
Missing from the photos was her husband of 12 years, though he may have had a hand in burying her in the sand as the hand prints were too large to be from her twins.
In another snap, the songstress looked joyous in a blue floral print crop top and matching pants, which showcased her trim tummy.
She enjoyed a hearty glass of wine while the sun peaked out of a bank of clouds on the horizon.
Beach beauty: In another snap, the songstress looked joyous in a blue floral print crop top and matching pants, which showcased her trim tummy
Chic: She had her caramel-colored hair crimped and sported stylish round-frame sunglasses lined with pearls
New look: Other beach snaps showed her looking cool in a pair of pink-tinted cat-eye sunglasses
Swallowed up: She covered her voluminous caramel-colored locks in another snap with a large floppy hat that practically rested on her shoulders
Fancy eyewear: She traded out the slimmer sunglasses in another photo for stylish round-frame sunglasses while her hair blew into her face
The photos were shared to Beyoncé’s website, where she had previously posted a compilation video featuring the most impactful moments of the past year for her.
Other beach snaps showed her looking cool in a pair of pink-tinted cat-eye sunglasses, and she covered up her voluminous caramel-colored locks in another snap with a large floppy hat that practically rested on her shoulders.
She traded out the slimmer sunglasses in another photo for stylish round-frame sunglasses while her hair blew into her face.
Bonding: Beyoncé’s older daughter Blue Ivy made an appearance in a picture with her mother in which she flashed a soft smile while wearing a halter-top swimsuit
‘Happy B-day’: She shared her birthday wishes with her mother by writing ‘Happy B-Day’ in the sand with her fingers while dressed in a lovely royal blue dress covered in intricate white patterns
Beyoncé’s older daughter Blue Ivy made an appearance in a picture with her mother in which she flashed a soft smile while wearing a halter-top swimsuit.
She shared her birthday wishes with her mother by writing ‘Happy B-Day’ in the sand with her fingers while dressed in a lovely royal blue dress covered in intricate white patterns.
The Drunk In Love singer celebrated her 39th birthday with a cute chocolate cake reading ‘Happy Birthday Bee’ and covered with cartoonish yellow-and-black striped bees.
She changed into a white-and-black floral dress while sitting Rumi on her lap.
The little girl and her older daughter both leaned in to help her blow out all the candles, while Sir watched off to the side.
Yum! The Drunk In Love singer celebrated her 39th birthday with a cute chocolate cake reading ‘Happy Birthday Bee’ and covered with cartoonish yellow-and-black striped bees
Family: She changed into a white-and-black floral dress while sitting Rumi on her lap
Make a wish: The little girl and her older daughter both leaned in to help her blow out all the candles, while Sir watched off to the side
Due to the pandemic, the celebration was necessarily intimate, and there weren’t any other guests glimpsed.
Beyoncé put on a busty display in an eye-catching neon yellow dress in subsequent photos.
She strolled the beach at night while backlit by rows of tiki torches.
Her long locks were partially held up in a high ponytail and cascaded gracefully over her shoulders.
Unmissable: Beyoncé put on a busty display in an eye-catching neon yellow dress in subsequent photos
Intimate: She strolled the beach at night while backlit by rows of tiki torches
Beyoncé rounded out her behind-the-scenes snap with a calming photo of herself floating on her back just past the shore.
Another photo featured a sweet birthday card with white paint footprints, which may have been supplied by her twins.
The personal snapshots were a departure from the songwriter’s New Year’s Day video message, which highlighted her biggest accomplishments throughout a turbulent 2020.
Although she included images representing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, she chose to focus on ‘celebrating joy, chasing happiness, and living in love,’ and included images of more hopeful moments, like when she funded a drive-through COVID-19 testing site.
‘2020 divided us and united us,’ she wrote. ‘Most could not see loved ones and we felt too many losses, but we were united by our humanity.’
Relaxing: Beyoncé rounded out her behind-the-scenes snap with a calming photo of herself floating on her back just past the shore
Sweet: Another photo featured a sweet birthday card with white paint footprints, which may have been supplied by her twins