Mark Wahlberg’s teen daughter Grace marks special milestone as older brother celebrates birthday — photos
It was an extra special, celebratory weekend for Mark Wahlberg and his family.
On Saturday, the Ted actor’s son Michael celebrated his birthday, and later on Sunday, his daughter Grace marked a special horseback riding milestone.
In addition to Michael and Grace, the doting dad also shares kids Brendan and Ella with his wife Rhea Durham, who he married in 2009.
To kick off the special weekend, Rhea took to Instagram and shared an adoring tribute to Michael in honor of his birthday.
The doting mom shared a round of photos of him through the years, from when he was a baby, others doting on his younger siblings, highlighting some of his hobbies, and culminating in photos of him now all grown up, including some featuring his girlfriend Sunni Gaines.
“Happiest Birthday to my first born son,” Rhea wrote, adding: “No matter what comes ahead for you, marriage, babies, just life in general you will always be my baby boy and stay in my heart forever. I love you Moo.”
© InstagramFans were then quick to take to the comments section under the post with birthday messages, though first Mark himself commented: “My Moo, love you buddy,” and: “Proud of you.”
Others followed suit with: “He looks just like his beautiful mama,” and: “HBD!! That went by way too fast!!” as well as: “Happiest of Birthdays. May God bless over you always.”
© InstagramLater in the weekend, Rhea again took to Instagram and shared photos from Grace’s horseback riding competition, at the Tryon International in North Carolina. She included several snaps of Grace atop her horse, plus some featuring Mark cheering her on, and wrote in her caption: “Gracie led these 2 beauties to champions of the week @tryon_international,” adding: “Can’t wait to see what next week will bring.”
© InstagramRhea and Mark have been living in Las Vegas since 2022, and have gushed about the decision. Mark, opening up about leaving Los Angeles during an appearance on the Today Show in 2023, noted: “You have Las Vegas, and people think automatically, ‘Oh, the Strip.’ But [in] Nevada, there are wonderful communities.”
© Getty ImagesThough he admitted: “I miss California, I miss the weather,” he added: “The kids are thriving [in Las Vegas].” He further shared: “I live in a wonderful community that’s really faith-based, great schools. There’s much more to Las Vegas than the Strip.”
“When we decided to move, we wanted to move before school started, so we moved into a temporary place,” Mark also explained, adding: “And we now moved into another place.”
