Hilary Duff celebrates daughter Mae's 3rd birthday with a 'princess-filled weekend'

Hilary Duff has three kids and now her little "princess" has turned 3. The actor and singer posted a video montage on Instagram to celebrate.

Set to Natalie Cole's "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)," the video shows 3-year-old Mae giggling, boxing, applying makeup, partying and making the sweetest toddler faces.

Several commenters noted that the song just happens to featured in "A Cinderella Story," starring none other than Duff as a modern-day Cinderella alongside Chad Michael Murray.

In the caption, Duff noted that "Mae Mae" loves jumping in puddles, “'pantry food,' 'leggins wiff a dress,' 'smoodies,' made-up stories at night, your sis and bro, unicorns, adventures, clean hands, dancing to 'Karma,' doing things all by yourself and being fair!!"

Duff posted even more photos of Mae's birthday weekend in her Instagram story. She included some images of Mae’s first days on earth, as well as what looks like a princess-fueled, action-packed birthday party.

In the photos, Mae shows off her elaborate face paint, her prowess in sliding into a pastel ballpit and her new friends, Mirabel and Elsa from the Disney movies "Encanto" and "Frozen." She also gives Duff a sweet peck on the lips.

Duff is married to musician Matthew Koma and the couple shares two daughters, Banks and Mae, with another one on the way. She has an older son, Luca, from her previous marriage to Mike Comrie.

Even with all the chaos of a house full of kids, Duff wouldn't have it any other way.

In a June 2023 interview with Shape magazine, Duff said, "I love my loud household with mayhem and the craziness and all the love and all the dirt. I love [parenting] with my husband. I love feeling like hugs and cuddles can make everything better. I love the pressure of being like, ‘How the f--- are we going to make it through this day?’ And making it through the day."

Still, the couple has drawn the line at four kids. Koma confirmed as much when he hilariously documented every step of his vasectomy on Instagram.

Here's everything to know about Duff's three kids as she awaits the newest addition to her family.

Luca Cruz Comrie

Duff gave birth to her first child, Luca, when she was just 24 years old.

At the time, she was married to Luca’s dad, retired hockey player Mike Comrie, and she was among the first of her inner circle to deal with the challenges of motherhood.

“I don’t remember setting him down for the first three months of life,” Duff revealed on "The Motherly Podcast." “I knew it was the most important, biggest job in the world, but it looks very different once you’re just in the household with the baby by yourself all the time.”

Duff and Comrie divorced after four years of marriage, but they will always be in each other's lives for their son.

“We’re so ingrained in each other’s lives," Duff said in an interview with Cosmopolitan. "I wouldn’t choose anyone else to co-parent with. We are really good friends and care a lot about each other."

Luca, recently turned 12 and to celebrate the special occasion, the actress posted a heartwarming montage on Instagram March 20.

“Another year for the books Luca!!!!” Duff, 36, wrote in the caption. “Happy 12 my golden joy!!!!”

Banks Violet Bair

Duff and her husband, Matthew Koma (born Matthew Bair), welcomed their first daughter into the world on Oct. 25, 2018.

Duff told TODAY.com that she wanted to choose a “strong name, almost like a last name for a first name."

“We were also living in SoHo at the time, and there was an event for a girl in prison for drawing or writing,” Duff said. “We were walking to dinner one night and saw it and I said, ‘Oh my gosh. We have to go with that name — it’s perfect.’”

In 2022, Duff told Cosmopolitan that Banks is a big fan of her singing. "We get in the car and I have to listen to my own music because my daughter’s screaming, 'I want ‘parks,’ I want ‘parks.’" Duff said, alluding to her song "Sparks." "Like, girl. I’m not rolling up to your preschool blasting my own sh--. So embarrassing."

Mae James Bair

When Duff was pregnant the third time, she was convinced she was having a boy — even in the delivery room.

“When she came out, I was completely shocked,” she explained. “We had a boy name picked out, and it was going to be Otto because I love ‘The Diary of Anne Frank.’ The dad’s name, who got her book published, was Otto Franklin, who was really good man. So then we were kind of scrambling at the last minute and both of our moms were born in May. So we went with Mae Mae.”

Mae James Bair was born on March 24, 2021, and she keeps her family on their toes.

For Mae's 2nd birthday, Duff shared a slideshow of adorable photos on Instagram. In the caption she wrote, "Happy 2 wild hearted Mae Mae — thanks for making us a too big family! You are bold, confident, funny and know exactly what you want! ... You smell like fresas and shake your booty through most of the day."

This article was originally published on TODAY.com