David Beckham is celebrating his wife Victoria on her 51st birthday! The soccer star, 49, posted a carousel of family snaps to Instagram to mark the milestone on Thursday, April 17. The photos included romantic images from when the couple were first dating, family pics including their four children, and throwback snaps from the former Spice Girls’ childhood. Happy Birthday to the most amazing Wife , Mummy & Best Friend that we could all wish for 🩷🩷 Have the most perfect day because you deserve to and we love you so much 🩷🩷,” he captioned the images, tagging his sons Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20 and daughter Harper, 13. Their son Cruz added his own tribute in the comments section of the post, writing, “I love you so much mum x from day 1 you have showed us unconditional love and haven’t stopped since ❤️” The sweet childhood images include snaps of a young Victoria in a navy blue tracksuit and one of her posing beside her birthday cake wearing a lace-trimmed party dress. The fashion designer has welcomed her fifties with open arms and to mark her big birthday in April of last year she shared on Instagram how “blessed” she felt, adding that she was embracing 50 in heels! 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 celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Her caption continued, “Blessed, but also accomplished and deeply content. Not just of where I am as a woman, but of how far my fashion and beauty brands have come.” The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! She also told her followers not to limit themselves. “I believe that you can be many things. A pop star, a mother, a wife, a designer… My passion has always been to dream big, then dream even bigger! Believe in yourself first — everyone else will follow,” the star wrote. Meanwhile, her husband David is on the cusp of his own 50th birthday next month but recently insisted that ageing didn’t bother him “one bit.” The PEOPLE App is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! In a February interview with U.K. title Men’s Health, the sports star said growing older wasn’t something that he was worried about. ”As long as I’m fit and healthy and my family are healthy, that’s all I care about,” he insisted to the publication.