Originally appeared on E! Online
You may get chills seeing John Travolta's heartwarming birthday tribute to his and late wife Kelly Preston's youngest child, who just became a teenager.
On Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Day, Benjamin Travolta turned 13 and received sweet messages from his family on Instagram.
"I can't believe my baby boy is now a teenager," John Travolta wrote, alongside a montage of photos and videos of the boy, set to Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life. "Ben turns 13 today. I love you my son!"
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John Travolta and Preston's daughter Ella Bleu Travolta, 23, also posted a tribute to her little brother on her own Instagram page. "Happy Birthday my sweetest Benjamin," she wrote alongside a childhood pic of the now-teen, "it feels like yesterday you were this young and now you're 13!! I love you!"
In addition to Benjamin Travolta, John Travolta and Preston also raised son Jett Travolta, who died in 2009 at age 16 after suffering a seizure during a family vacation. His mom passed away in 2020 at age 57 following a two-year breast cancer battle.
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John and Ella Travolta have occasionally paid tribute to their late loved ones on social media.
In October, the actors' daughter shared a childhood pic of herself with her mom on Preston's birthday. "Happy Birthday mama, I love you so much!" Ella Bleu Travolta wrote on her Instagram page. "Thank you for inspiring me every day."
