Ricky Martin Hits the Beach with His Twins

By Sarah Michaud

08/19/2009 at 02:00 PM EDT

He used to live the "vida loca," but life has slowed down considerably for Ricky Martin since welcoming his fraternal twins, Matteo and Valentino, by gestational surrogate last August.

Sharing personal photos of himself enjoying the sun and surf with the boys on his Web site, Martin, 37, says that fatherhood "feels amazing."

"I'm so happy! Everything they do, from smiling to crying, feels like a blessing," Martin says of his 1-year-old twins. "This has been the most spiritual moment in my life."

(Scroll down for another photo of the adorable trio.)

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Ricky Martin and sons Valentino and Matteo

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