"You realize you've been at this for a long time and you've been fighting and getting it," she said. "It's a real kind of landmark day for me and I am just glad my family was here to share it with me."
Just don't ask Max and Emme what the fuss was all about.
"I just told them, 'Mommy is getting a star today,'" said Lopez. "They don't really know what that means but they were great."
A committee selects celebrities eligible for a star and those who accept pay $30,000 in costs and fees.
"For a romantic like me, it's forever and I believe in that. I believe in forever. It's a good day," Lopez said.
