Taylor and Heather Rae El Moussa.Photo:Heather Rae El Moussa/Instagram
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Heather Rae El Moussais celebrating her stepdaughterTaylor’s special day!
“Tay, I can’t believe you are 14 today! It went too fast 😩,” Heather began her post. “You have grown up to be such a beautiful, driven, sophisticated young lady. I love watching you with Tristan and I am so lucky that I get to have you as my beautiful bonus daughter, I’ve loved every moment with you.”
“I love you so much, happy birthday sweet girl. 💗🥳,” she concluded the tribute.
The words accompanied a carousel of cute images of Heather hugging Taylor throughout the years, — including when Heather was pregnant with her and Tarek’s sonTristan, now 19 months — while a few of the photos also featured Tarek, 43, and his and Hall’s sonBrayden, 9.
Heather Rae El Moussa and Taylor.Heather Rae El Moussa/Instagram
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“She challenges me, holds me accountable and makes me want to be a better person,” she continued. “She’s wise, strong w-lled, talented, beautiful and so fun to be around. She’s literally my favorite person and I’m so incredibly blessed to be her mama. ❤️.”
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Her post comes after she treated her daughter to anearly birthday dinneron Friday, Sept 20. Ensuring Taylor celebrated in style, Hall took Taylor for a glamorous birthday night out at the Ocean 48 restaurant in Newport Beach, Calif.
Heather and Tarek offered a glimpse of Taylor’s celebrations on their Instagram Stories on Sept 22, with the couple filming the birthday dinner they threw for the teenager. One video showed loved ones around a table decorated with pink and white roses, while another showed Taylor and a friend being presented with a birthday cake as the table sang “Happy Birthday” to them and they below out their candles.
Tarek also posted a picture of himself and Taylor smiling at one another with balloons in the background and the caption, “Can’t believe she’s already 14!”
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Tarek El Moussa and daughter Taylor.Tarek El Moussa/Instagram
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“A lot of time has passed, but we have so much more to look forward to, so I’m excited for everything to come ❤️,” he continued. “Let’s all wish little Tay Tay a happy birthday!”
source: people.com