Riley Curry is growing up, having turned 11 years old on July 19. Her mom, Ayesha, shared a touching birthday tribute on social media to mark the occasion.

 

“My firstborn is 11!!!” Ayesha wrote alongside recent photos of the tween. “We can’t believe it. Time has just flown by. I am so proud of my sweet, smart, talented, captivating big girl. It’s a joy being her mama. Riley RoO is 11!”

 

Riley, older sister to Ryan Curry, 8, and Canon Curry, 5, first captured fans’ hearts when she was just 2 years old. She went viral during an appearance with her dad at an NBA post-game press conference, playfully interrupting him and urging him to be quiet.

 

Days later, during another similar event with Stephen, she once again stole the show by quoting a lyric from Big Sean’s “Blessings” into the mic.

Over the years, like many parents, Ayesha and Riley have occasionally shared photos and videos of their kids on Instagram. Ayesha recently reflected on Riley’s viral moments over a decade ago.

 

“When the social media thing started, nobody knew what that was going to become,” Ayesha’s Home Kitchen host said in a May 24 interview with Insider. “If we had known back in the day just how chaotic it would make life, I don’t think we would’ve done it.”

She added, “But we were just genuinely living our lives back then. And we thought, ‘this is our kid. We’re bringing our kid along.'”