Kimora Lee Simmons is reflecting on how a lot her daughter Aoki has grown.

The entrepreneur, 48, shared an cute throwback picture of herself and her youngest daughter on her Instagram Story Saturday.

“Me n the 21 yr previous @aokileesimmons,” Kimora wrote with the picture, including three pink coronary heart emojis.

Within the candy shot, Kimora grinned as she held a a lot youthful Aoki in her arms. As her mother snuggled into her, little Aoki — who turned 21 on Wednesday — seemed up at one thing out of the shot. 

On Wednesday, the model-turned-businesswoman celebrated Aoki’s milestone birthday with a heartfelt tribute on Instagram.

“My child woman is 21!!! ???????? Mama loves you a lot and I am so tremendous happy with you!” the candy caption on Kimora’s submit started.

“I do know you have been by means of A LOT and God has stored you and us all lined. From graduating from HARVARD at 21(!!!) to paving your path in New York Metropolis modeling! You are doing all of it!,” she continued

“It is all paying off for you and that’s evidenced by the thrilling information coming that we are going to quickly share! ???????????? we’re all proper right here beside you child driving for you thru all of it! ❤️I received you endlessly! Cheers to 21! ???? #beautyandbrains,” Kimora concluded.

Ming, 23, additionally shared her personal birthday tribute for her youthful sister, posting a candy carousel of photographs of Aoki on Instagram that included snaps of the siblings once they had been youthful, in addition to a shot of them hugging at Aoki’s current commencement.

“glad twenty first to my smush ????????” she captioned the celebratory submit.

Aoki graduated from Harvard College again in June and spoke solely to PEOPLE on the time, sharing how she felt concerning the achievement.

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“I really feel grateful, proud and relieved — in that order! It is a surreal feeling to be executed with one thing that was such an enormous a part of my life. Now, like each different graduate, I am on to the following chapter,” she stated.

Aoki continued, “I am so grateful for the village of those who spurred me alongside and helped maintain me targeted. My mother, my sister, my little brothers again at house. It took an entire tribe, belief me!”

Her mother additionally had a couple of phrases to share about her daughter’s commencement, telling PEOPLE, “This has been a banner season for our household. Each my daughters graduating the identical yr — wow! I can not start to specific how proud I’m of them. They’re each such brainy beauties! They usually’re all mine!”

Kimora continued, “I need Aoki Lee to maintain the identical vitality and keenness she’s proven her total life. It is good to have a Harvard grad within the household, however it could be good to have an legal professional, too. I’ve promised myself I will wait at the very least every week earlier than I begin gently nudging her in that path, although.”