It’s a golden birthday forKim Zolciak-Biermann‘s daughterAriana!

The formerReal Housewives of Atlantastar, 40, shared several throwback photos of her second eldest child to Instagram on Wednesday andwrote a sweet tributein honor of Ariana’s 17th birthday.

“Happy Birthday to my angel @arianabiermann 17 on the 17th!! 😍” she wrote. “I honestly wonder where the time went!? How has it been 17 yrs? I am so incredibly proud of you Ariana ❤️”

“You have gone from sneaking out and sneaking sweets to being too damn honest lol and drinking celery juice!” Zolciak-Biermann joked.

“All jokes aside THANK YOU for choosing me to me[sic] your mom!” she continued. “I Never knew how we were going to get through our days 17 yrs ago and someone[sic] we managed 🙏🏼 You will always be my strength! Love you far beyond words!!!!!!!!”

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The reality star recently celebrated another milestone in her teenage daughter’s life, after shepassed her road testwith a “perfect score” in August.

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Earlier this year, Zolciak-Biermann gave herofficial stamp of approvalfor Ariana’s then-boyfriend, Collin Lipman. The pair were dating for four months when she posted the supportive message.

“Where is the time going?! 😩 my sweet @arianabiermann 😍 and her boyfriend @collinlipman she picked a great one 🕺🏼❤” she captioned a model-esque photo of the couple shared to Instagram.

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Her pride for Ariana has extended beyond her posts, dedicating a full Instagram story highlight — called “My Angels” — to her and Zolciak-Biermann’s eldest, Brielle.

The mom-of-six also has story highlights for her 4-year-oldtwins Kaia and Kane(called “Twin Life”), as well as one for 7-year-oldKroy Jr.and 6-year-oldKash(called “KJ & Kash”).

Married to former professional football playerKroy Biermannsince November 2011, she and her husband share their four youngest children together. Brielle and Ariana are Zolciak-Biermann’s kids from previous relationships, but her husband legally adopted them in July 2013.

source: people.com