Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade Honor Daughter Zaya on Sweet 16 Birthday

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Zaya Wade's 16th birthday is already disconnected to a saccharine start. 

And successful celebration, dad Dwyane Wade and stepmom Gabrielle Union marked the major milestone connected May 29 with societal media tributes.

Taking to Instagram, the hoops star, 41, and the actress, 50, looked backmost astatine immoderate unforgettable moments from implicit the past year, including Zaya's winter formal (where she wore a sequined Rodarte gown), her attendance and runway debut astatine Miu Miu's Paris Fashion Week shows and amusive times with family. Gabrielle and Dwyane captioned their posts with the words "16" and "6Teen," respectively, each adding bosom emojis.

And Zaya appreciated each the day wishes. 

"16," she wrote successful her own post, "so thankful for each the love."

It looks similar she whitethorn person immoderate large plans for this year, too. Just earlier Zaya turned 16, Dwyane posted a video and noted she was taking "business meetings astatine 15 years old." 

In summation to being dada to girl Zaya, the erstwhile Miami Heat subordinate shares daughter Kaavia, 4, with Gabrielle and has 2 sons Zaire, 21, and Xavier, 9, from erstwhile relationships. Dwyane besides raised his nephew Dahveon Morris, 21.

To spot much of the Wade family's photos, support reading.

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Hair For It

"See @kaaviajames mama's got hairsbreadth similar yours," the histrion shares connected Instagram. "When I took my braids retired she was like... present ma & babe some rocking their earthy curls."

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Kids Come First

"First of all, if you privation to speech astir spot and courage, my 12-year-old has mode much than I have," Dwyane Wade shared connected the All the Smoke podcast. "You tin larn thing from your kids. In my household, man, that's each we speech about. We speech astir making definite our kids are seen by each of us, maine and my wife, We speech astir making definite our kids recognize the powerfulness successful their voice."

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Ultimate Defenders

After Gabrielle Union was fired from America's Got Talent, Dwyane perfectly had his wife's back. "'Men lie, Women lie, numbers don't,'" helium shared connected Twitter aft the quality broke. "Over this past twelvemonth I've been approaching by galore radical saying that my woman @itsgabrielleu is the main crushed they've started watching #AGT oregon that they emotion her penetration and sincerity connected the show."

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Party Planners

When it was clip for Gabrielle to person a day party, Dwyane had nary occupation readying an epic '90s themed bash

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#WadeWorldTour

Wanna get away? The mates has been known for their astonishing vacations that are often documented on Instagram. Work hard and play harder!

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Red Carpet Pro

While attending the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards, the couple's girl Kaavia made her award amusement debut. Spoiler alert: She was a full pro. 

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Clap Backs

After celebrating Thanksgiving arsenic a family, Dwyane took to Twitter to slam Internet trolls who had immoderate not-so-nice comments. "I've seen immoderate post-thanksgiving hatred connected societal astir my household photo," helium shared online. "Stupidity is isolated of this satellite we unrecorded in—so one get it. But here's the thing—I've been chosen to pb my household not y'all. So we volition proceed to beryllium america and enactment each different with pride, emotion & a smile!"

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Best Dressed

When it was clip to observe Halloween 2019, Gabrielle and Dwyane knew conscionable the look to propulsion disconnected with their babe girl.

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Round 2

But wait, there's more! The arrogant parents besides transformed into different taxable with their girl Zaya.

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Paying it Forward

Despite their engaged schedules, Gabrielle and Dwyane ever similar to springiness back. One origin they enactment is adjacent person Holly Robinson Peete's HollyRod Foundation foundation events. DesignCare 2019 included a show from Gabrielle's AGT aureate buzzer Kodi Lee.

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Dynamic Duo

The mates that dresses fabulous together, stays together! Who tin hide their Met Gala 2019 look successful New York City?

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