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Diana DeYoung, me, was born February 12th, 2001 at the Spectrum Butterworth Hospital! I was about 5 lbs (or something like that) and born at 3:30 in the afternoon, 2 days before Valentine's Day.
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The timeline of the DeYoung family (from February 2001-2019)
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In late 2001, when I was between 0-1 years old, I said my first word, Mama! This adorable picture was taken soon after :)
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My mom decided to work at Meijer to help support the family, but became a housewife after a year of working there. She is still a housewife now.
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I learned how to walk at almost 2 years old. I was a late bloomer (here, I am pictured with my older brother).
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My little brother, Casey, was born on October 14th, 2004 (weighed about 7 lbs) and born in East Grand Rapids. He was so cute!!!!
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When I turned 4, we took a cute family picture after presents and Valentine's gifts. We all smiled :)
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I met Rebecca Tran, my best friend, when I was 5 years old and in kindergarten! We still are besties to this day, although she goes to Grandville (we both met when we went to Godwin Heights Schools).
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I tried soccer out for a year, when I was 6 years old. It was fun, but not my thing.
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Our neighborhood in Wyoming, Michigan was becoming dangerous, so Dad started to look for a new home. He looked for a whole year.
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We moved to Byron Center when I was 8 years old. It was a good house!
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I ran my first 5k at 9 years old and I was in 3rd grade! I knew then that running was my passion :)
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I was 10 years old in 2011 when my big sister began high school. She was all grown up :)
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I began 6th grade at 11 years old at Nickels. It was 2012.
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When I was 12 in 2013, I won the 6th grade schoolwide spelling bee at Nickels! My mom was so proud :)
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My family watched as my friend and I sang in a middle school talent show. It was fun!
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In 2015, my sister graduated high school! She had finally made it!
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I rode my first rollercoaster, Wolverine Wildcat, at 15 years old in 2016. It was fun!
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I was 16 when I went to my cousin's wedding in 2017. I cried ;)
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We had a great time singing and watching musicals. We also toured and I'd never been there before that!
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I am now an official adult! I am excited to get more rights!
