Miley: From Baby to Sweet 16!

Celebrate with personal photos of the birthday girl from every year – starting with her first birthday party

  • 1994 photo | Miley Cyrus

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Updated: Sunday Nov 23, 2008 | 06:00 AM EST

1994

The family spent Miley's early years on their 500-acre farm in Nashville, where Billy Ray lived as a "recluse" following his success as a country singer. "All I wanted to do was be with my family," the singer, who took Miley on horseback and ATV adventures as a child, told PEOPLE. "We played our hearts out."