Kim and Kourtney Kardashian praise Bruce Jenner on his birthday while Kris is no where to be seen

Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian West has thanked her step-father Bruce Jenner for teaching her "so much about life".

The 34-year-old star took to her Instagram account to post a nostalgic black and white picture of the pair together and wished him a happy 65th birthday on Tuesday.

Happy Birthday Bruce! You are officially a senior citizen lol! Thank you for teaching me so much about life. I love you so much! Xoxo

Zdjecie zamieszczone przez uzytkownika Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) Wl. Paz 10, 2014 at 6:55 PDT

Kim's sister Kourtney Kardashian, 35, also took to the social networking site to praise the former track and field star - who split from their mother Kris Jenner last year - for being an "inspiration" to her.

She posted a throwback picture of the ex-sportsman in the USA kit with one of his decathlon medals.

Happy birthday Bruce! You have been such an inspiration always. I love you! ????????????????

Zdjecie zamieszczone przez uzytkownika Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash) Wl. Paz 10, 2014 at 7:49 PDT

Bruce's daughter Kendall Jenner, 18, followed suit, posting a picture of her father holding a tennis racquet.

happy birthday to my dad, my everything!

A photo posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on Oct 10, 2014 at 10:01am PDT

There was no sign of a message from Kris, 58, nor their daughter Kylie, 17, or Kim and Kourtney's sister Khloe, 30, or brother Rob, 27.

What's more, Bruce's sons Brandon, 33, and Brody, 31, from his marriage to Linda Thompson also remained quiet on the social networking site.

Kris and Bruce tied the knot in 1991 but the brunette filed for divorce from him last month.