Vanessa Bryant and daughter Capri at Disney World in June 2023.Photo:Vanessa Bryant/Instagram
Vanessa Bryant/Instagram
Vanessa Bryantshared some sweet photos from a family trip last month to celebrate her youngest daughter, Capri, turning 4.
The Southern California-based clan headed off to Walt Disney World Resort on the opposite coast in Orlando, Florida.
In Vanessa’s featured photo, the mom — wearing pink-and-yellow Minnie Mouse ears — held a tiara-wearing Capri on her lap, smooching her cheek in front of Cinderella’s castle. Other images in the series featured cake pops of Disney characters, along with a group photo including Capri’s sisters, Natalia, 20, and Bianka, 6, all wearing Disney-themed personalized birthday shirts for the little girl.
Capri Bryant at Disney World in June 2023.Vanessa Bryant/Instagram
Vanessa, 41, also shared a snap of herself on a ride with her nephew, Justin Gonzalez, and the family caught a stage show featuring Donald Duck while at the famed park as well.
The family’s lighter occasions come after the death of the girls' dad,Kobe Bryant, who died with their 13-year-old sister Gianna andsix other passengers in a helicopter crashin Calabasas, California, in January 2020.
Vanessa Bryant with friends and family at Disney World in June 2023.Vanessa Bryant/Instagram
Kobe became the first athlete to have his hands and feet imprinted in cement at the iconic Hollywood venue in 2011. In March, the family appeared in his honor as they permanently placed his handprints and footprints in the forecourt of the theatre.
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Natalia gave a loving speech at the ceremony with her mom and younger sisters Bianka and Capri watching on.
“I’m honored to be here today to recognize the man that we all knew and love my dad, Kobe Bryant,” Natalia began at the time. Calling Kobe the “MVP of girl dads,” she spoke about witnessing his intense work ethic as a basketball player and how despite his busy schedule, the Laker legend always made time for his four daughters.
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Ending her speech, Natalia said that they will love Kobe “forever and always.”
“Dad, you’re an icon, a legend, the storyteller, and most importantly, the best girl dad any young woman could ever dream of,” she said. “I’m honored to be here to represent you and our family, and we are extremely proud of you. We will love you forever and always. Love, Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, Capri and Mommy.”
TalkingtoExtrain 2017, the former shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers admitted that his wife was hoping to have a boy one day. “I hear boys are just walking tornadoes. We’ll see. I thinkVanessa wants a boy more than I do,” he joked.
He added that while his teammates teased him for being outnumbered in his own home, he loved having daughters. “My friends say, ‘It takes a real man to make a boy.’ I’m like, ‘Dude, it takes a king to make a princess.'"
source: people.com
