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Bindi Irwin’s daughter met someone special this holiday season.
On Thursday, Dec. 11, the wildlife conservationist, 27, shared snaps on Instagram of her daughter Grace, 4, meeting Santa Claus for the first time. In the adorable family snaps, the toddler flashed a big smile as she posed with Santa, her mom, dad Chandler Powell and grandmother Terri Irwin.
“Grace’s first time meeting Santa. 🥹 The holidays will always be my favourite time of year,” the doting mom captioned the post.
Irwin and Powell welcomed their little girl in March 2021, a year after they tied the knot. Since then, the proud parents have been relishing and sharing every moment with their daughter. Back in July, Powell, 29, shared an adorable Instagram photo of Grace staring in amazement at a rainbow.
The snap showed the preschooler standing next to her father as the two gazed up at the sky with the rainbow peaking over the tall trees.
“Life’s good💙,” Powell captioned the post. Irwin presumably took the photo, as she was tagged in it.
Also in July, the girl mom shared a picture of her with her husband on her Instagram, noting that it was the first photo their daughter took of them. By the looks of it, the toddler seems to be taking an interest in her uncle Robert Irwin’s chosen career path.
“This is the first photo Grace has ever taken of us. 🥹 She asked me if she could take a photo on my phone, looked at it, and said, ‘cuuute,’ ” began the proud mom in her caption. “Everything about these few minutes in time makes my heart happy. It’s the little moments that really mean the most.”
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Grace is always front and center when it comes to supporting her uncle. Over the past few months, the tight-knit family all spent time in America as Robert competed on Dancing with the Stars. In November, Irwin and Grace stopped by Robert’s rehearsals to get in a little “dance class.”
The proud mom shared a sweet photo of her daughter Grace visiting Robert as he rehearsed for that week’s episode. In the adorable picture, Grace could be seen wearing a dark green sparkly dress with a green ribbon, posing with her arms over her head.
Irwin, who won season 21 of the reality dance show with partner Derek Hough, smiled with her arm around Robert, who crouched down next to his dancing partner, Witney Carson. “Celebrating 20 years of @dancingwiththestars. So incredibly special to bring Grace to the rehearsal studio,” Bindi wrote in the caption.
“Her favourite part? ‘Dance Class’ with Witney and Uncle Robert. 🥹 My. Heart. #TeamIrWINit,” she added.
Robert and Carson later took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy on the season 34 finale of Dancing With The Stars.
