Vanessa Bryanthad a fun girls day out this holiday weekend with some of her favorite little ladies.
On Sunday, Vanessa, 39, enjoyed a trip to SeaWorld San Diego with her two youngest daughters, Bianka Bella, 4, and Capri Kobe, who turns 2 next month. Bianka was all smiles as she greeted a dolphin from the other side of the glass in aphotoVanessa posted toInstagram. “Pure Joy~ My Sunshine,” Vanessa wrote in the caption.
The day was filled with new aquatic friends, including a visit with abeluga whale, feeding time with someturtlesand a private petting session with aMagellanic penguin. Vanessa also braved aroller coasterwith a friend who accompanied them for the day.
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The group enjoyed anElmo & Friendsdining experience, posing outside for a photo with the fuzzy red Muppet. “So happy. My sunshine,” Vanessa captioned avideoof Capri getting Grover’s attention and giggling after the blue-costumed character waved back at her.
Vanessa shares Bianka and Capri with her late husband Kobe Bryant, who died with their 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in atragic helicopter crashin January 2020. The couple also shares daughter Natalia, 18.
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“When I thought about how best to celebrate Gianna’s birthday with so many who loved her, I knew it had to be a combination of sharing her bright and fun personality with her sense of purpose and passion that would help make a difference in this world,” Vanessa added.
Vanessa spoke to PEOPLE in March abouthow her family is doingmore than a year after their loss. “This pain is unimaginable [but] you just have to get up and push forward,” she said at the time.
“Lying in bed crying isn’t going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again,” she added. “But getting out of bed and pushing forward is going to make the day better for my girls and for me. So that’s what I do.”
source: people.com
