There’s a new family member in the Bryant household!
On Sunday, which was also Father’s Day, Vanessa Bryant introduced their furry friend, Bobby the dog, to her Instagram followers by sharing a pic (above) of eldest daughter Natalia Bryant holding their adorable pup.
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She wrote in the caption of her now-private account:
“Love seeing my girls smile. Meet Bobby. Aka Bobby ganoush, bobbyrooni, bobbooshka. J/k he’s named after iceman from x-men (blue eyes)
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Bryant had solicited names for their four-legged friend from fans, with Bodhi as another option. The 38-year-old even posted a clip of 3-year-old daughter Bianka talking about their new addition! Considering yesterday was their first Father’s Day without Kobe Bryant, it’s beautiful to see the family filled with joy.
Of course, Vanessa shared a beautiful tribute to her late husband and “girl dad” on social media as well, writing (below):
“Happy Father’s Day to the BEST daddy in the world. We miss you so much. We love you forever and always. Love, Nani, Gigi, BB, Koko and VB
@KobeBryant #BestoftheBest #GirlDad”
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A day earlier, on Saturday, the Bryants celebrated their youngest first birthday, with the proud momma revealing Capri’s middle name is a nod to her father. Reflecting on how this year’s celebrations hit different without Kobe and Gianna after their sudden passing in a January helicopter crash, the momma of four penned for another post:
“Happy 1st Birthday Capri! Mommy, Daddy, Nani, Gigi and BB love you SO much!!! God Bless you sweet princess. ❤️ Capri Kobe Bryant a.k.a. ‘Koko-Bean’ named after her dearly missed daddy, Kobe Bean Bryant ❤️We miss you SO much Gigi and Daddy.”
This all comes after Vanessa and her 17-year-old daughter recently made their Insta profiles private to help with their grieving processes. Per the matriarch, it was hindering their ability to grieve properly while constantly seeing photos of Kobe and Gigi every day from fan accounts:
“Thx so much for all the [love]. @nataliabryant and I have unfortunately had to block fan pages because it’s been really hard to go online and constantly see pics of our beloved Gigi and Kobe under every single square of our explore pages.”
She explained that blocking the accounts on the social media platform has “helped change the algorithm” in their favor:
“We [love] you all but please understand that we had to do this for our own healing not because we don’t appreciate your [love] Xo.”
Sending the family so much love after what we can imagine was a bittersweet weekend.
[Image via Vanessa Bryant/Instagram & Apega/WENN.]
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