Grace Irwin is one cool kid — thanks in part to her awesome uncle Robert Irwin! The toddler starred in a new video taken by her 20-year-old uncle (who is the younger brother of Grace’s mom Bindi Irwin), and she told everyone to “rock on” in the cutest way imaginable.
The Australia Zoo conservationist hung out in his car with Grace to enjoy the cool air conditioner. “On these warm days, Grace loves chilling in the parked car, aircon on blast in the driveway… trying out some high-fashion looks 😎,” Robert captioned the cute video on Instagram.
Cool Kid
Grace, who turns 3 next month, wore a white shirt under a blue floral dress and hung out in the front seat next to Robert. She tried on his sunglasses — which were adorably way too big for her face — and smiled at her cool reflection.
“Nice one!” Robert praised in the video. “You look very groovy,” he added. (Is that something they still say in Australia or is Robert trying to bring it back? Either way, we love it!)
Next, he shows Grace how to stick her pointer finger and pinky finger out and say, “Rock on, dude.” With one hand on her glasses to hold them up (because it’s a critical part of the ‘fit, duh!), Grace uses her other hand to try to mimic her uncle. She says, “rock on, dude” while moving her fingers around, ending up settling on a “peace” sign. Robert laughs and does the peace sign with her, as she continues to mess with her glasses. Grace is so cute, we can’t even handle it!
The comments were filled with love, of course. Bindi wrote, “She loves you so much ❤️😂.”
Bindi and Robert’s mom Terri Irwin said, “Too cool!” Someone else wrote, “Grace is a total vibe! 💕”
“Grace is cruising into Friday like 😎 She. Is. The. BEST. ❤️❤️❤️” another person commented. We couldn’t agree more!
‘Funcle’ Robert
Whenever Grace hangs out with her uncle, she’s always smiling. (He’s definitely the fun uncle, or “funcle”!) In one photo, Robert holds a baby Grace on his shoulders as she smiles at the camera. “Uncle life 😁,” he captioned the sweet picture.
In another, the wildlife photographer held baby Grace on the beach. “A little flashback to finding seashells with baby Grace,” he wrote. “It’s wonderful to watch her grow ❤️.”
Full Circle
Robert’s latest video hanging out in the car with Grace reminds us of the late Steve Irwin. Back in April 2023, Robert shared a throwback photo of him in his dad’s lap, playing with the steering wheel in the car, and a photo of today, driving the car as an adult.
My dad’s ute… it’s a special car,” the Crikey! It’s The Irwins star wrote in the caption. “From early memories when Dad would park and let me pretend to drive, to more recently when I took my drivers test in it (and somehow managed not to stall it 😂).”
He continued, “I remember my first solo drive in this car after I got my license – it was to the hospital to meet my niece for the first time, right after she was born. And now, the ute still comes on road trips to this day … ”
How sweet! And now Grace gets to play in the car with her uncle as life comes full circle.
Before you go, click here to see Bindi Irwin’s sweetest mommy milestones!
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