Of course, these days, Larry works hard to ensure Dannielynn’s only rollercoaster rides are of the literal variety.
Despite the stranger-than-fiction events surrounding her birth and first few months, the newly minted high schooler leads a life that’s, by all accounts, fairly standard. At their 10,000-square-foot Kentucky home, she has a pet lizard, practices the violin, makes homemade slime and argues with Dad about how much time she spends on her cell phone. (She’s obsessed with Snapchat, obvs.)
But the two are still tight enough to plan joint Halloween costumes (in 2018 they chose an Exorcist theme), enjoy family trips to Dollywood and Walt Disney World and make their yearly pilgrimage to the Kentucky Derby. Though, of course, they celebrated this year’s race from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rescheduled event occurring just two days before Dannielynn’s 14th birthday today.
And they never miss a moment to discuss the legacy that Anna Nicole left behind. Though they usually mark the February anniversary of her death with cake and his best stories, “In our house, every day is Anna day,” he told E! News in 2019. “We talk about her and remember her all the time.”