{"id":511645,"date":"2026-06-21T21:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/511645\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T21:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:28:14","slug":"sandra-bullock-shares-rare-throwback-photos-of-kids-louis-and-laila-with-her-late-dad-happy-heavenly-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/511645\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra Bullock Shares Rare Throwback Photos of Kids Louis and Laila with Her Late Dad: \u2018Happy Heavenly Father\u2019s Day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sandra Bullock shared rare throwback photos of her two kids, Louis and Laila, cuddling with their late grandfather, John Wilson Bullock, in celebration of Father&#8217;s Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHappy Heavenly Father&#8217;s Day, Dad,\u201d she wrote in the caption<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her father died at age 93 in September 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sandra-bullock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sandra Bullock;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sandra Bullock&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sandra Bullock<\/a> shared rare throwback photos of her two kids cuddling up to their grandfather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In celebration of Father&#8217;s Day, the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ryan-reynolds-wishes-sandra-bullock-happy-birthday-proposal-nude-scene-joke-7565700\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Proposal;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Proposal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Proposal<\/a> actress, 61, shared two photos on Instagram of her late father, John Wilson Bullock, holding each of her two kids \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sandra-bullock-kids-everything-to-know-11971280\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Louis, 16, and Laila, 12;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Louis, 16, and Laila, 12&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Louis, 16, and Laila, 12<\/a> \u2014\u00a0when they were younger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe loved me through my goth period\u2026 Loved on the loves of my life\u2026 And loved our country at 18,\u201d Sandra wrote of her dad, who <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/sandra-bullock-opens-up-about-dad-two-dogs-dying-within-weeks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:died at age 93 in September 2018;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;died at age 93 in September 2018&quot;}\" class=\"link \">died at age 93 in September 2018<\/a>, in the caption.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sandra Bullock\u2019s Instagram Stories on Father\u2019s Day 2026Credit: Sandra Bullock\/instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"586\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/433e56363e8bff7c9448433234f3c02b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Bullock\u2019s Instagram Stories on Father\u2019s Day 2026<br \/>Credit: Sandra Bullock\/instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHappy Heavenly Father&#8217;s Day, Dad. \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d she concluded, before also sharing the cuddling images on her Instagram Stories with the caption, \u201cLoved on the loves of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Along with the throwback photos of John holding Louis and Laila as babies, the actress shared an old snap of herself embracing her father and another of her dad serving in the Army while in full uniform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This rare glimpse into Sandra&#8217;s family life comes just over a month after she <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sandra-bullock-shares-rare-throwback-photo-kids-louis-laila-11971123\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:shared another collection of throwback photos for Mother&#039;s Day;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shared another collection of throwback photos for Mother&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shared another collection of throwback photos for Mother&#8217;s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTo all the mamas, No matter how you came to be, Happy Mother&#8217;s Day,\u201d she wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYKStLxgGR5\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> alongside a photo of her looking up at the sky as the younger versions of her two kids sit in her lap while wearing what appear to be Halloween costumes. \u201cWe are all bound by this honor of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alongside the photos of her kids, whom she adopted when she was in her 40s, Sandra&#8217;s post also featured a snap of her chatting with her late mother, Helga Meyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMom and Omi, thank you for teaching me,\u201d she continued in the caption. \u201cWe miss you \u2764\ufe0fSorry I was such a brat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sandra Bullock shares throwback photo with kids Louis and LailaCredit: Sandra Bullock\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4489bd571a1d088de7d8292bf19c7333.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Bullock shares throwback photo with kids Louis and Laila<br \/>Credit: Sandra Bullock\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In April, the mom of two opened up about <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sandra-bullock-prioritizes-being-mom-when-filming-11952613\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:how she&#039;s prioritized her role as a mom;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;how she&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">how she&#8217;s prioritized her role as a mom<\/a> while balancing a busy work schedule \u2014\u00a0especially while she was filming <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/practical-magic-2-dianne-wiest-stockard-channing-join-sandra-bullock-nicole-kidman-sequel-11770428\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Practical Magic 2;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Practical Magic 2&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Practical Magic 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I made this film at this time because I knew my kids were out of school. I&#8217;m not going to sacrifice my children&#8217;s \u2014 my time \u2014 with my kids,&#8221; Sandra explained at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added, &#8220;They&#8217;d be happy if I was gone. I would not. It&#8217;s true. And I do not do my best work if my children are struggling or if they need something and I can&#8217;t facilitate it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m raising my children, not anybody else. But I have the luxury of doing that in this business. So many people don&#8217;t,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And I understand that grief and that angst when you are at work, going, &#8216;I&#8217;m not where I need to be right now. I&#8217;m here being performative and doing my job.&#8217; But guess what? Women can do it. We can do 15 things at one time and get it done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sandra-bullock-shares-throwback-photos-of-kids-louis-laila-with-her-late-dad-12003571\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Sandra Bullock shared rare throwback photos of her two kids, Louis and Laila, cuddling with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,218528,93,218237,218527,61,60,218526,192694,64905],"class_list":["post-511645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-cuddling-images","tag-entertainment","tag-father39s-day","tag-heavenly-father","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-john-wilson-bullock","tag-mother39s-day","tag-sandra-bullock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}