And over the years, Larry has worked 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 teen leads a life that’s, by all accounts, fairly standard: graduating from high school, practicing her driving skills, cosplaying at conventions, listening to Larry’s favorite tunes (they hit up a Duran Duran concert for Father’s Day last year) and she always does her best to take the worst possible selfies of her dad. 

And 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. In fact, Larry joked in a 2023 birthday tribute, “By the way, when you asked me if you could live in my basement forever I said yes, but I didn’t have the heart to tell you there aren’t any basements in Florida.”

And the father-daughter duo never miss a moment to discuss Anna Nicole’s legacy. Though they usually mark the Feb. 8 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.” 

For Larry, it’s a chance to hone in on the positives of the life he experienced with Anna Nicole. “When we talk about Anna Nicole, there were a lot of happy moments for her,” he said in a February 2021 20/20 special. “There were a lot of highs before there were a lot of lows.” 

Continued Larry, “Anna should be remembered as this larger-than-life figure that was really a caring, giving person. A beautiful lady who loved her fans and loved her family.”