{"id":2469613,"date":"2026-06-21T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2469613"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:53:54","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:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sandra-bullock-shares-rare-throwback-photos-of-kids-louis-and-laila-with-her-late-dad-happy-heavenly-fathers-day\/","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><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>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<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Happy Heavenly Father&#8217;s Day, Dad,&#8221; she wrote in the caption<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Her father died at age 93 in September 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sandra Bullock;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sandra-bullock\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Bullock<\/a> shared rare throwback photos of her two kids cuddling up to their grandfather.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Father&#8217;s Day, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Proposal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ryan-reynolds-wishes-sandra-bullock-happy-birthday-proposal-nude-scene-joke-7565700\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Proposal<\/em><\/a> actress, 61, shared two photos on Instagram of her late father, John Wilson Bullock, holding each of her two kids \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Louis, 16, and Laila, 12;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/sandra-bullocks-2-kids-165613191.html\">Louis, 16, and Laila, 12<\/a> \u2014\u00a0when they were younger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He loved me through my goth period\u2026 Loved on the loves of my life\u2026 And loved our country at 18,&#8221; Sandra wrote of her dad, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:died at age 93 in September 2018;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/sandra-bullock-opens-up-about-dad-two-dogs-dying-within-weeks\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">died at age 93 in September 2018<\/a>, in the caption.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:960px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Sandra Bullock&#8217;s Instagram Stories on Father&#8217;s Day 2026<br \/>Credit: Sandra Bullock\/instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Happy Heavenly Father&#8217;s Day, Dad. \u2764\ufe0f,&#8221; she concluded, before also sharing the cuddling images on her Instagram Stories with the caption, &#8220;Loved on the loves of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This rare glimpse into Sandra&#8217;s family life comes just over a month after she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared another collection of throwback photos for Mother's Day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/sandra-bullock-shares-rare-throwback-163611016.html\">shared another collection of throwback photos for Mother&#8217;s Day<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To all the mamas, No matter how you came to be, Happy Mother&#8217;s Day,&#8221; she wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYKStLxgGR5\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">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. &#8220;We are all bound by this honor of a lifetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mom and Omi, thank you for teaching me,&#8221; she continued in the caption. &#8220;We miss you \u2764\ufe0fSorry I was such a brat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:960px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Sandra Bullock shares throwback photo with kids Louis and LailaCredit: Sandra Bullock\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/6B6B99959E8026A00A5775B7A038A6653DC8FCE740C519B5150D02A36D71253E\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960_h640;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_people_articles_471%2F4489bd571a1d088de7d8292bf19c7333\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p><i>Sandra Bullock shares throwback photo with kids Louis and Laila<br \/>Credit: Sandra Bullock\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In April, the mom of two opened up about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:how she's prioritized her role as a mom;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/lifestyle\/sandra-bullock-shares-she-prioritizes-164812715.html\">how she&#8217;s prioritized her role as a mom<\/a> while balancing a busy work schedule \u2014\u00a0especially while she was filming <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Practical Magic 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/practical-magic-2-dianne-wiest-stockard-channing-join-sandra-bullock-nicole-kidman-sequel-11770428\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Practical Magic 2<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#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>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>&#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>Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sandra-bullock-shares-throwback-photos-of-kids-louis-laila-with-her-late-dad-12003571\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW 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 &#8220;Happy Heavenly Father&#8217;s Day, Dad,&#8221; she wrote in the caption Her father died at age 93 in September 2018 Sandra Bullock shared rare throwback photos of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2469614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[485859,471739,485858,485857,457187,344965],"class_list":["post-2469613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-cuddling-images","tag-father39s-day","tag-heavenly-father","tag-john-wilson-bullock","tag-mother39s-day","tag-sandra-bullock"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sandra-Bullock-Shares-Rare-Throwback-Photos-of-Kids-Louis-and.com2Fen2Faol_people_articles_4712F433e56363e8bff7c9448433234f3c02b.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469615,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469613\/revisions\/2469615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}