Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard are celebrating each other’s birthdays with adorable throwback pics

Bryce Dallas Howard and her father, Hollywood director and actor Ron Howard, shared adorable throwback pictures of each other in honor of their birthdays.

The father-daughter duo celebrate their birthdays just one day apart.

On March 1st, Bryce Dallas Howard posted some pictures on Instagram she showed it as a little girl spending time with her famous father, 69.

In one picture, Ron Howard – who looks just as boyish as his Happy Days character Richie Cunningham (albeit with a mustache) – holds his baby daughter in his arms as the couple smile for the camera. In another photo, the loving father reads to his daughter.

“Daddio, you are my best friend – always have been, always will be. I love you. Happy birthday,” the 42-year-old Jurassic World: Dominion star wrote in her caption.

Bryce Dallas Howard included descriptions of her photos, revealing that the first picture was taken in 1983, just before she turned 2. “Ron wears a light blue t-shirt that highlights both his and BDH’s matching eye color,” she added.

⁣She dubbed the second picture a “Bedtime Candid” from 1987. “Ron (right) and BDH (left) sit on the floor and lean against a bed while Ron reads a book to BDH,” she wrote.

On March 2, Ron Howard was just as thoughtful as he wished his daughter a happy birthday on Instagram. The former Andy Griffith Show star posted a photo of Bryce Dallas Howard, who was sound asleep as a teenager, with her head resting on a blue stuffed animal.

In his caption, the proud father boasted about the many qualities he admired in his eldest child. (Ron Howard and his wife Cheryl also share younger twin daughters Paige and Jocelyn and a son, Reed.)

“It has been one of THE joys of our lives to watch @BryceDHoward grow into the woman, mother, wife and consummate showbiz professional that she is,” he gushed.

“She’s always evolving while being somehow personally ambitious, generous and loving. #HappyBirthdayBryce. You make us grateful and proud. Cheryl, myself and the rest of the family can’t wait to see where else your journey takes you. We’re with you all the way!” he added.

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Bryce Dallas Howard responded in the comments. “I love you Daddio,” she wrote, adding three heart emoji.

In June 2020, Bryce Dallas Howard open to TODAY parents about the special relationship she has with her father. “My father used to take me to film sets all the time. I loved that. He inspired me. But we also played a lot of basketball at home,” said the actress, who included her father in her 2020 documentary Dads.

“We just went into the driveway and shot baskets. We’ve done it umpteen times,” she added. “Whenever I think of it, it brings me warmth and happiness.”

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