“Happy birthday to Peepaw,” Ireland, 29, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, April 3, sharing a throwback photo of Holland, now 22 months, and Alec, 67, whom the toddler calls “Peepaw.

She then shared that she chose “Abuelita,” an affectionate Spanish word for grandmother, while Alec, 67, goes by “Peepaw.” Hilaria and Alec have seven children together, ranging in age ...