Bindi Irwin's Daughter Grace Mistakes Her Brother Robert for Their Dad Steve, Calls Him 'Grandpa Crocodile'

Bindi Irwin's daughter Grace Warrior made a very cute mistake at an event honoring her late grandfather SteveIrwin!

On Saturday, May 11, the 3-year-old was in attendance alongside her family at the Wildlife Warriors Steve Irwin Gala at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, where she saw her uncle Robert Irwin for the first time since he returned from South Africa, where he was filming I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here.

PEOPLE was present for the moment when she spotted Robert, 20, and called him "Grandpa Crocodile," the nickname she uses for her late grandfather Steve, who was also known as the "Crocodile Hunter."

Steve died in 2006 at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray while filming a documentary in Batt Reef, near Queensland, Australia.

Although her father died when she was just a young girl, Bindi, 25, spoke about what she learned about parenting from both of her parents while at Saturday's gala honoring Steve's legacy.

"The best thing our parents ever did for us was be there for us, no matter what was happening in the world, with our conservation work. Mom and Dad were there for Robert and me 100% of the time," Bindi told the crowd at the event, noting that Steve -

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and mom Terri Irwin never put their wildlife work before reading their kids bedtime stories.

"Life is filled with ups and downs, but if you can count on your parents to love you and support you through your life journey, that's everything, and I hope I can do that for Grace," added the Dancing with the Stars champ, who shares Grace with husband Chandler Powell.

"You treat people with kindness, respect, love and loyalty when your parents show that to you as well," she continued, about the example she wants to set for her daughter.

As for what Bindi teaches Grace about her "Grandpa Crocodile," Steve has been in the little girl's life since she was a baby via video footage.

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"We have so many documentaries of Dad, and we're always playing them for Grace," Bindi told PEOPLE in 2022.

"It's so fun to watch her study him," she added. "I didn't realize how much Dad's passion for life and his animated facial expressions — I mean, they captivate her."

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