'Navigating grief': Spy Kids star Alexa PenaVega reflects on daughter's death two years on

Spy Kids alum Alexa PenaVega has reflected on the loss of her daughter Indy, and her experience navigating grief two years on from her death.The 37-year-old, who shares three other children with her Big Time Rush star husband Carlos PenaVega, took to Instagram to share a moving tribute on the emotional anniversary."Two years ago today we lost our beautiful daughter, Indy," she wrote, alongside a snap of her three children holding a photo of their baby sister."Her little life transformed ours and will always be a gift to us," the post continued."Never in a million years did we ever fathom having to walk through the death of our own child. But here we are today navigating grief... like a little dance."She added that the experience of embracing their faith as a family in the wake of the loss had instilled a "spark of joy" within them, despite this grief."[God] used Indy's life to plant a seed within us. He gave our family a fresh lens, a new purpose and a joy for what we do have here on earth."READ MORE: TV star suffers stroke in the middle of filmingREAD MORE: '90s icons confirm romance rumoursREAD MORE: Grim reality of the world's glitziest music festival"She will always be a part of everything we do and not a day will go by without remembering the heaven that awaits us with her in it," the post finished.The post has been showered with support and plenty of love for her and her family on the sad anniversary.Indy was born stillborn in 2024, a topic that Alexa found difficult to broach with her other young children.Alexa and Carlos are also the parents of Ocean, nine, Kingston, six, and Rio, four – and previously spoke to People about their experience breaking the news of the loss to them.According to the Spy Kids star, both she and her husband arrived home from hospital, expecting to have a few hours to process the events of that day before telling their expectant children.For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here.However, their son Ocean had already been waiting by the door when they arrived home, and immediately began asking what had happened."He sees my belly and he's like, 'You have the baby. Where's the baby? Your belly's small'," she recalled."Even thinking about it now, my heart hurts thinking of him because he was so looking forward to another baby."Alexa first announced the tragic loss at the start of 2025, revealing that "nobody had been expecting it."Her former Spy Kids co-star Daryl Sabara shared his condolences in the comment section of the post at the time, writing "Love you so so much," in a sweet show of support.Alexa and Carlos met at a Bible study in 2012, shortly after PenaVega's first marriage ended. They started dating soon afterwards and married in 2014.They combined their two surnames into one new name, PenaVega, which they have both used professionally since then.The Red Nose Grief and Loss Support Line is available 24/7 for anyone affected by the loss of a pregnancy, stillbirth or death of a baby or child on 1300 308 307.FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.