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“Al Roker's Granddaughter Sky Makes her TODAY Show Debut”

“Al Roker's Granddaughter Sky Makes her TODAY Show Debut”

Welcome to TODAY, Sky!

Al Roker's granddaughter Sky Laga visited the TODAY Show for the first time on October 15 when she stopped by with her mother, Al's daughter Courtney Roker Laga.

On the show, Courtney showed viewers how to make a few recipes from her and Al's new cookbook, “Al Roker's Recipes to Live By: Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes for Every Occasion.”

After toasting with a nice blood orange Aperol spritz, Courtney's husband Wes walked in with a crying Sky in his arms.

“Oh, you wanted your dad,” Al said, referring to himself.

At that point, Courtney revealed that her daughter was now 15 months old, and she said that Sky may have been crying because she was “scared” by the sound of the KitchenAid mixer.

Later in the conversation, Courtney shared some of her favorite recipes from the book, including her family's delicious cinnamon rolls.

Al stated that he enjoyed his mother's oxtail stew and dumplings, as well as her pineapple upside down cake.

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Al, his daughter Courtney, her husband Wes and their daughter Sky, on TODAY TuesdayKC Cibran / TODAY

Then he looked at Sky and said, “And this is my favorite recipe.”

Courtney and Sky's appearance on TODAY comes after Al celebrated his granddaughter's first birthday in July. He shared a photo collage of Sky to Stevie Wonder's hit “Isn't She Lovely” on Instagram.

He captioned the post: “One year ago today at 11:41 am I fell in love all over again in a very special way. (Thank you) @ouichefroker and @thatteacherwhodjs for the gift of this special girl Sky.”

Then, a few days later, Al spoke to TODAY.com about the joys of being a grandfather, saying he likes that he can care for Sky without the fears of being her parent.

“When you become a grandparent, you already know what it takes to raise a child. And since it's not your main responsibility, you can just enjoy the joy of whatever they're doing because you don't have to worry about all the other things,” he said.

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