Bindi Irwin misses her Dad Steve more than ever as the family approaches its first Christmas without the Crocodile Hunter, but cherishes the memory of their last Christmas together.
Eight-year-old Bindi is busy making her own wildlife television series, but is still struggling to cope with the loss of her father Steve Irwin.
"Sometimes it's frustrating because I can really feel that he's here, but I can't see him," the News of the World quoted Bindi as saying.
"They say time makes things easier but no one tells you how you can miss someone even more every single day.
"Sometimes it's really sad and I have to cry a little bit but I really think, I really believe, he's just in another world.
"Sometimes I cry and cry but then I just think 'It's happened and you can't do anything about it, he's not hurt, he's in a great place'.
"He hated it when I cried.
"If my pet goldfish died, he cried with me, so I'm trying really hard not to make him really sad that I'm sad."
Bindi showed a brave face to the nation when she spoke glowingly of her father at his memorial service, and dismisses talk that she was trying too hard to be positive.
"He would be so happy that I'm happy," Bindi said.
"When I look back at all the memories, really that's what Daddy wanted the most for me.
"Some people might think, 'Oh my word she's happy, how can that be', but everyone has a choice of being happy or sad."
The first Christmas after a death in the family is difficult, but Bindi says she will remember the good times from their last Christmas at Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast.
"Santa left all the presents on top of our roof because our chimney was much too small for him to climb down it," Bindi said.
"So my Dad and I had to get a ladder and climb up the roof.
"It was just me and him - Mummy was thinking about it but then didn't want to, and (baby brother) Bob wanted to but he was a safety hazard.
"It was so nice up there. He gave me a big bicycle. It was really nice - it was the best Christmas.
"On Christmas Day I will be raising my orange juice to him I will be saying 'thank you very much and please have a happy Christmas too'."
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