Vanessa Lachey on the Gesture Her Daughter Made So She, Husband Nick Celebrate Their Anniversary (Exclusive)

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the Love Is Blind co-host, 43, revealed that her 9-year-old daughter Brooklyn wants to make sure her parents make time to celebrate their upcoming 13th wedding anniversary together.

Vanessa explained that she will be busy filming season 4 of NCIS: Hawaii this summer and won’t be able to ask for time off for her and Nick’s July 15 anniversary. But, the actress said that Brooklyn isn’t about to let her mom and dad miss the special milestone.

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“She asked when I went back to work, and I said, ‘End of June.’ She goes, ‘But your anniversary is July 13. She’s like, ‘And it’s your lucky number, it’s your golden anniversary.’ I was like, ‘I know, baby.’ She said, ‘Well, you have to be with Daddy. You guys have to go do something,’ ” recalls Vanessa, who also shares sons Camden, 11, and Phoenix, 7, with Nick, 50.

“It was just the sweetest thing that it meant so much to her,” she adds, explaining that Brooklyn is “coming into that age of love and romance” and very attune to her parents’ relationship dynamics.

She’s very aware when Mommy and Daddy are holding hands and loving, and very aware when there’s tension in the room,” Vanessa explains.

The actress and TV host says Brooklyn’s concern about her parents’ anniversary plans led her to reflect on her own childhood and not having her mother around.