A vigil was held Thursday in Orlando for two toddlers who were shot and killed by their father last week. Relatives and community members gathering to remember the young girls as joyful children who loved to smile and dance.

In Orange County, authorities say Bryan Watts, a convicted felon, shot and killed his two young daughters, Tiana and Jaliyajh, before killing himself at their apartment last week. The killings happened one day after Watts was in court on charges accusing him of beating his girlfriend.

The Orange County man accused of shooting and killing his toddlers before killing himself was scheduled to go on trial later this month on a misdemeanor battery charge.