Birthday celebrations for Madonna‘s 51st continued in Portofino, Italy yesterday as she and her young lover Jesus Luz frolicked and played off the Italian coast. As you may recall, yesterday we saw photos of Madonna & Child with her newest children Chifundo Mercy James and David Banda heading out for a birthday yacht ride … today we get to see that Maddy wanted to celebrate her birthday outside the boat as well:

Most of us would have been happy with a cake and the good wishes of a few friends and family. But for her 51st birthday, Madonna opted for an altogether more exciting affair – and brought her 22-year-old lover, two adopted children and daughter along for the ride. The celebrations began on Sunday night when the singer hosted a sumptuous dinner party in the Italian resort of Portofino, where she is staying with her boyfriend Jesus Luz, her adopted children David Banda and Mercy James, and her daughter Lourdes. For the party she hired an entire floor of the exclusive Splendido Hotel where suites cost as much as £4,500 a night. She was joined by around 30 guests, including Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. They presented her with a huge cake with sparklers on top and a specially-designed lace dress. Throughout the meal, Madonna was seen kissing Jesus, whom she met in December last year shortly after splitting from Guy Ritchie. He seems to have taken on the role of father figure to David, three, and Mercy, four, judging by the way he was carrying and playing with them during the day. Yesterday, Madonna was taken by private boat along with her two adopted children and Jesus to the home of the two designers, where she continued her celebrations. Dressed in a personalised basketball kit, she was seen taking an acrobatic leap into the sea as the rest of the party looked on.

As you can see, her son Rocco John is in the background of the first photo (of Madonna diving into the water) proving that he is with his mother on this Italian getaway (he and Lourdes Maria were not featured in any of the photos posted yesterday and it was assumed by some that — because of all the kids Madonna has these days — he was lost at baggage claim). You know, for a 51 year old broad Madonna is still a pretty spry bird (who seems to have an affinity for granny-lookin’ parasols). Clearly, she works it out every night on the performance stage but it’s quite another thing to be so physically engaging out in public. She really looks like she is making the most of her birthday celebrations … live it up, girl!!

[Photo credit: INFdaily; Source]