After spending some time with their mother Madonna and her much younger toyboy Jesus Luz in Portofino, Italy earlier this week in celebration of her 51st birthday, Rocco John and David Banda were reunited with their father Guy Ritchie in London, England today so that they could spend time with their pops. Interestingly enough, Guy’s female work associate Lauren Meek (who worked with him on his films RocknRolla and Sherlock Holmes) spent the day with Ritchie and his sons … could it be that she and Guy are more than just work friends?

Sure, the mere fact that she was hangin’ with Guy and his sons doesn’t necessarily mean that anything of a romantic nature is going on but … I dunno. He’s a very attractive man, she’s an attractive woman. From what I understand about their relationship work-wise, he refers to her as his “rock”, especially in the wake of his divorce from Madonna. This may very well be what Guy’s new family looks like these days … and everyone looks very happy. Not too shabby, not too shabby at all.

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Madonna, who turned 51 years old yesterday, spent much of her weekend in celebration of her big day. On Saturday night in Warsaw, Poland, the crowd serenaded her with an impromptu verse of Happy Birthday midway thru her show. Yesterday, on her actual birthday, Maddy gathered up her children — Lourdes Maria (not pictured), Chifundo Mercy James, David Banda and Jesus Luz — for an early morning boat ride together:

Fresh from her concert in Poland, Madonna jetted to Italy for a romantic reunion with toyboy boyfriend Jesus Luz for her 51st birthday yesterday. After performing in Warsaw on Saturday night, Madonna flew to the luxury resort of Portofino where the Brazilian model was waiting for her with her four children. Enjoying a two-day break before her concert in Munich on Tuesday, Madonna chose to celebrate her big day with an intimate family party. The Material Girl is reported to have booked an entire floor at the five-star, 1,000 Euros-a-night Hotel Splendido, which has stunning views of the Mediterranean. The 51-year-old singer was spotted having a romantic birthday breakfast for two with Jesus on the balcony of her hotel suite on Sunday morning. Later that day, Madonna, Jesus and the children were seen getting a boat out to a yacht, believed to be owned by her designer friends Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The designers hosted a birthday meal for the singer, during which she was presented with a big cake with sparklers on top and wore a lace dress by the duo. Throughout the meal, Madonna was seen kissing and nuzzling up to 22-year-old Jesus.

Oh yes, there was a lot of canoodling going on betwixt Madonna & Child yesterday day and night. After the jump, check out photos from the happy couple’s birthday breakfast AND intimate birthday dinner party with friends …

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Yesterday we saw photos of Madonna and her children — Lourdes Maria, Rocco John, David Banda and Chifundo Mercy James — boarding a private plane from Paris, France presumably to Maddy’s next Sticky & Sweet Tour concert stop in Belgium. But, before the fam hit the road, er, air … the kiddies spent a fun afternoon playing at the amusement park in la Jardin de Tuileries. Here are a few cute pics of the kids playing at Tuileries:

These have to be the cutest pics of Maddy’s kids yet. They all seem to be having an amazingly fun time … and the look on Mercy James’s cute little face really tells the tale here. She is incredibly beautiful … I love these photos. I’m sure it’s a bit difficult for the kids to be on the road with their mother (tho, on the other hand, they prolly love spending their Summer vacation touring the world) but it looks like there is a lot of playtime built into their schedule. These are fun pics, y’all. I love them :)

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After playing a couple of shows in London, England and then one in Paris, France, Madonna packed up her newly expanded family and made her way out of Paris by private plane in order to make her way to Belgium for the next stop of her newly revived Sticky & Sweet Tour … here are pics of the Maddy Bunch gettin’ out of town yesterday afternoon:

Madonna will be on tour up until early September so she and the kiddies have plenty of private planing ahead of them. It looks like little Miss Mercy James is getting a crash course in luxurious living now that she’s officially part of Maddy’s family. Here’s hoping it’s a successful tour … in every respect.

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After completing her first shows in London and Manchester, England, Madonna has packed up her tour (and family) and has made her way to Paris, France for her next round of Sticky & Sweet Tour shows. Here are cute pics of Maddy and her kiddies — Lourdes Maria, David Banda (in the arms of Maddy’s manager Guy Oseary) and Chifundo Mercy James — upon arrival in Paris and checking into the Ritz hotel:

If Mercy James looks a little bewildered, it’s simply because she’s come such a long way. And not just in miles. The little girl who started life in a spartan African orphanage found herself checking into the sumptuous splendour of the Ritz when Madonna brought the family to Paris. Its five-star luxury could offer no starker contrast to the life Mercy left behind in poverty-stricken Malawi when Madonna won her battle to adopt her last month. And her wide-eyed wonder as she arrived at the historic hotel with the 50-year-old singer showed she is still adjusting to a way of life her friends back home would never even dream of. Clutching her new mother’s hand, four-year-old Mercy insisted on stopping in the street as they got out of their car in front of the hotel. Still holding tight for reassurance, she twisted around to take in the beauty of the Paris street and the imposing facade of the Ritz. In a pale pink hooded jacket, jeans and matching pink pumps,she looked like any little girl dressed by a fashion-conscious mother … Mercy is going to have to get used to travelling – albeit in luxurious style – as her pop star mother shows no signs of slowing down her career. Also in the travelling party were Madonna’s adopted son David, 3, and daughter Lourdes, 13. Only son Rocco, who yesterday attended the Harry Potter premiere in London, could not be seen. Meanwhile Madonna is said to be in talks with Simon Cowell about performing on this year’s series of The X Factor. A show source told The Sun: ‘The last series proved anything is possible when Beyonce performed with Alex – the final got 15 million viewers and that is enough to entice the biggest stars onto our stage. “This year is going to be bigger than ever – we are planning to get the best names in music. Madonna would be so sensational.”

Aww … Mercy in pink — so cute!! Yes, I believe that Rocco was not with the rest of his sibs because he stayed back in London for a bit of extra time with his father Guy Ritchie. It must really be a huge shock to the system for little Mercy to go from an orphanage to the most luxurious places in the world. She is absolutely a beautiful child. Madonna is so lucky to be her mother.

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Earlier today Madonna and her newest children Chifundo Mercy James and David Banda made their way, en mass, to the Kabbalah Centre in London, England for a little religiousity to get the day started out right. As you may recall, Madonna kicks off a new leg of her Sticky & Sweet Tour at the O2 Arena in London tonight so it appears that she wanted to get in a bit of churchin’ beforehand … here are a few photos:

As you can see, little Mercy and David got all dolled up for the occasion … Madonna just wore whatever work-out clothes (hopefully clean) that she had handy. Nonetheless, despite Maddy’s dressed-downness they all look super-adorable together … I’m so happy for Maddy’s newly expanded family.

Oh and remember that you can watch Sky1’s broadcast of Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour performance from Buenos Aires, Argentina last December online HERE live TODAY at 1PM PT, 4PM ET. Don’t miss it!!

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Here are a couple of supercute pics of Guy Ritchie spending some quality bonding time with his two sons, Rocco John and David Banda, in the UK this week. Guy, his boys and some friends made their way to see a theatrical production of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens … behold:

Guy Ritchie enjoyed a boys’ day out with sons Rocco and David yesterday as he took the pair to see the Peter Pan play in Kensington Gardens. The casually dress trio arrived at the production with friends and three-year-old David clutched his film director father’s hand as they may their way inside. Ritchie, 40, was every inch the doting father and couldn’t stop smiling as he enjoyed some bonding time with his boys. The ex-husband of pop star Madonna has been looking after Rocco, eight, and David at his home in Wiltshire while she bonds with newly adopted daughter Mercy in London. Madonna’s oldest daughter Lourdes is also thought to be with them. The 50-year-old pop star is said to be determined not to ‘smother’ four-year-old Mercy.

It’s very obvious that divorce is never the best family option for families but many, many times it’s a circumstance that cannot be helped. It seems to me that Madonna and Guy are doing a very good job keeping the kids of paramount importance and ensuring that they are able to spend lots of quality time with both of their parents. It’s not like Guy has to be commended for spending time with his own children but it is a happy sight to see him so involved in their lives (well, as much as he can be considering that they now live with their mother an ocean away). Maddy will be bizzy with the resumption of her Sticky & Sweet Tour in just a couple of weeks … methinks that daddy Guy will be picking up some of the parental slack in the coming weeks and months.

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