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The Bachelor’s Richie Strahan and Alex Nation are loving family life.
The happy couple took Alex’s son Elijah out to the beach for the day.
And the cheeky six-year-old couldn’t hide his smile as he frolicked around with mum and her boyfriend.
The couple, who found love on national TV last year, certainly have settled into life as a trio, with talks of Perth boy Richie relocating to his girlfriend’s hometown of Melbourne.
Click through to check out the family’s happy day!
The 25-year-old loves how well her two boys get along.
The Bachelor alums are certainly proving their critics wrong, overcoming the obstacles of long distance.
The rope technician knows how to make the six-year-old happy!
The little cutie couldn’t hide his smile.
Mum and Rich take a moment.
To think, this time last year they didn’t even know each other!
Alex recently shared a snap of Richie and Elijah, musing, “These two,” with two love heart emojis alongside the photo.
Giggles galore for the trio.
Catch me if you can…
The 31-year-old and his love recently attended the Australian Open.
They really can’t keep their eyes off each other.
Time to get out of here!
The trio made their way for a bite.
Alex, who works in events, recently shared a passionate essay hitting back at critics who’ve questioned her parenting.
“Being a parent is tough. Sometimes it’s pure exhaustion and sometimes it’s pure elation. I’m not sure that there is an in-between, I’m personally yet to find it. As mothers/parents, we can often be too hard on ourselves. We put this unrealistic expectation of ourselves to be the ‘perfect parent’. Truthfully, there is no such thing.”
Alex decided to go for the non-traditional route when it came to introducing Richie and Elijah to one-another, with pair FaceTiming back in October.
Oh no! Poor Elijah accidentally got splashed with some water!
Someone’s not a happy little cookie…
The rope technician knew exactly how to cheer Elijah up! Richie, who met Alex’s son back in November, gave the little guy his sunnies.
The pair have since met several times in real life and are clearly forming a close bond.
“We really get each other. We connected straight away. We have so much fun together and understand each other. He makes me laugh, and I’ve always said if you can make me laugh I’ll love you forever,” Alex told us of her man.
Just like any six-year-old, Elijah isn’t a fan of PDA.
But ‘ol Richie is ready to distract.
Chuckles with Rich.
We’re thrilled this family unit are happier than ever!
Alex Nation tells Richie Strahan about her son
