Marlena asked John if he was thirsty. She said that they should "give him a nice drink." Everyone started squirting him with their water bottles. Chelsea and Eric enjoyed this even more than the tackling. Chelsea stood up and Eric was on his knees so they would have a better aim.

The next game was football. Brady {Eric} and Belle jumped for Marlena to throw them a pass. Once again, John tackled Marlena.

One of the beauties of this episode is the freedom that Chelsea and Eric had to just be kids. There was a bit of ad libbing and lots of play that wasn't choreographed. After the football game, Eric tossed the ball in the air and Chelsea started skipping through the park.

The family happily took another rest. The kids thought they should play another game. Marlena suggested they play Brady's {Eric} favorite game: hide and seek.

Brady {Eric} volunteered to be it, so he started counting on the swing while everyone hid. When he was done, he got off the swing and said, "Ready or not, here I come."

Brady{Eric} took no time to find his mommy (yes, he called Marlena Mommy!). She popped up and said, "You found me."

Marlena took Brady {Eric} to help him find Belle. It didn't take long for them to find her either.

She asked, "Where could she be?" as she pointed to Belle's spot. Brady {Eric} took Belle by the hand and said, "I found you."

The three of them rushed off to find John, who was in the middle of a memory flashback and a massive headache. Brady said John was it, but they decided that would be the end of hide and seek.

The bond between Drake and Eric and Brandon is clear. Drake bent down and whispered in Eric's ear, then Brandon leaned against him as John and Marlena talked.

This was a sweet brother/sister moment. While John and Marlena were dealing with his headache, the kids occupied themselves on the swing. Brady hopped on and Belle immediately started pushing him. Marlena came over and said, "I'll show you how to swing that boy." It didn't look like Belle needed much help.

The family came home after a very big day and was greeted by Chelsea {Lena}. Marlena told her they'd need a big soak. Chelsea immediately said, "Off to the tub" and she took the kids upstairs. Brandon as Brady

Belle walked down the aisle first with Brady following as their nephew Will {Taylor} looked on. Everyone was clapping and cheering the kids on.

John was waiting for the kids at the altar. He gave Belle a hug and kiss and Brady got a big high five.

Belle took her seat with Alice, Mickey and Maggie Horton.

Brady took his seat with Abe and Lexie Carver, Billie Reed and Roman Brady.

John and Marlena wanted to include all of their kids in the ceremony, even Carrie who is not blood related to either John or Marlena.

John and Marlena called Belle the daisy of the family.

John and Marlena named Brady the sunflower of the family.

Belle and Brady took a picture with their father John at the wedding reception.

This will be the picture that will forever be in our minds of young Brady and Belle: Chelsea and Brandon dancing.

One last photo of the young Brady and Belle Black.

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