Jimmy Bartel’s girlfriend Lauren Mand dotes over her stepsons Aston and Henley

Jimmy Bartel’s girlfriend, Lauren Mand, has been bonding with the retired footy star’s two children in recent months.

And the Melbourne socialite declared on Monday that she ‘loved’ her stepsons Aston, four, and Henley, one.

After Jimmy, 36, posted a photo of his kids playing his backyard on Monday, Lauren commented: ‘My besties! Love them.’ 

In of the photos posted by the former AFL player, Henley played with the family dog.

In another image, Aston smiled as he rode on a toy motorised BMW motorbike.  

Jimmy has been sharing a number of pictures of his youngsters lately, as he spends time with them at home during the COVID-19 crisis.

In April, he shared a number of photos of the boys in Batman dressing gowns.   

‘My little apprentice Batmen. All ready to take on the colder days in their new Batman dressing gowns. I think that makes me Alfred,’ he captioned the post.

Jimmy shares his two sons with his ex-wife, Nadia Bartel.   

Jimmy and his girlfriend have been hunkering down together in Melbourne during the coronavirus pandemic.

The ex-Geelong Cats star was romantically linked to Lauren just days after his split from Nadia was made public last year.

The Bartels announced their separation on August 15, but It is believed they actually split two months prior.

Last month, Lauren told her Instagram followers that coming home from work to her stepsons was the ‘highlight’ of her day.