With friends like these...?

Lucho loves to pop over for a wee visit and torment his greatest admirer. There's only so much love a 3 and a half year old can give!

Alara waiting in anticipation to see what kind of balloon magic Lucho comes up with...
...hammering it on her head wasn't quite what she expected though!
Mind, all throughout the bombardment, she was in a fit of giggles - thankfully!