Are Elton John and David Furnish possibly the coolest dads ever?

The couple took their son Zachary for a ride on a motorboat in the South of France yesterday, following the news they are expecting their second child.

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The family were joined in St. Tropez by their famous pals, How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka along with their twins, Gideon and Harper.

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Elton and co. were happy to pose for the cameras as they boarded the inflatable motorboat.

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Earlier in the day, the lads (and little Harper) hits the shops as they strolled around the seaside town.

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Elton and David own a house in the Cote D'Azur and regularly jet out to the resort for some down time. Their latest trip comes after the reports they are expecting their second child via surrogate later this year.

According to The Daily, Elton and David's surrogate is already in the third trimester, after choosing the same woman to carry their child who gave birth to Zachary.

The news they are expecting came as little surprise as Elton had previously spoken of how he wanted more children.

In an interview with Daybreak, the star said he didn't want Zachary to grow up without any brothers or sisters.

Asked if they were planning more kids, he replied: "We definitely will. At what stage we don't know, but we definitely will. I don't want him to be an only child."

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