“He [Jonathan Owens] would have had them yesterday if we could have,” said Simone Biles in an interview with Today post her Redemption episode in the Paris Olympics. The question was one of the most asked ones, ‘What are your plans about having kids?’ Well, the question wasn’t new to her. And it seemed Simone had her answer ready. “Obviously we both have goals we want to achieve before we start a family, so yes that def in our future,” Simone concluded the discussion there. Yes, per her, she still has time to embrace motherhood. But that doesn’t mean that emotions can’t be expressed!

Simply put, Simone might not hold herself back from adoring kids if she gets a chance. Certain evidence has come recently, proving this very fact. On February 19, Jonathan Owens shared a lot of visuals from the couple’s delayed honeymoon in South Africa. There, in the bunch of snaps, one stood out, featuring Simone Biles providing a mother-like embrace for kids in an orphanage. The caption of the snap read, “Simone patting him back to sleep. She’s such a natural [emoji].” Simone’s emotions were ‘natural,’ indeed. But if you miss the background story, you might miss a sizeable chunk of it. The snap was taken during Simone and Jonathan’s visit to a school for orphaned children on their honeymoon trip to South Africa. However, the gymnast herself has had her own experience of spending days in foster care.

In her childhood, Simone found herself among such kids. Her mother’s drug and alcohol abuse had remained the prime reason to send her and her siblings to a child welfare center. However, the Biles siblings had their grandparents and great-aunts to avail them of having a better childhood. But what about those orphaned kids staying in that school in the hinterland of South Africa?

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens had the chance to check those kids’ well-being in support care. They, however, approved of the service the school was providing for the orphaned kids. The satisfaction reached such a level that it gave Jonathan Owens a lot of praise for the school. Example? In one snap, Jonathan put the lines, “We’ll never forget this experience [emoji] Really puts things into perspective and makes you appreciative for everything that you have.”

Also, in the wildlife safari, the couple had the chance to visit an orphan elephant sanctuary. The experience was again priceless. But we shouldn’t forget that Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are in the lap of untamed nature now. So, expect a few wild turns in the story!

Mother Nature, perhaps correctly, holds the mirror to show someone’s true character. Simone Biles and her husband Jonathan Owens might have felt this truth in the last few days of their delayed honeymoon in South Africa. Fortunately, the athletic couple chose the country’s wild nature to be their getaway, far away from the public eye. Ultimately, this getaway has earned the couple the valuable chance to showcase their authentic emotions. How so? A few scenes might help to get the meaning.

On February 19, Jonathan Owens shared several visuals directly from his and Simone’s honeymoon in his Instagram story. In one such story, the snapshot had the caption “Real life lion king.” The snap showed that Simone and Jonathan’s safari party took a halt on the bank of a water body. Everything in the snap seemed so picture-perfect under the romantic, dusky sky. But in the wild South Africa, you can’t expect romance to come alone, leaving thrills behind.

The snap’s caption also had the line, “This is the hippos territory btw.” So, the couple’s party was set up in a hippo’s home ground. But was that the animal in the scene? Fret not. In a few moments, the couple had the chance to witness the hippo in the water, hunting and playing. Subsequently, the hippo showed a few moves in the water, unknowingly copying gymnastics ones. Jonathan captured this moment in his lens and captioned it with the lines, “Then he started to give us a show.” They seemed to have enjoyed it wholeheartedly. They are cherishing those rare chances to see the humans and animals enjoying their own worlds without disturbing anyone.