Yay for Aunt Celia & Uncle Marc!

 Is it just me or does Zach look like he's playing dodgeball and about ready

to pummel the ball at Abby's head?

We've had LOTS of excitement today! The boys started out their day with "Breakfast with Poppie!" Poppie is our neighbor's grandpa. He comes over Thursday mornings with breakfast for the kids; they invited Jacob and Zach over one Thursday morning and they've been regulars ever since! Poppie always brings something fun with him for the kids (other than the donuts) and today it was balloons. Needless to say, the balloons are upstairs sleeping on the boys dressers right now while they sleep in their beds. I'm glad we didn't have an argument about the balloons needing to sleep next to them in bed!

After playing with friends for the next few hours it was finally lunch and nap/quiet time. Zach earns a sticker on his chore chart for taking a nap (stickers are awesome motivation at our house!) so he was good about laying down knowing his Aunt Celia and Uncle Marc were probably going to be here when he woke up. They made it and he was happy to see them through his grumpy grogginess from being woken up by a momma who wants him to go to sleep at a decent hour at night and won't let him sleep past 4pm (but seriously, he laid down for his nap at 1 so it was a super long nap).

Celia and Marc were lucky enough to go to Jake's soccer game tonight. Marc kept score even though they don't keep score (there's also no goalie but we do have a ref). I think they're glad they only have nephews and not children of their own that would torture them with sporting events like this. I obviously love watching the little sports events since I keep signing the boys up for stuff!

 Headed for water break number three hundred sixty two. He was thirsty.

 Yes, I'm "that mom" who distracts her kid for a second or two in order to get a picture. 

I'll always be that momma too!

 me: "GO JACOB GO!!! KICK THE BALL!!!"

 me: "GOOD JOB, BUDDY! NOW KICK IT AGAIN...INTO THE GOAL!"

(really, I was just glad he was getting to kick the ball!)

 My little ham, Zachy. He's such an adorable little stinker that can drive me nuts!

 Playing soccer with the spiderman ball.

Zach takes his soccer very serious. 

Don't mess with him without shin guards on.

Daniel was on his way back from NY so he missed Jake's game...good thing I took enough pictures to document the entire thing for him. I'm betting after 181 pictures from a 30 minute game he's kicking himself for buying me my super wonderful DSLR camera.