The Leonard Family: Fun times in Fabulous weather!

We have really had a fun first week of September! Lots of good family time together! It started on Sunday when Nunno and Poppa took the kids for the night! We met around lunch on Sunday when we met to drop off the kiddos! Steven and I headed (ALONE) to a fun lunch. We had a beer and sat on the patio.... we took our time ordering and an even longer time eating! It was so great! We headed home....and took a four hour nap. I think we were a little tired! It was fabulous! We got up and watched a movie and just spent time together! The next morning we drank coffee, watched another movie and just laid on the couch! Oh, it was so great!!! We made a promise to do NOTHING productive during our day off! We loved our time just the two of us...of course we were happy to see the little ones though! They had SUCH a great time with Nunno and Poppa!

This week we had another soccer practice and then on Friday night was Jack's first soccer game! The Chiefs did pretty good! Jack had fun and that is the most important thing! He loved running around with his buddies! He followed the ball most of the time, but was easily distracted by the cheering and yelling from other fields! The playground next to the fields also captured his attention too! We were so proud of him and cheered as loud as we could for the little man! He would just look over and smile at us! :) Oh it is just too fun! Jack even scored a goal (kind of)! There were lots of the little ones near the goal and he just happend to be the one to get his foot on the ball! We didnt care and were just as excited! Lucy was a champ and sat in the stroller as happy as she could be watching all the action!

Our little soccer player!

Sweet man!

GO GO GO!

Jack loved the parent tunnel after the game!

Action shot! Jack and Andrew!

The four of us had a great Friday together getting up early and heading to the zoo and then out for pizza! It was just the perfect weather and we all had so much fun! Jack really loves the zoo and it is so easy to go over for a couple of hours and walk around. The animals are always doing something different and he always loved the carousel and train! It was one of those perfect days!

Jack giving Willie B a hug!

Happy girl along for the ride!

WOW! That sun bear is RIGHT there!

Happy littles ones out for pizza after the zoo!

We got out all of the fall decorations today (we LOVE Fall!) Jack was so excited when he got up from naptime to see the fun stuff! He told Lucy all about it! Lucy has been so fun lately and LOVES to wave! She waves and smiles at everyone. Jack is having so much fun with her and it's so neat to see them interact! Jack's favorite game is still to play chase. He loves for someone to chase him...not as excited about being the chaser!

Aunt Julie and sweet Lucy

BIG slide at the Marietta Square Arts Festival

Jack and Daddy at the Marietta Square fountain

Mommy and her little man

Sweet baby girl in Mommy's dress

Caroline, Jack, and "THE" Luce

Today we got up and headed over to Caroline's 3rd birthday party! As always, the Cooper's did a great job with the party and we had a blast! Jack got to ride a hose (SEVERAL times). He kept wanting to go again! He smiled so big! There were also lots of bunnies to play with and feed. However, Jack was not too interested in them! He had more fun chasing the bubbles with Morgan, William, and Caroline. We just sait there watching them in disbelief that our kids are so big! Crazy! It was so much fun and the weather again was just amazing! We are getting ready to get the kids up and head to the backyard for a Leonard night playing and grilling out! Sounds like heaven to me (well, and with a cold Octoberfest!)