Soccer and a party

Yesterday did not start out very well.  I was pissed at James for going to work (I realize I have no right to be pissed at him, but I was, so there you go) and pissed at myself for still feeling so crappy.

The boys apparently felt my negative energy and decided to go for broke and try and make me crazy.  There was a whole lot of running around dumping things, me yelling, them laughing...you get the picture.

Finally it was time to hit the road, so I loaded the two monkeys into the van and off we went to the Glen.  Drew had a soccer practice, so I was dropping Hunter off with my parents and then taking Drew to his practice.  Drew's practice was fun, but it didn't last long.  The minute we stepped onto the field, it started raining.  We were there for probably 30 minutes total.  During this time, Drew kicked the ball up and down the field a few times...he seemed to like playing.

After soccer, Drew and I hit Timmys and then went back to the Glen.  We were to spend a few hours here, playing with the grandparents and spending some time with Uncle Jamie, who left for Calgary today.  I have no idea when we're going to see him again (maybe that's why I was in such a bad mood?).

After a quick park trip with Nana and Uncle Jamie, the boys and I headed to Kelly's house for Kyla's first birthday party.  The boys (and I) had a fabulous time.  Drew mostly played with Kyla's older brother, Cody and Hunter and I wondered around playing and exploring.  Kelly and Colin did a great job organizing the party, with a few games, lots of snacks, a yummy dinner (lasagna and pizza!) and lots of time for the kids to just play and enjoy each other.

Here are some pics from the day....

My parents picked this kit up for us to take to the cottage....so very thoughtful!

We couldn't have a smores kit in the house and NOT sample it!  Yummy!

The kids and their butterfly nets.  Kelly had put some "butterflies" around her front yard and the kids had to run and find them.....so fun!

Hunter did not like having butterflies in his net...each time I put one in, he would reach in and take it out.

Drew was very excited to find the butterflies.

Ring around the rosie...

The boys enjoying their dinner with some of their friends.  How cute is this??

The beautiful birthday girl!  Happy birthday, sweet Kyla!

Hunter enjoying an after-dinner cookie.

I was yelling at Drew and Cody to come back from the deck, but they either couldn't hear me, or were pretending to not hear me.  Thankfully, Kelly's brother went over to help out.  I didn't hear the conversation, but there was some pointing to cars and the boys were nodding their heads in agreement.  They came back to the house right away.