Julie and Zach Ertz have grown their family by not one but two new babies! In April, the soccer star and NFL player announced they were growing their family, but did not reveal they were expecting twins. When the couple revealed their new arrival, they shockingly shared that they welcomed twin babies!

In a joint Instagram announcement, the US women’s national soccer player and Washington Nationals tight-end shared a black and white photo of their newborns with name tags on their chests to reveal their monikers. The couple welcomed twins boys and named them Kace and Kyren. “Welcome to the world Kace and Kyren!” Julie wrote in her post. “The Ertz boys #twinning.”

The twins join the Ertz family with the couple’s first son, Madden Matthew. The athletes welcomed Madden in August 2022. On his birthday this month, the couple shared celebratory posts for their son. The NFL player wrote, “The birthday boy that changed everything is two!!” In the comments of his post, Julie wrote, “Our sweet boy and your mini me.” For her post, the mom gushed over her son, “Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most fearless, happy Boy! 2 years with our bestie ❤️ we love you Madden!!”

The couple first met in 2012 through mutual friends and dated long-distance for the first part of their relationship. They got engaged in 2016 and tied the knot the following year in Santa Barbara, California in an outdoor ceremony at the Bacara Resort & Spa. For Father’s Day this year, Julie gushed over her husband writing, “The greatest gift to watch the man you love become a Father! Listening to Madden say DaDa and now Daddy I wuv yew is the sweetest reminder of the amount of LOVE you show us daily and how much Madden looks up to his favorite person in the world. Happy Fathers Day and thank you for everything you do for us.”

Congratulations to Julie and Zach on the birth of their twin boys!

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