1st day of school

Thursday was the first day of school for the boys. Jacob started 1st grade and Noah started preschool - his first day of school EVER.  I didn't realize how much we had been "building up" school for Noah until I got him there and settled at his desk. We were a little early and he looked around and said "when are we going to DO something?". Ha! That boy does not like to be idle! They both did so well - I only cried a little when I got to the car. :) When I told them that I had missed them at the end of the day Noah said "well, at least you still have Hansel (the dog)"! Yes, I still have the dog, but I missed my little boys that are growing up way to fast....

Another hot day in Beaufort

On a hot sunday afternoon in Beaufort we went looking for some entertainment. We saw fish, we saw birds, we saw........................................Daddy!

Hi Daddy!!!!

Cucumbers anyone?

Well, we know that we can grow cucumbers in our garden. Everything else that we have planted? Let's just focus on the cucumbers.....

On a side note - the wrist band Jake has on is from the pool. For the first time he was able to pass the swim test and is now free to swim in the deep end and go down the waterslide. He is SUPER proud - although I'm still nervous and watch him like a hawk! But he doesn't know that. ;)

Happy 4th of July

Hope you all enjoyed our country's Independence Day. We sure did!

Summer Vacation

We recently spent a week of vacation up in Minnesota on Spectacle Lake. It was such a great, relaxing vacation. It was really hard to pick just a few photos to share, but here are some tidbits. Maybe I'll get some more on here later - for now this is the best I could do!

All three of my "boys" went skiing!

Peter and Noah tubing

Lots of swimming out to the raft and plenty of fishingMost important was time spent with family. Love the picture of Brian and his brothers. Such goofballs. My family was there too, but I didn't seem to have my camera out when they were there. Hmm.

Oh, and Noah catching fish off the dock - for some reason this picture ended up down here and I've given up trying to move it!I'll do another post later - just too many good pics to share all at once!

Update

Looks like we will have to update the family photo soon. Not because this one is really old and we just need a newer one - although that's a good reason! We will need to update it because we are expecting a new addition to our family! Baby Blomquist #3 will be making HER (yes, we found out!) arrival sometime in mid-october. We couldn't be more excited!

Soccer

The boys just finished up their second season of soccer. They have really taken to this sport and it's been fun to watch them enjoy it. They are both good, but for very different reasons.
Jacob will always run "near" the ball, but he's usually waiting for the ball to come loose for his chance to break away with it. This has worked well for him - he scored two of his teams four goals in their last game. When he scores he still looks over at us on the sidelines with a big smile on his face and some excited jumps. I don't want him to outgrow that.... :)
Noah's strategy is much more aggressive. He goes after that ball! He has scored goals in every game he's played in - but since he gives it his all he has also ended up in tears a few times. See the picture of him chasing the boy in blue? That was the one boy that was bigger and faster than Noah and he DID NOT like it. That caused some crying on the sidelines - but also fueled him to work harder. When he scores he runs around giving "hi-fives" to everyone he can!
I love how sports brings out their personalities. Jacob sitting back and waiting for the right time, and Noah aggressively going after things is exactly how they are day to day. Such fun - I'm a blessed mommy!