The last six days of my life have been exhaustingly full, and our little family is so grateful for all the help we’ve received. We would not have been nearly as successful without family and friends helping us physically and emotionally to accomplish all we needed to do to get ourselves from Kansas to our new…
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10 Months Old
Dear Emily, Life with you is full of joy. Every day I am so grateful that you came to our family. You are as serious as ever when it comes to learning about the world. A few days ago you found a fuzz ball on the floor and spent ten minutes holding it and grabbing…
Kansas City Adventures: Money Museum
Today we went to the Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas. Emily fits right in with the statues. We learned that the Federal Reserve Bank regulates the money to help control inflation. A $1 bill only stays in circulation for 21 months before it is worn out and shredded. $40 million doesn’t…
Moments
This week I’ve had to slow down and step back just a little bit to recuperate from our lifestyle this summer and gear up for the busy weeks ahead. Plus I discovered Emily’s second tooth today, which explains why we haven’t been getting much sleep at night. There has been a lot of book reading for…
My Little Curly Girl
Playtime
One of my favorite things about being a mom is watching Emily explore the world around her. One of the challenges of being a mom is trying to find things for her to explore. Often the things she finds fascinating are big surprises to Andrew and I and provides us all with lots of entertainment….
Utah Fun – Part 2
Saturday, July 12 all of the Blomquist family made their way up to Tooele, UT to attend my mom’s brother (Robert) and his wife (Cathy) and their daughter’s baptism. It was really neat to have all of the family gathered together for such an important event. After the baptism we went over to Robert and…
Utah Fun – Part 1
Our Utah trip was full and went by very quickly. After we landed Andrew’s family picked us up and we spent a wonderful (and late!) evening chatting. In the morning my friend and former roommate Michelle picked up Emily and I and transported us to Provo so we could see each other before she took…