The Kimbers

March 24, 2008

D.C. Trip

We went to Washington D.C. over the Easter Holiday. Lydia gets the best baby ever award for how awesome she was for the entire trip. It is a good thing she is a traveling baby since we have several more trips to go this year. We saw the Holocaust Museum, the Archives, and the brand new American Indian Museum. Chad and I agreed that seeing the Charters of Freedom--the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights--was one of the best parts of our trip. Those documents really are the heart tick of our democracy, and they were written by inspired men. We also went to all the monuments. You can't appreciate how big they are unless you see them in person.

We got a good deal on a hotel through hotwire and we ended up staying at the Capitol Hilton. It was a nice room, but who knew you had to pay an additional $35 a night to park your car! We had fun though and think we'll do it again--someday. Next time we'll get advance tickets for the Washington Monument and tours of the Capitol Building. Who knew that you had to stand in line at four in the morning to get the free ones.

We hope you enjoy the video. Chad likes taking pretty pictures with his camera. He lays on sidewalks, stairs, and anything else to get just the right angle. He also fancies himself a videographer. The soundtrack, however, was my idea. Enjoy!

March 16, 2008

Lydia can roll over!

March 5, 2008

Sunday Sunday

All in our Sunday best. I loved this new dress on Lydia. I did forget to cut the tag off though. She stayed tagged all through church.

February 26, 2008

It Really Is

Every once in awhile I have these moments where I remember and come to know all over again how strong my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ is. Some of these moments stem from joy and some from sorrow. I had one of these moments last week and though this time it came with heartache it nevertheless reminded me that I really do believe that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true. Jesus Christ is our Savior. He loves us and guides us and all the commandments He has given us are for our own happiness, protection, and safety. I am so grateful for modern-day prophets and leaders who guide us in the troubled world we live in. As President Packer said in the World Wide Leadership Training a few weeks ago, "Just live the gospel and you'll be all right." I know that Heavenly Father loves us above and beyond what we can ever imagine and He'll give us as many chances as He possibly can. I'm so grateful for temple blessings. I can't think of anything more precious than my family and the fact that I can live with them for all eternity. I look into my baby daughter's eyes and find my greatest motivation for doing all I can to live the gospel to the best of my ability and teach her all she needs to know to return with me to Heavenly Father. So I'm grateful for the reminder and I hope that Lydia too will come to know what I know: the gospel is true--it really is!

Good Quotes

*We were all getting ready to go somewhere. The kids were ready but I wasn't so Lydia started singing a "get ready" song she made up. The following conversation ensued:

Lydia: See, Mom. That's what you say when your kids are ready but you aren't.

Me: Oh, so can I use that song when I'm ready and you aren't?

Lydia: Sigh. Mom, I know I have to explain this to you because I'm smarter than you are.

*Russell had a belly ache. He cried a little, lay back on me and said, "I want my baby out." Later the same day Chad sat down by him and Russell said, "It hurts. Baby kicking me."

*Russell patted my belly and asked, "Baby in there?" I told him yes, and then he kissed my belly.

*The other day Russell was playing with Chad's tape measure. He held it up to my butt and said, "Getting bigger!" I'd have felt better if he'd at least held it up to the baby bump.

*Russell will often say, "Guess what?" When we say, "What?" he says, "I a princess last night."

*Lydia was drawing unsupervised in the next room. I asked her to bring me her paper because I wanted to make sure she wasn't using my checkbook for her artist palette. She came in looking confused and then asked, "To see how pretty it is?"

*During Sacrament meeting, Chad was asking Lydia why we take the bread and water. He was hoping for a reply that included something about Jesus, but Lydia's response was, "Cause we're REALLY hungry!"

*When approaching an elevator, Lydia said, "Are we gonna ride in the alligator?!"

*When washing Lydia's behind in the bathtub she energetically said, "You're doing a good job back there!"

*Chad gave Lydia a playful swat on her behind. Lydia must have liked it cuz she excitedly cried, "Daddy! Hurt me again!"

*Lydia: "I want some chocolate so hard!"

*Without prelude or hesitation whatsoever, my grandpa said, "Brenna, are you having twins?" The nerve.

* The other day I just happened to be standing so Chad could see my full profile and he said, "I'm surprised you don't tip over."

* I was with my very stylish grandma who was wearing mint green capris, super cute wedge shoes, and a green leather purse. I said, "Grandma, you are so fashionable." She looked down and said, "Oh. It's just an accident."

* Chad had lay down in a slide while we were at the park with Lydia and said, "I could sleep here, if I were homeless."

* Lydia is learning adjectives. Yesterday she called me "black mommy" cuz I was wearing a black shirt, and "big mommy" cuz well, let's face it, I'm big.