Where do I start?

Wow! There is so much going on here I am not sure I know where to start. I guess I will say I have taken a break from being on my computer so much for the past couple weeks and it has been SO nice. A little less technology is a blessing at times. It helps you to refocus and remember what is first and most important in your life and for us the is our little family.
Kimber really has enjoyed going to the park recently. She loves the swings but even more then that she has discovered the slide...yikes...she is a daredevil. She does not slow down and when she sees another older child do something she thinks she should be able to do the same. haha Her little legs are not always able to accomplish these tasks yet...thankfully. :) We have thought of going back to the pool but have not made it there yet. Maybe in the next couple weeks I will get it together and venture out there again. As far as other things going on with Kimber wow talk about hitting that 15 mo. marker and taking off!!! She surprises me each day with something new lately I just stand in awe. Yesterday she was letting me button up her undershirts and I said can you count with mommy and she said...1,2,3,4,5,6!!! TEAR! all by herself. I didn't even get to count with her. It is really fun to see how much she has stored in her mind and just pulls out different things at times when asked to. She knows the colors: yellow, blue, purple, and green really well. We are still working on the rest. Animal sounds that she knows are cow, kitty, elephant, bear, lion, duck, and dog! lol funny story about the dog. We were sitting in church on Sun. and my mom has a dog bookmark in her Bible and Kimber wanted to go sit with my mom for a while. So my mom was letting her turn the pages in her Bible and all of a sudden Kimber stops and looks at me and says doggie, woof woof, doggie, woof woof. I tell you I had the giggles so bad I thought I was going to have to get up and leave for a few min. Thankfully I was able to get myself to stop giggling and mom was able to distract her with something else but I think the back 4 rows know Kimber knows what a dog says. oops! haha I told mom to get rid of that bookmark for a while...we will see if she listens;)
Humm?? What else is new? Kimber is no longer using a Nuk ... she just goes to bed with her monkey, baby and blanket. She eats with her own fork or spoon. She can get it from the plate to her mouth with little spilling. The same goes for her cup. She is off the sippy cup. Unless we are going to the store and she needs one with. At meal time and at home though she uses a normal cup. For me that is huge! I feel like she is growing up too fast and yet when I know she can do these things it is nice for when we are going somewhere...LESS TO PACK:):)
If I knew how to load a video I would ..but since I don't. I was reading a friends blog the other day about how when it was just one child in the house she enjoyed the quiet. Don't get me wrong there are those precious moments I cherish...but they are becoming less. Kimber is just like her daddy in so many ways. One big way is her love and passion for music. The other day I was even letting her play around on the guitar. Today she is finally getting her canine teeth on the bottom to poke through the skin so for all you moms reading this you can about imagine how our day has been...yikes. So instead of turning off the radio...I turned it up and Kimber just started dancing and giggling. I ran and got the video camera. She liked jammin to Matthew West! lol
I think that is all the updates I have about Kimber. Eric and I are doing rather well. The weather has been nice off and on so when it has been nice we are trying to take advantage of being outside because we can tell the days are limited for nice weather up here in the North. Today it is raining so I am sure it is going to be a day spent inside. :( We are hoping to get the bikes out soon and start biking. We didn't get much of this in last year but hope to this year.
My parents are going on vacation for the next week. I am going to miss them but if you think of it please pray that they have safe travels. My mom was just driving in Bagley yesterday and when she pulled out a semi was coming around a corner and was going to fast and she was almost hit. Thankfully God was watching out for her because the semi swerved and was able to miss her but it was close. So I am coming to realize that my parents are getting older and some of the simple tasks we do each day are getting harder for them. They are driving to see family out of state so it is going to be a lot of driving time and with a close call like that the day before they leave makes me have some feelings of worry. I know God will watch over them ...but a few extra prayers won't hurt:)
May is probably going to go by even faster then April did. I felt like I blinked and missed April! It went by so fast. We hope this month leaves you feeling fulfilled. For those of you that know the song The Motions by Matthew West that is how I have been feeling lately. I don't want to just go through the Motions. For those of you who don't know the song...look it up...its a great song. Here are a few words from the song. I will leave you with this...if this does not spark your interest to look up the song I am not sure what will.
This might hurt it's not safe but I know that I've gotta make a change I don't care if I break at least I'll be feeling something 'cause just ok is not enough help me fight through the nothingness of life I don't wanna go through the motions I don't wanna go one more day without your all consuming passion inside of me I don't wanna spend my whole life asking what if I had given everything? instead of going through the motions.
Every time I hear this song it hits my heart. I hope you may have the same reaction. Hope you have a wonderful day, week, and rest of the month. Enjoy and God Bless.