My "little" boy

I think I post a lot about Kimball, my little 2 1/2 yr old boy, but he does the cutest things, and the craziest things, so there's never a dull moment with him. He's just at "that age . . ."

So here's a few things I had to write down . . .

A few days ago, Kimball and I were running errands. I finally made it home, and I really needed to go to the bathroom. Well, Kimball had other plans. He wanted to stay in the car and play. He LOVES to play in the car. These days, I usually let him, because the weather has finally gotten nice, so I don't mind being out there with him. But this time, it was REALLY inconvenient timing for him to decide that he wanted to stay in the car. I wasn't going to fight him on it, because I wasn't in the mood -- I really needed "to go." So, I rolled down the back windows in the Tahoe (they only go 1/2 way down anyway), shut all the other doors (he doesn't know how to open them yet) and ran inside to take care of business. As soon as I was done, I came back outside . . . and guess where he was????? Standing ON TOP of the Tahoe. That's right, on top. That little kid managed to climb through the 1/2 opened window, and pull himself up on top of

the car. Un.be.lievable. So, . . . I thought to myself, Ok, I'll show this kid . . . and I said -- "Kimball, time to get down . . and Mommy's not going to help you." I thought I was being such a smart Mom. Well, he showed me, because he just climbed down the way he came up . . . nooooo problem. I guess that little "lesson" I had in mind for him didn't work.

I WISH I had a picture of it. I actually thought about taking one at the time, but I didn't want to reinforce the behavior . . . however, below, is one taken of him playing in the car yesterday.

Here's another story :

One day last week, Daddy was starting to get the kids ready for bed. I knew Kimball wasn't tired yet, because he had slept too late for his nap. So, while Matt was putting the girls down, I decided to lay down on the couch and relax. Kimball saw me, and climbed up on the couch and laid down right on top of me -- he has been the cuddliest of all my kids. And I really enjoy it (because I KNOW one of these days, he won't do it anymore). So we snuggled up together and started singing songs. First, it was just me singing to him. But soon, I started some that I knew he knew. And he started to sing with me. I don't know about you, but I think there's nothing cuter than a little toddler singing (or trying to sing) songs. So, literally, for the next HOUR, we laid on the couch, cuddled, and sang songs. It was so fun

; he was so cute, and it was something that I'll never forget.

One more:

Kimball LOVES to play with his animal figurines. Cows, sheep, horses, lions, tigers . . . you name it, he plays with it. And we often take them where ever we go - like the grocery store, or to pick up Sarah from preschool.

Well, one night Matt checked on Kimball before we went to bed. He told me I had to come upstairs to see what Kimball did in his bed before he fell asleep. So, I brought the camera, and this is what we found . . .

Several of his animals lined up at the bottom of the bed . . .

And Kimball asleep next to his favorite cartoon character, Curious George

Here are some other pictures of Kimball for your enjoyment:

Kimball & Sarah playing on the steps.

They are good playmates, while Allison is at school all day.

Me & Kimball going on an afternoon walk with the Fam.