Instagram story viewer> @kimballcreative> Posts

Autumn Kimball

@kimballcreative

19.3K

followers

4648

following

Mother of 6 sons, “give more than you take”

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

Download All

You ok? I’m still here. Thought I would post proof of life. I’ve been struggling with the quiet. The months of no color and no snow have dug in. I was showing Von my youngest pictures of when he was a baby tonight. He has fallen asleep next to me and I’m stuck unless I move him. I can’t escape my thoughts. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED…..I feel it’s raging cry. Everyday seems to scream like a freight train toward outcomes we can’t recover from! I have six sons who will be men one day. The men in places of power, act as if “every”man agrees with what they say and do. they all seem intent on changing the very definition of the word “MEN.”……what does it mean to be men? What does success look like for men? Is it a frat where everyone pledges to say nothing and look the other way? We are in a place that the “good men” in the world can no longer hold the line they must break! and stand apart. And call it out in every arena, at home at work with friends. We need assurances that they aren’t afraid to speak even if it costs! Moms, sisters and woman need to ask the hard questions to the men around them: Do you sympathize or explain away the actions of these “successful wealthy men!” Full eye contact full press in our homes! Is this the last stop to reclaim ourselves as human. I have never seen it political, so don’t make any mention here about a party! There is no celebration in these words. Parties are the design of old men to keep us fighting. We are the people, we are Alive! WE do not believe in using girls and women as collateral to unify and quench the thirst of males that think that they can sexually feast on children for sport!!! as we look away! I said it! Ask your men is that what being a successful man means?!! If not….. the call is out to stand in contrast and reclaim the label of “MEN” by @kimballcreative

449

40

8 months ago

Look what a small family we are this year. I’m behind posting but Guy is off already to England and Severin to Peru and Everett in Mexico. Lincoln leaves for Brazil in a week or so. (If your new here I have quadruplet boys.) I’m trying to process it all and I’m not sure what I think about it all. Having four kids out on missions at the same time is not normal by all means. I am proud they are living their own paths and I like that I’m an observer and they are the ones choosing every turn. I like the idea that they are building endless stories to tell and learn from. They are becoming their own people. It’s coupled with the end to them being kids. Childhood is this magical thing you think about and refer to for the rest of your life! And if you had a good one you pass it on to your future family. I guess I’m suspended above all the years spent with them and how all I thought about was them! What they needed, what shoes they fit into, what they should eat, how they acted, tests and grades, haircuts, dentist appointments, seminary, dating, laundry, love, hugs, tears, laughter…. Gosh. I feel like someone swiped the rug out from my life and I’m suspended above it and I don’t like the look of the floor. So I’ve stayed here hovering. Remembering every detail, while I can still remember it. It was the greatest harrowing novel ever lived but never written. But it’s a novel that clearly ends with leaving the reader knowing it’s far from over but the past is written and can’t be reworked or edited, it just is. I guess in the end I realize I’m the author and the critic and I’m not sure how to marry the two. I know it seems shaming but I say all the time to my self… “it’s all my fault” good and bad I “momed” my heart out. Christmas is in days and presents can still be wrapped with eyes full of tears. I sure love my boys❤️ by @kimballcreative

958

43

9 months ago

Christmas church party decorations 2026
Well felt the ick creeping in because my house isn’t as full so littles and I have been making stuff and getting hot glue burns since November 1st. And we had too many amazon boxes so we cut them up and made stuff! Installing is always embarrassing because you have to figure out if it will hang or stay up at all. Fun painting more last minute sets and finding ways to make it feel like Christmas is here and it should be a feeling of joy not dread so find something to enjoy! Yes my house has hot glue on the floor and glitter everywhere lol by @kimballcreative

4k

277

10 months ago

King George III and Napoleon Bonaparte Both kids wanted to be “real kings” so we went with a king and an emperor. #halloweencostume Card board hot glue… Etsy ribbon finds, old brooches and Amazon metals and moms boots lol there you have it another #kimballherdcostumes for the books. by @kimballcreative

768

46

a year ago

Soccer season 2025
Lots to post and catch up on here. Trying to be present and brave with this reset to elementary school and youth soccer… blessed and less stressed. by @kimballcreative

265

11

a year ago

Thank you for all the kind words and the morale boost. I have spent a long time trying to lead them and now they are leading themselves… it’s the whole point right? Then why is it so scary. A few asked me how I got to this outcome with my sons…. I’m not sure exactly what took what didn’t but I really tried to respect them as people. I remember how I felt at their age and still do…. I’d rather buck the rules and make my own still, but I’ve learned the key of preparation and prevention, and to always be authentic. Pics by @mattclayton21 by @kimballcreative

613

8

a year ago

What if you received the greatest gift that kept on giving and required every fiber of you to hold onto it to grow it to protect it. I got so lucky. All four of my oldest sons have decided to serve two year missions all around the world. The first leaves this week. They will Pause their studies their personal desires and serve. This means they will travel thousands of miles away from me and each other and not return for two full years, they don’t visit they become immersed in the service of their god. I am very proud but very tender. Because the ask of a mother to let go of all four takes the air out of my lungs and feels my eyes with tears…. to not see them, feel them, breathe them in, is to ask me to stop my favorite part of my life and be a spectator. I can do it, I can do it for them and for a god that has given me sooo much. I am deeply grateful deeply excited for them. They will live in Peru, Mexico, Brazil, and England. Sharing the love and teaching we have taught and believe in, in our home. These beautiful pictures are not a veneer my family is beautiful because we fought for each other, support each other, and know what a gift we are to each other. They are 18 and they are good men… and will come back changed from the challenge it is to profess about things so deeply tender which is the love of Christ. And share how important every person on this planet deserves…..love. We are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The boys will write weekly letters if you want to read them please DM me your email. These beautiful photos of my boys are by @mattclayton21 by @kimballcreative

1k

99

a year ago

Lots happening over here it’s good I have the littles requiring my immediate and urgent attention. Because the makeshift bike jump they have made could fall over at any minute! So hurry and let’s jump the unstable structure as many times as possible. And “mom make sure you get me at peak jump!”
❤️❤️ by @kimballcreative

207

1

a year ago

I took Tor on his first 14er this past week. He is 9. It is something I have done with each of my boys… not at 9. But Tor has a temperment I recognize as a window of parenting opportunity. He’s positive, humble and trusting. He went through all the ups and downs of a 14er, the initial excitement, exhaustion, the realization it’s very long and high, and self doubt. At one point he laid on the trail sprawled out and said “we could just go down, it wouldn’t matter, no one would know but us.” That thought will come across his mind throughout his life way after I’m gone. And he will have to decide if it matters. I got teary the entire time because the last time I was on that trail I was bringing my four older boys up for their first time, at 13. Everett bounded up the mountain like a billy goat going up Grays and Torreys. Severin and Lincoln had altitude sickness almost the whole way and I carried their packs. Guys hands got abnormally swollen and cold and I ended up linking arms with him to the top. All these details I’m sure they will forget or rewrite but I won’t. The whole time I just prayed I felt good to lead to push and I did. Tor couldn’t believe he made it. It even stormed and snowed while we climbed. He hugged me 20 times down the trail and said “he loved me and that he felt safe”… the thin air in the mountains has always been a sweet gift in my life. by @kimballcreative

637

27

a year ago

Happy Fathers Day Brent!
The guy who always checks the water depth before every cliff jump, will get into any body of water, always likes to jig not dance but jig, easy to laugh, mad smart, and secretly wants to go back to College with his four oldest. Everyone is worried about me when the boys leave, but truly you will be pouting kicking dirt until they are back to hang with. We all love you don’t worry! ❤️ by @kimballcreative

212

7

a year ago

Rome 2025 by @kimballcreative

672

19

a year ago

We hurried and took some professional family picture shots. This picture was an out take from my cell phone…. So in my opinion the real pictures are going to be gorgeous! Too excited. Love seeing all my boys in one shot. by @kimballcreative

818

18

a year ago