Hands...

So as I was browsing pictures on my computer, I saw this one of Tessa's hands when she was just three months old and I remembered how she used to be so amazed every time she would catch sight of her little hands. She would stop and just stare at them and follow them with her little eyes and then of course, pull her tiny fingers to her mouth. What is it about hands?

Today a small hand tapped my arm to wake me for the day. Today a sticky hand grabbed onto my dress to ask for a drink. Today a tiny hand grabbed mine as we walked into church. Today hands scratched my back--as a trade for a chunk of cookie dough. Today a hand patted my back to remind me that we are friends. Today hands helped me make dinner and even took out the garbage :). Today a hand turned my face--and Christopher said--"I love you, Mom". There are so many pairs of hands that affect each day of my life--and today it made me wonder...what am I doing with my hands? Am I brushing aside the ones I love most? Am I so busy washing the dishes that I don't have time to dig in the dirt or color or build the tallest lego tower? How can my hands help to build the lives of those around me?

Pictures coming soon....

Okay everyone--I do realize that the whole point of having a blog is to post fun pics and updates on family, etc. Kelly is busy in the office trying to find a bunch of pictures that were lost when the computer was reformatted--so I don't have access to all of that fun stuff yet! But, alot has happened--Mackenna was baptized on October 17th....Grandpa Skip and Grandma Karen came--Grandma and Grandpa Idaho came, and Amy came and surprised Kenna with a visit from Sadie. Mackenna was so excited to have them come down! It was fun to watch her be the center of attention---I think she enjoyed it, too! :)
I can't wait to post pics of her special day and also of her fun Day Spa birthday party! It was so fun--and made me so excited for when she is old enough to enjoy shopping and things like that--maybe I shouldn't be--but she is so "girly"--I love it!
We just went back to school on Wednesday after 2 1/2 weeks of Fall Break. Carter wasn't looking forward to it--but came home with a smile on his face. I can tell my kids enjoy school--but I am glad they still love coming home! I had 2 new little nephews born this week! One of them is in ICU and our prayers are with him and his mom--what a scary start to life--but what a lucky little guy to come to home where he will be loved and taken good care of! Congrats to both families! We love you! I'll update more soon--I need to spend more time on this...