Hands

"Do you ever just look at his hands and think they look like they are just glued on to his arms?" --Matt Turman, age 12

I love looking at these hands.

I love watching them reach for things.

I love watching them explore. I love watching them feel completely as a sense, something I don't often do.

I love watching these fingers move. These fingers that interact with so many things--the carpet, spoons, Mommy's hair, toys...

I love watching these hands grow.

I love that these hands make me smile.

I love watching these hands pick up objects differently than my hands would. I love watching these hands move objects all around.

I love watching these hands explore new textures and make new sounds for your ears to hear.

I love that these fingers move and open from a fist that looks like you are telling Mommy to "come here."

I love these precious,

6 month old, cute, baby hands.

In the Kitchen--Stuffed Cuban Pork Tenderloin

Chicken and pork tenderloin are pretty much the main meat dishes we eat around here. I don't really eat red meat, so Nicholas gets his beef elsewhere. I saw this recipe for Stuffed Cuban Pork Tenderloin in my August Cooking Light magazine. Despite our not-so-successful previous attempts at "stuffed" dishes, Nicholas decided to jump into making this recipe. (Lasagna rolls, eggplant rollitini, and turkey rolls were some of the failed stuffed attempts.) Nicholas recommends "pounding" the pork really good so you can roll it well. Also, we did not have cooking twine, and highly recommend using that instead of any form of toothpicks or wooden skewers like we did.

Overall, this recipe was delicious. It is not a recipe that we will make all the time, but I would make it again.

Lunchin' at McAlister's

Before we left Dallas, we had lunch at McAlister's with some of my siblings. It was great time with four kids and six adults!

Little Boy napped on the way from the hotel to lunch.

Aunt Dana, he's too heavy!

Splish Splash!

While we were in Dallas, we took all the kiddos swimming at the indoor pool in our hotel. They had a great time splashing and playing in the water!