Handy Dandy Hands

You sure are a busy girl Liddy. This past Sunday (September 20th) was your baptism. You looked beautiful in your Christening gown that your Uncle Blue bought for you and sent from Poland. He is your God Father and Andrea is your God Mother. During the baptism you decided to sing the crying song almost the entire time. Your Mommy had warned the Pastor that you might decide to do that so he wasn't suprised. He went right ahead and held you and walked around with you a little bit after he sprinkled you and for a minute I think you forgot what you were singing and was quiet. We took some pictures and then after church went to your house to eat lunch.



Everyone was pretty tired because for the two days before that we were helping your Daddy move the big pole barn from the neighbors yard to your back yard. That was such a big big day. Your Grandpa Tonner and his friend Don came down with a big semi truck early in the morning. Grandpa Arnie, Grandpa Jarek and our neighbor John all came to help. The weather was perfect and I still can't believe that they moved that building in one piece!



So here it is the last full week of September, today is the first day of fall. Your Grandma Marzena and Grandpa Jarek have been here visiting but their vacation here will be over and they will be leaving to go back to Poland this Sunday. I know that you will miss them, we all will but time goes so fast that before you know it they will be here again or you will take a big big trip to visit them. .........

I had started this letter last week so now as I'm finishing it they are already home safe and sound. I stopped by your house yesterday on the way home to see you and got to help give you a bath! You sure are soft and slippery when you're wet. Normally you don't get your bath until later in the evening but you had a tummy ache and your Mommy said that sometimes the warm water makes you feel better. I'm pretty sure that she was right because after your bath you were much happier and was trying to tell me a story.


It's almost October and that means time for Halloween. We'll talk about decorations and trick or treat later but I just want you to know that I will go get that pink and purple monster costume that I was telling you about. The weather is getting very chilly already so I think that one will be good because it is warm and fluffy. Oh and your next doctor's appointment is just a few weeks away. This one will be better than the last one was because you won't have to have all of those shots plus I think you will find out that you can start eating cereal. You've been chewing on your toys and really wishing that they were cookies lately, probably because your teeth are starting to bother you. Growing can be a really big job for such a little girl and even though you are so smart you still have lots of things to learn. You've started looking at your hands like you don't know what they are or where they come from but they sure are fun little things. Those precious little hands will hold bottles and baby dolls, play patty cake, color and bake and do lots and lots of things. My Mommy's hands have done all of those things too. They have held me me when I was soft and slippery in the bath tub, picked me up when I fell off of the bicycle and skinned my knee, cooked meals and carried a Bible to church every Sunday. Here's a picture of you holding my Mommy's hand. You see, hands get even more precious as time goes by, it's probably from God holding them every day.


Grandma loves you!