What a great summer it has been! We're finally in Mexico.

Now Sophia talks in paragraphs! She says, "Tell me a story!" and we make up long yarns about random animals with funny names solving their little problems. She's starting to tell stories now to us. A typical story from Sophia might go like this. "Once a time, there was butterfly named Bunny. Liked to fly. The end!" Yeah, I know, the plot is a little thin, but she makes up for it with charm and a sing-songy, girly lilt.

Merry Christmas! Glory to God in the highest! Our Savior is born! (or, as Sophia says, "getting ready Jesus birfday!")

Life is good.

At this point, Sophie is saying a few recognizable words: "key" and "hot" and "Daddy" are the easiest. But her main mode of communication is American Sign Language. At this point she uses close to 100 signs--mostly foods, animals, and body parts :)