Mama! Papa!

I can hardly believe it, but Alexia is talking! OK, she's only saying two words, but they're the two most important words (right!?). She says "Mama" and "Papa." She's been saying them for over a week, but I didn't want to report on it in case it was just a fluke and she was just making noise, but she really says them with intent and it's the cutest thing ever. She usually only says "Mama" when she's upset or needs something, but will say "Papa" whenever she gets excited to see Ricardo. It is just amazing to hear those sweet sounds come from her lips.

Sweet sounds are coming from Diego's lips too. We have a daily night-time routine which includes opening prayer, signing, reading from a children's bible, repeating catechisms and closing prayer. Diego folds his hands and closes his eyes during prayer, but has never said his own prayer. Tonight he knelt down, closed his eyes and said "Padre, gracias por mi familia. Amen." (Father, thank you for my family. Amen) When he goes down for his nap he likes us to kneel down and say a prayer for him. Yesterday I put him in his crib, said a prayer and closed with "Amen." When I stood up he said "Mami, diga en nombre de Jesus, Amen." (Mami, say in Jesus' name, Amen." He already has a heart for Jesus!

We had a fun weekend and on Saturday evening we went to our prime BBQ site for a great time. We grilled salmon (for me), steak (for the carnivore) and asparagus. There were very few people there so Diego had a blast running around and having the playground to himself. Below are some pictures: