For the last 8-9 years my family has been involved in these Latin events that go on in the Conference Center, my dad has helped produce them, my brother was the artistic director this year, sister/brother inlaw choreographed an Argentina dance, my mom was director of choreographers. So as you can see my family was quite involved and busy with the preparations since back in June. So it was a busy week with rehearsals while I was there visiting, but it was still fun to be there with them. My sister was kind enough to throw me a baby shower, I was able to catch up and visit with some high school friends and once Danny got to Utah we went to enjoy of the beautiful dancing, singing, story of Christ at Luz de las Naciones... While there Elia started talking a lot more (thats also cause she hung out with her cousin Lani who is barely 2 but can talk your ear off) Elia learned everyones name in my family- Abuela- more like buela, Opa, Malcolm, Jony, Maryanne, Noe, Seba (everytime she see's him she says "que te pasa") Lani, Kati (for katie) and Rachel, I have noticed she is really good with names. Just yesterday she started saying Hudson (Danny's cousin's son, who she doesn't see very often).
For a couple months now she always tells me when she's gone to the bathroom "mami pipi or mami popos" but of course it is always after the fact, but at least she recognizes it so hopefully that will come in handy when I start potty training her. Her new thing to say is "mami vamos a casa"- she will say it if we are out running errands or at home- seems to me she might be a home body. Anyway, in the end we had a fun trip out to Utah and Elia keeps me entertained with her fun little personality.
