Vocabulary and Smiles

Santiago is building his vocabulary. He points to things in a request that it be named and is picking up words very quickly.

He learned cloud when flying to DC and now he loves to add cloud to instances when he mentions airplanes.

When near a pool, Santiago chants, "pool, pool, pool." He has developed an affinity for swimming, well jumping into the pool. Sometimes he likes being carried in the water and sometimes, not so much. But he loves jumping in. He throws his hands in the air, smiles ear to ear, squeezes his eyes shut and falls into Mom's arms.

Santiago's knowledge of truck and ability to identify them is impressive. He can name garbage trucks, cement mixers, back hoes, bulldozers, rollers, mail trucks (called mail man).

Santiago enjoys playing ball, chase and hide and seek (sans seek, he hides and then pops out of his hiding place).

Mom calls Santiago a trickster and is trying to teach him to say "yoink." He likes to tease. When getting a good-bye kiss from Dad, he turns his head away and waits with a big grin on his face.

He is a happy soul who smiles easily and likes to meet people (especially if they have a ball).