As of January 1, 2008, Simon had 409 words in his vocabulary (that was the day we wrote down every word we've heard him use), and he's added a half dozen per day since then, even pointing in the sky tonight and saying "crescent moon." So it seems reasonable to assume this kid will keep us hopping all year long! After wonderful visits with family over the Thanksgiving-to-New-Year's stretch, we are all feeling great and ready to face a year of new challenges and new adventures.