This is HUGE!

As you guys know, people Payton meets in the "school setting" she can't talk to. It doesn't seem to matter if they are taken out of the school setting...if thats where she first encounters them she can't bring herself to talk to them after that. Payton was best friends with Lily at her school all last year but she of course never spoke to her. Today we got home from church and Lily had called and left a message for Payton. Payton was so excited and called her back and SPOKE to her. It was an amazing thing to witness! Best friends for a year but Payton had only communicated with her non-verbally, now sharing their FIRST verbal conversation! Payton asked her if she had any brothers or sisters and told her, her siblings names. She even invited her to come and play this week. Of course with 6 year olds they both agreed but didn't pick a date so I'll have to call her mom back this week. This is an amazingly huge step! Now if I could just talk Lily's parents into moving into our new neighborhood so they can be in 1st grade together lol!