Dear Mommy and Daddy,

Sorry I haven't written back in so long! Things have been awfully busy over here, but life's pretty shiny.

So far the ranch is going pretty good. We don't get paid till after the first cattle drive which is in the second week of spring I think, but that's ok cause we're making money elsewhere. I've been fixing stuff in town, plus I got Serenity a job making cargo runs once a month for the town and Simon doctors too. It puts food on the table, and the cargo run keeps the Captain and Serenity pretty happy as they're made for the sky.

Speaking of the crew, the Captain's pretty tickled nowadays. Ever since he became a daddy he's not so surly, in fact, him and Inara don't fight as much. They have their spats, I guess they wouldn't be the Captain and Inara if they didn't argue some. But if they do it's pretty short and they just make up and baby Meilin seems to smooth it all out.

Inara’s so happy now that she’s got Meilin. She keeps our home all set straight, but mostly she’s all about Meilin right now. There ain’t too many mommas like her, all patient and all love. Meilin can be pitching a fit, but it hardly frazzles Inara, she just moves in without any frustration and cares for her. I guess it’s her companion training, they taught her all that poise and patience.

Meilin's doing great too. She's so adorable and looks just like a little version of her mama from her curls to her toes. She's a good baby too, Simon and I watch her sometimes and she loves to cuddle and listen to us talk, plus she’s gotten to smiling. I sent some captures of her with the letter so make sure to take a peek!

Zoe's doing ok, she got sick a few weeks back and is still on the mend. She doesn't like being fussed over or babied at all, but no one cares. The Captain still worries over her, to him I reckon she's his right hand.

Jayne's actually doing great. He told me to tell you Mama that he loved the almond brittle you shipped, in fact he ate it all (Much to the frustration of everyone else, particular