Big brother is sweet to Derek

We were taking a walk the other night, and Drew was practicing with his training wheel-equipped bike. He stopped his bike and said "I want to give Derek a kiss!". So he gets of and proceeds to give Derek a kiss in his stroller, which of course Derek loved. What a sweet pair of guys we have. :-)

Mama and her 2 Boys

A sweet moment of snuggly love...

Derek and his Colorado "Peeps"

We've been on vacation in Colorado for the last week, and Derek has been doing some serious "bonding" with family and friends here. It's been really sweet to watch. He likes playing air hockey with Uncle Brian. He and Grandma Tuttles had fun with tickling over lunch. And, he would spend a long, long time with the Benda family in their backyard. Here he is enjoying "Uncle Steve" and some watermelon with Jennifer.

"Bella"

As Derek becomes more and more social and more and more verbal, his people preferences emerge. He seems to be a "people person" with many favorites, but few can compare to "Bella" (aka Gabriella Kimsey). Perhaps it's because she takes him out of the "3rd wheel" roll with Drew and Gabriella's older brother Judah, but Derek can sit and watch and talk to Gabriella for long stretches of time.

Fun at the park

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit and we all went to the park!

Photos here!

Derek Fun

Here's a photo of Derek in a little birthday suit. His daycare 'mom' is from Peru and it's customary for the child to have a nice birthday suit on their special day. So she gave him this one! It's gorgeous- fine wool, with velvet cuffs and a bow and pressed collar. Wow!

Next is a photo of Drew feeding Derek tonight! This could be fun! They both loved it!

Derek is One!!!

Little Derek turned one on Sunday! It's hard to believe it! He's got six teeth, is standing (with help), he smiles a lot, laughs a lot, and he's just having a great time.

Here are some photos of that day!

Here is a little video.

Happy Birthday Derek!!!