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.