Daddy Derek Day Outing

So today was another Derek-Daddy day. Derek actually woke up before we did and was chillin' in his crib and waiting for us to wake up. He wasn't crying at all and was just watching his mobile.

Our day started off with Derek encountering a celebrity for the very first time. While taking a walk, we ran into San Diego Chargers starting cornerback, Antonio Cromartie. He actually stopped while he was headed towards our direction and told me that Derek looks like me. From a father to another father, it was great to hear compliments and recognition from a professional athlete. This was Derek's first time he met a Charger. This will be a story to tell him when he grows up.

After we met Cro, we headed to Wal-Mart to return some stuff and pick up a few necessities. It was Derek and I's first adventure out in retail land without Erica. He smiled for everyone and did not cry once at the store.


Next stop was eating lunch with Erica. Derek was asleep the majority of the time while we drove up to her work. I picked up some taco bell bean burritos and their latest dish, fully loaded nachos. The chips were not quite as huge and Carne Asada nachos, but they we're satisfying enough that I couldn't finish them. We shared the nachos, hung out at the office and headed for our next stop, Mission Valley Mall.


Derek and I walked around the mall for at least an hour and a half. We picked up a Ladainian Tomlinson ornament at Hallmark and then proceeded to Office Depot and Sears Essentials. I was looking for some screen protectors for our new phones as well as a leather case for our iphone that we got from Carlito. They had this clearance rack where I was able to pick up an iphone case, some mechanical pencils, a laser pointer, blank mini dvd-rws and some screen protectors for over 50% off! What a deal. Sears was next door and we walked over to pick up some prints from Derek's 2-month portraits. That was our last stop on the outing. We went home soon after and in about 30 minutes, Erica was home. We went on a quick family walk with Derek, the girls, Erica and I. I then cooked some cheese-stuffed burgers for dinner and we put Derek to sleep. The night concluded with an episode of Ugly Betty and How I Met Your Mother.