Grandparents Visit & Halloween

So Derek's Grandparents from Delano paid us a visit. They were super excited to see Derek, Erica & I. The last time they saw Derek was when he was barely a month old. He's grown significantly since then. They arrived on Tuesday the 28th & left yesterday. It was great for them to spend some quality time baby sitting Derek while we went to work.

Derek's first Halloween was very eventful and memorable. I took the day off to spend time with the family and we had a great day. The first thing we did was take some 2 month portraits at Sears. Derek did very well. We took a few family shots and pictures of Derek in his very first Halloween Costume, his infamous broccoli suit and the traditional S-B costume, a pumpkin outfit. For our first Halloween costumes together, Erica & I both dressed up as pumpkins. When we got our dogs Nala & Kiwi, we dressed them up as pumpkins. Its Derek's turn!


After the portraits, I treated everyone to Onami's thanks to my bonus from work. It was the 2nd time that Derek and Mom & Dad's first time at our favorite restaurant. Derek did great. He was not fussy at all. Once we were done eating, Erica & Mom went shopping while Dad & I stayed home. Dad spent some extra time with Derek and even put him to sleep with his singing. Meanwhile, I carved us a pumpkin.

The day was not over. As soon as Erica and Mom got home, we put Derek into his broccoli Halloween costume and headed to a party that our apartment complex hosted. Everyone got a kick out of Derek's costume, especially once they found out what he was. It was the most original costume that we and everyone else has ever seen. We even got pictures with him and actual pieces of broccoli. We got back and I put out our pumpkin.

On Saturday, we had breakfast at IHOP and took Mom & Dad to the train station for their trip back to Delano. Afterwards, we took a trip to Babies R Us where we picked up a few outfits and diapers for Derek. We hung out at home and relaxed the rest of the day. Sunday was pretty much the same except for more sleep and a lazy day at the pad. One more thing, Derek's schedule has changed. Now he doesn't sleep right away once he eats and he sleeps at different times. He also said his first pseudo word: "Ow" like "ouch" but not the same context. He's starting to talk more often.

Overall, it was a great week!