Derek's Now in Preschool

Everyday, Derek keeps getting smarter and continually absorbs new things. We decided it was time for preschool. Even though he's barely two years old, not only does he look like he's four, but he intellectually advanced for his age. Derek is now enrolled in the pre-K Concordia School located a block from our house. So far so good. This school will help him in the long run to develop his brain and social skills. He even made his stage debut for Concordia's Living Nativity play. Too bad it got rained out but at least he was on stage before it got shut down.

Thanksgiving 2010

This year's Thanksgiving was very similar to the past Thanksgiving celebration. Like last year and the past 4 yours since Erica and I got married, we celebrated Thanksgiving lunch in San Diego with the Buenaventura's and Thanksgiving dinner with the Sison's in Delano. The main difference is that Derek is now a toddler and he was able to run around and do more things. Its always awesome to spend time with family and catch up with each other, even if it means stuffing our faces twice in one day.

Here's some pics in San Diego:










Here's a few from Delano:

Mommy & Derek Days @ Legoland

During the last two Fridays of November, Erica made a couple of spontaneous trips to Legoland. Since we still have our season passes and she is off on Fridays, Erica took a drive up to Carlsbad for some Legoland fun. Derek rode the Sky Cruiser for the first time and rode some of his favorites, including the boat ride, safari cars and the fairy tale boat ride. Here are some pics of the trips.

Halloween 2010

This past Halloween was full of fun activities and marked the first time Derek went Trick or Treating. Halloween 2010 including a trip to Legoland, a visit from Erica's parents, jack-o-laterns and candy gathering.

A couple of weeks before Halloween, we made a trip up to Carlsbad for Halloween at Legoland. At the park, they had a special-themed area just for the holiday. Derek got to ride a bunch of new rides that he once was not tall enough to ride, including a water ride where all of us got drenched. He also got some practice asking for candy in a section dedicated to the kids for Halloween.










On the Thursday before Halloween, Erica's parents came down to visit us. During their short stay, we did a lot of things, including visiting a pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins and decorating out home.
















Halloween night marked the first time that Derek when Trick-or-Treating. This year, we dressed up Derek as a dog. He picked out his costume while we went shopping for it. He loved wearing the costume and wore it all night. Aurena drove down to our house to join us for the walk around the neighborhood. We all had a blast! Derek especially loved the whole event and even enjoyed passing out the candy to the kids that stopped by our house. Overall, Halloween was a success!

A New Addition to the Family

Guess what everyone??? The S-B's are having another person in the family! Currently, Erica is 24 weeks pregnant and we are all excited to have another person in our family! When Erica was pregnant with Derek, we jumped at the chance to find out the gender of the baby. This time around, we are going for the surprise and we will find out if Derek will have a baby brother or baby sister. Here's to another exciting chapter in our life.