Happy Halloween to you all! This is Derek's first time at a pumpkin patch! You can tell we all had a great time!

Derek is nine months old today, and growing by the second! He had a hard eighth month, but is now through it! Derek contracted roseola, cut his first tooth (bottom left), smashed his toe, and withstood a couple of days with a high temperature. What a trooper!! He is crawling SUPER FAST and loves to be outside. He is usually seen with a leaf in each hand as he crawls, or daintily stroking a flower. He is definitely an outdoor person. Derek has been enjoying the park every day, sometimes twice a day! Then he comes home for a nice warm bath. He had his first experience with dog poop on the play structure. Luckily it didn't go into his mouth. Where was soap when we needed it? We just LOVE him SO MUCH and look forward to the next month and what it will bring us!