Holy Cow! It has been quite a while since I have been able to post! I am officially on vacation for the next two and a half months and have time to myself every Sunday! Therefore, I will most likely be able to keep up on the blog!!! On a side note, Ric and I just celebrated our ten year anniversary!!! I am very lucky to be married to my best friend and look forward to growing old with him!

Derek is an amazing soul! He is almost 18 months and growing like a weed! Most people think he is two years old because of his height. He is using his words and less signs lately...He can say "thank you" without prompting and "please" with prompting. He repeats everything we say and FLEXES his muscles for all to see. His face turns bright red and his eyeballs pop out of his head! He loves to make people laugh, hence his flexing routine! He says "HI" to everyone he sees, and is learning his colors. His favorite shape is an "oval" which he will say and find on a fence, wall, etc. Running is very exciting for him and he enjoys being outside to talk to neighbors, go into their backyards, and pull "weeds." One of our neighbors even bought Derek his own little seat to sit back and enjoy her beautiful garden! He is definitely a people person!!! I could go on and on, but I don't want to bore you all.

Thank you for being patient with me!