Two Year Old Comparison

As I was sitting here trying to catch up on some blogging and posting pictures, I realized that I might not have done a comparison picture of Corey and Derek about the same about. This age is two this time.

So here is Corey...

And here is Derek...

Trying To Smuggle Derek To Georgia

This is when I told him that he was going to get to go home with me. He was so happy.
You think I was kidding? See the suitcase in the background.

9/25 Pictures of Derek

More "Earlier" Pictures of Derek

2/19/08

6/30/08

6/30/08

7/6/08

7/15/08

7/17/08

8/13/08 - This was my good morning kiss from Derek.

8/14/08

8/14/08

8/15/08

Our First Pictures of Derek - 2/10/08

These are the first pictures sent to us after Derek was born February 10, 2008. These are my comments I sent to friends to announce his arrival...

Yes, I am finally a grandmother - or as we're to be known...Grandma Carol and Grandpa Joe per the kids!

Derek Franklin Preston FINALLY arrived late last night after a very long exciting day. He weighed 9 lbs. 6 oz., 21" long and a headful of red hair and dimples on both sides of his cheeks. In the words of Corey "you couldn't put another hair on his head if you tried". Derek apparently has inherited the "Cattell" genes also as Corey says Derek looks just like his granddaddy.

Nikki started having contractions on Saturday night, went to the hospital Sunday morning and wound up having to have a c-section after pushing for most of the night with no success. It was a long evening for Joe and me especially being this far away. Utah never seemed so far away as last night! Everyone is doing well.

Pictures will follow as soon as I learn to download them from my phone. So until later, I remain Grandma Carol!!!

(So, here it is six months later and I finally have managed to put first pictures of Derek on my blog and he was primarily the reason for the blog).

Derek - 8/26/08

Now that I may have learned to download phone pictures, I'm going to try to post some though they will be out of order. But, who cares? When you're cute, you're cute from one day to another.

Derek - 8/27/08

I'm marking this day on my calendar!!! I have finally been able to download a video from my cell phone to the blog site. Simple you say? Not for me. I got my phone one week before Derek was born so I could receive pictures and videos. Corey and Nikki (mostly Nikki) have been fantastic sending us lots of pictures and videos. However, my phone has been messed up and has automatically deleted more pictures and videos than I care to remember. When I do, I begin to get upset and cry since they are lot "one-of-a-kind" items that can never be replaced. And, with us living a couple thousand miles away, it helps to keep us connected as much as possible.

I haven't even been able to send anything to my email address and have it show up. I know I've got pictures swirling around somewhere in outer space or some family in Oslo, Norway has pictures of Derek. Hopefully, the HOURS spent at our local AT&T store was solved today after a replacement phone and a young lady who figured out the problem today - I hope!!!

Now everyone can see my absolutely fantastic, adorable, quickly-growing grandson and admire him as much as Joe and I do! (BTW...the strange noise on the video apparently is Nikki trying to get Derek to laugh. And no, she doesn't normally sound that way).