Dylan's Playdate and Daddy Goes Back to Work

On Friday, Dylan joined Mommy and Daddy on a trip down to the Alderwood Mall. Dylan visited some of Mommy's co-workers, then joined in on some shopping. Mommy had a few outfits that were too small for Dylan that she exchanged for some frog pj's and some horse pj's. Then the three of us met Candice and Dave in Burlington for dinner.

Saturday morning, our friends Ira, Tracy, and Landon came up from the Issaquah area. Ira was my roommate in college for two years. Ira and Tracy had an addition to their family about six months ago. Lynette and I got to meet Landon for the first time just before Dylan was born. Landon and Dylan were having great fun together on Saturday during their first play date.

Amy and Dirk (aka Dierks, aka Beags) came down Saturday afternoon. Harley and Dirk wore each other out running and wrestling in the backyard. Saturday evening, Amy watched her favorite nephew so that Mommy and Daddy could go on a date.

On Sunday, Dylan joined his aunt and his Mommy and Daddy on a trip down to Bellevue. Mommy and Daddy test drove a car at a dealer there, and then the entire gang went to the mall. We were back home by about 6PM to get ready for a BBQ at 7PM. We had a few friends over to mark the end of Daddy's paternity leave from work.

The night before Daddy went back to work it was Dylan's first night in his big boy crib. I think it was most traumatic for Mommy. He did great sleeping all night! 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. He has also been sleeping through the night ever since. Guess we should've moved him to his own bed sooner!!!

4:30 came really early on Monday morning. The alarm went off and it was time for me to get ready for work. My shift started at 6AM, and luckily we went to coffee right away, because it was a busy day. I took seven new case reports during my shift (five new cases in a day is a busy day, and I have only topped seven cases one time in four years when I took eight in one day). The cases included three hit & run accidents, three burglaries (one commercial and two residential), and one vehicle prowl.

Tuesday was a bit slower, and I was able to get caught up on paperwork. Dylan and Mommy met Daddy and Officer McQuoid for coffee in the afternoon. Dylan became a junior officer, and has the sticker to prove it!

On Wednesday, the family drove the Jetta down to Bellevue where they met back up with John Leal. He works for Acura of Bellevue and is the father of one of Lynette's clients. We were anticipating having to dump a lot of money into the Jetta in the next year, so we traded it in for a new car. John helped us get a really good deal on it.

We then met up with Tuan in Bellevue for dinner. Tuan got to see his new "nephew" for the first time. We had a great time catching up with Tuan, and he was still curious about what Grandpa Dave was up to.