Labor Day weekend

While Troy had a fun weekend with some friends in Chicago, Simon and I went to Gilbert Lake. Despite the fact that he didn't have an afternoon nap before we left, he only fell asleep for the last 15 minutes of the trip:


It was a cool weekend, so we didn't do any swimming, but we did play a LOT with sticks and dirt. (The hat was to keep the dirt off his head - he kept picking up handfuls and throwing it.)



Grandpa Tom also put up a swing for Simon! He insisted that Grandma Karen try it out first to make sure all was secure:


Simon liked it, after taking a little while to get used to it!