Fun at the Lake and in MN

We recently had a very brief visit to my parents' house in the Twin Cities, followed by mid-week trips to Chetek for Troy, and Gilbert Lake for Simon and me. My parents came with us to Gilbert Lake and we had a lot of fun!

First, here's a picture of Simon at a playground near my parents' house. He had no qualms about going down this big slide all by himself. (And he also climbed back up the slide too!)


On our way to Gilbert Lake, Simon had his first ice cream cone from the Lake Dexter drive-in (a traditional stopping point on the way there):

At the Lake, Simon got in lots of fun play time with Grandma Karen, Grandpa Tom, and GG Peggy. He also ate corn on the cob!

Grandma and grandpa took him for a few paddleboat rides:


It was important to Simon to "drive":


And of course he spent lots of time in the lake! His life jacket, which was actually a baby shower gift from my friend Stacy and her family, fit very well this year:


More ice cream on the way back:

We also had a visit to a pool with Emily! Here's Simon all ready to get in:


Bonus video: first, of an ice cream cone; second, of Simon "skipping". It's more like galloping, but it's still pretty cute. As you will see, we were with Emily and uncle Eric at a golf course waiting for Troy, Grandpa Tom, aunt Sarah and her sister Mary to finish their round before we all had dinner. Yes, we were very, very, very sure that no golf balls were about to fly in our general direction. (Shortly after this video, we had to keep Simon further away as the group actually hit on to the green.)

Ice cream from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.

Skipping from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.