More lake fun

 On our most recent trip to the Lake, we mostly got pictures of Simon alone or Simon with Grandma.  The guys were out golfing several times, trying to get in a few more rounds while the weather is still nice!

Reading with Grandma

And pointing to family pictures.  He was good at picking out several people, especially Grandma, Grandpa, GG, and Aunt Eleanor.

My new favorite Simon picture.

We also threw lots of rocks, sticks and pinecones in to the lake.

Wind-up

Pitch

Simon also had fun helping Grandma Karen water her newly-planted flower bulbs.

Haircut = trip to bakery

 One time I took Simon to a particular place to get his hair cut.  He was so good for it that afterward, I took him across the street to get him a muffin from the bakery.  He remembered this for a long time and was already asking about his muffin when we were driving back for his next haircut.  He also talked about it all the way THROUGH the haircut and was practically demanding it as I paid and we left.  It gave the others there quite the chuckles.

So off we went to the bakery, where Simon finally got to enjoy his treat:

Plotting his next bite.

Diving in

Who, me?  I didn't do it.

More photos from the Lake

Good morning on the deck!

New-to-Simon toys

BIG swing

Whee!

Movie of lots of playtime fun:


Mowing and riding from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.

Random photo catch-up

Simon loves his letter puzzle, and can identify about 80% of the letters correctly!

Filling the pool

He was having no part of eating small spoonfuls of ice cream - he wanted it "big".

At our nearby farmstand, visiting the geese.

Watermelon + deck + summer = perfect.

Loving "wa-na-me-won"

Painting on a cold and rainy Saturday morning

Colorful!

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.

Swing set!

Thanks to his very generous and helpful relatives, Simon has a new-to-him swing set! It used to belong to his cousins Elise and Alli, but they kindly hauled it all the way from Princeton, IL so that Simon can have it now! Thanks to Grandpa Jim, Grandma Barb, Scott, Sonnie, Elise, Alli and Keegan for making the trip here and helping to set it up.

Simon loves the slide, the mounted steering wheel up on the platform, and his three brand-new swings.

First time down the slide:


The whole set:


Fun on the "yellow fing"!

Just like Daddy

Simon loves his lawn mower, and loves following Daddy around when he's mowing. Troy views this as excellent practice!

Just like Daddy from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.