First Trip to the Lake...

With Rob gone for a few days, we needed to find something to do to keep busy. I called my Aunt Ginny to see about possibly bringing Joel and Mom up to the cottage at Devil's Lake for a picnic. Ginny and Uncle John were going to be up there, but they said a visit would be fine. We went on Saturday at noon. It was COLD and really windy there, so there was not much outside time. We ate on the enclosed porch and talked for a long time. Joel slept on the chaise....all the cool air must have worn him out! While we were there, Uncle Ted called and invited us to come visit him at his place at Deep Lake, about 10 minutes away. We went there and sat out on his deck for a while talking and playing with Joel. Their place was really nice and we could have relaxed there for quite a while. The ride home was a long one....Joel seems to increasingly hate his car seat. We are going to Columbus next weekend, so that should be fun if he screams the whole way. I think we are going to have to be creative about when we feed him and when we travel. I think part of the issue Saturday was that he hadn't slept much and was just irritable in general. I gave him a bath when we got home and he slept well. He does love being outside. Hopefully our next visit to the lake will be warmer! Good night...