Gilbert was mildly interested in the exhibits. He simply enjoyed running around unabated. And with an airplane ride soon to follow that evening we were content to allow him to run to better ensure an exhausted child.
We did get some fun photos though. And a good pic with the grand parents!
Well, as I said, nothing is easy with a child. Little Man just didn't want to look at, let alone smile at the camera. This is the best we could do. 
He was more receptive when Kristen was taking photos, but as usual she doesn't have a good photo of her and Little Man. Then again, she didn't seem to disappointed mumbling something about bad hair, big forehead or some other mumbo jumbo. Me, on the other hand, quite happy with my photo with Gilbert!
As usual, Gilbert was a fantastic flyer. Catching the very early 6:25am flight out of Midway, we were sure to have a breakfast sandwich from Potbelly and sit among the tables that have a full floor to ceiling view of the tarmac. Little Man was so engulfed by the airplanes we could barely get him to pause and eat!
Once on the ground and at my parent's house, it was straight to the pool. We really wanted to get Little Man in there as much as possible to grow his interest in swimming.
By the end of the week we made great progress and he was much more happy and trusting in the water.
My interior designer (aka my wife - who is actually an interior designer) advised me it was time to update the master bedroom. First step, get rid of the four poster bed. Kristen's plan is to design and build a custom headboard (should be fun!), so the current bed had to go. That meant disassembling the damn thing! Say hello to my Sunday project. Luckily, it was relatively easy which was all I could handle after a 4am night (whole other story!). 
When I take on a project I am no longer doing it myself. I have my apprentice...Gilbert! His speciality, you ask? The screwdriver. Bear witness. 
Of all the activities we did over the holiday weekend, Gilbert clearing had the best time hanging with his Great Grandpa watching television and playing Solitaire on the computer!
It was not warm on Saturday, but I was determined to get Gilbert into the pool. We started slow by just hanging out on the pool's edge.
He was not appreciative of being plopped in with the pool temp only at 77 degrees. 
Gilbert was much happier to be out and safely behind the decking. 
Dressed in his best red, white, and blue, Gilbert demonstrated his patriotism waving Old Glory!
He also showed his support for the 2nd Amendment with his right to bear arms, a squirt gun!
When we arrived at our final destination, everyone was outside on the pool deck. Grandpa was putting together a new bed for Little Man. In the past a crib had still been set up, but Grandpa and Grandma were kind enough to purchase a big boy bed for Gilbert.
Wanting to be involved, Little Man got right in and wanted to help! The smartest one of the bunch was Great Grandpa who just sat back and supervised!
First stop on our tour was to visit "Gram", Kristen's mother. We went to the local park, had a nice walk around the neighborhood and let Gilbert run around the yard after being couped up in the car for a two hour drive.
Little Man is finally enjoying playing with balls. Baseballs, golf balls, etc. Much to Kristen's dismay, you can hear golf balls rolling around the back and on the floor of the car. So don't be surprised if future pictures have Gilbert clutching some type of ball!
Thought this was funny. Gilbert is becoming a multitasker like is daddy. So focused on brushing his teeth, he forgot to do one basic task, take off his pants!
Taking photos and movies of Gilbert has been challenging recently. He sees the camera and wants to look at the pics and videos with the view finder. So, what I have to do now is take a video of him, give him the camera, and then use the other camera to capture him acting naturally. Tiring, I know!
