3 months. 3 states.

Today North is 3 months old!

And this weekend he got a chance to visit his 3rd state (Iowa! where he went to Eagle Point Park; he'd already been to Indiana of course and took a trip to Illinois when he was 1 month old).

Each year we spend Labor day weekend at the cottage in Thomson, IL with Gigi, Papa, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Greg, Aunt Pam, and Cousins Kim, Nick, and Olivia. This year is the first year that Grandma Valbert (North's great-great-grandmother) wasn't there as well, having passed away at the end of October.

Here is a photo of last Labor day--the last photo that we have of Grandma and sort of the only photo with all 5 generations on Bridgett's side that includes North (I was 1 week pregnant when this was snapped). While Grandma never got to meet North, she did know that he would be coming before she passed away which I am so grateful for.
In the photo, starting at the bottom left: Row 1: Mackenzie & Nick Row 2: Olivia, Grandma, Gigi, Grandma Valbert, Aunt Pam Row 3: Grandpa, Bridgett, Alan, Papa, Uncle Greg, Kim, & Matt.

While it was sad to not have Grandma with us this year (she was missed), we all still had a great time and were so happy to introduce North to some of the fun things that the cottage offers.

He had a great time meeting his 2nd cousins Nick & Olivia, 1st cousin once removed Kim, Great-Aunt Pam, Great-Uncle Greg, and of course seeing Gigi, Papa, and Grandma again:

With Kimmy

North loved Olivia!

Great-Aunt Pam

Nick--about 2 seconds before North spit up on him

Gigi and Grandma!

This weekend we also discovered a feature on our camera that we hadn't realized was there--the ability to take black and white photos while keeping only 1 color. Unfortunately, we totally abused this feature and so ended up with some wacky photos.

Pink!

Blue!

Green--a poor color choice for the pumpkin carving picture! Each year we pick a pumpkin or 2 from the patch. This year's was converted into an early jack-o-lantern in no time.