Father's Day Weekend

Saturday and Sunday were full of activities.  We took Cole to a petting zoo at the LaPorte Library Saturday morning.  He walked around with one piece of straw trying to feed the animals.  He also greeted all the animals with a wave and a "hello."  It was hilarious.

Hello, Deer.  Give me a smooch.



Would you like some straw?

Is that a goat?

 Later Saturday afternoon, we filled up the baby pool and busted out the slip and slide.  Cole loves to play in the water.

My parents came over to celebrate Father's Day.  Stephen grilled fish, red potatoes and corn.  It was delicious.

 On Sunday after church we went to Red Lobster with my mother-in-law's dad,  Great Granddaddy Corder.

Sunday afternoon we went to my in-laws for a Bailey family party.  Cole and Jake swam with Stephen and John before dinner and Cole enjoyed playing with all his cousins.

Perfect Patio

Well, we started updating the backyard about a month ago.  It started with a new slab, followed by a cover, fans, and new furniture.  Here is the finished product.  We need to start working on the landscaping now.  I guess it never ends.


Finished layout



Dinner, anyone?

The Bartender at the new slate bar

Slate bistro table

Fun Friday #2

This Friday we did a project for Stephen for Father's Day.  We made a stepping stone.  Mom bought the kit at Michael's.  We placed pictures of Stephen and Cole in the stone and then we were going to put Cole's handprint.  He wasn't having it.  He kept squeezing the mix with his hand; we ended up with a footprint.

Mixing the cement

Thanks, Nonnie



Quick pic with mommy



Trying to make a handprint

Not so much...

Finished product

Fun Friday #1

So my mom decided she wanted to do something special with Cole every Friday this summer.  At the end of the summer, she is going to make him a book online of all the fun times we have.  For the first "Fun Friday" we took Cole to Bayou Wildlife Park in Dickinson about 20 minutes towards Galveston.  I didn't even know this place existed.  It had all kinds of animals in their natural habitat.  We took a tram ride and went through the petting zoo.  They also had a barn and pony rides, but Cole was tuckered out.  He was working on his first week of not taking a morning nap.  We packed a lunch and were going to eat at a park on the way home, but Cole sacked out in the backseat.  Here are a few pics from the day.

Dad told me to bring my bow...I forgot it at home.

Seriously, dude...you stink.

On the tram

Mom, are we at ToysRus?

Whoa, that's a big animal.

Are you kidding me?  Those horns were ridiculous.

Mommy's Little Monkey

On our way home

Graduation Day 2011

Coca-cola Cake

My cousin, Eric, graduated from Pasadena Memorial HS, another HS in our district.  They had a family party at Fuddruckers on Saturday.  Cole really enjoyed seeing all his cousins and play in the arcade.  He loved the race car.

Step on it, Nonnie

Move over Jeff Gordon

Cousin Tim and Uncle Keith

Cousin Hannah

Hollywood and Cousin Sarah

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend was low key at the Bailey household.  If you have feathers or hide...beware.  Stephen definitely got good use out of his new BBQ.  Here is a picture of the smoking chickens we had on Sunday.

All our chickens in a row...

On Monday he tried his first brisket.  It was really good, but Stephen is so impatient he said that might be his last brisket for a while.

Carving his first brisket...he had a lesson from my dad, the master of meat

Cole has a little fever, so we planned to let him play in his new pool and the sprinkler after lunch.  Instead we played inside and he got to play after his nap.  Here are a few pics of the pool-time fun.

Splishy-splashy

Hanging out with mommy

We also have a new addition to the front of the house.  We now have Old Glory waving high above our garage.  Stephen read up on flag rules...We must keep the flag lit at night if you choose to leave it up 24 hours.  Also...you must take it down for rain or snow...no problem there.  We haven't had either in months.  Here is a pic of the stars and stripes.

Old Glory