Crawfish Boil part 2 (not ours though)

The rain stayed away long enough to get a couple pounds of crawfish down today.

Oranges and artichokes. Two new things that made the table better, but I never thought I'd admit it.

Will plays a little toss with Simon.

Simon shows Henry how to properly devour a watermelon slice.

Eating avocado or really snotty?

I tasted it to find out. It's avocado. It needs cilantro and garlic, but then again, so does snot.

Simon's book club

This post satisfies my "Cerebral" quota for the year.

"What's that you got there, buddy? Oedipus Rex?"

I guess that means I'm sleeping with one eye open.

Crawfish boil

As if we didn't spend enough time outside last weekend, we added a crawfish boil to our agenda, but instead of dozens of people, it was just us. Picked up 8 pounds at the store near us, and they were pretty good size. I had been hearing how much the drought was affecting the crawfish crop, but these seemed to be fine.

Simon had no idea why that lobster is so small.

I named this one Crazy Legs Henderson and let him wander around the table before I threw him in the pot.

Those barbecue gloves aren't just for handling a hot brisket.

Turned out tasty, but could've used more Crab Boil and salt.

Happy Birthday Big Man

Felt like the fastest year ever.

Enjoying his birthday cake.

Simon tells us how old he is.

Hats and Horseshoes

Here are the rest of the pictures from Simon's party.

When I think Kentucky, I think of their first President... Colonel Harland Sanders. God Bless You and your secret recipe.

Will and Todd pitchin horseshoes.

Seven hats for Seven moms.

Will and Nicole.

Brian in his riding outfit working an old teething trick on Henry.

Mark and little Garrett Gomez.

Azzy, holding Reese, with Chris and Aidan in the swing.

Simon's Party - His friends

Simon's playgroup was really the center of attention at the party. No one dressed up better than they did (except maybe Brian). We had two jockeys and two horses. We did not make the jockeys ride the horses... we have to save something for next year.

One of the Henrys.

Reese and another Henry.

Henry, Reese and Simon.

All the guys together. Reese, Henry, Henry, Henry, Aidan, Jack and Simon (who as you can see is not a fan of sitting in grass.)

Simon's Derby Party - The Set Up

Here's the boring shots before people got to our house for Simon's Tacky Derby Party

The big board.

Beer in a kiddie pool. We let the babies swim in the cooler (with the lid off).

Horsey napkins.

The mint julep and cigar station. My favorite.