The Bacala Family: July 2011

Fropper Mania!

Christopher and I were in a store shopping when he came across the Fropper. It has 4 wheels, he can sit on it, bounce up and down a bit, and scoot it with his feet. I literally had to pry his fingers off the handlebars to get him out of the store. Screaming fit and all. So, of course I knew he had to have one. I found it on-line, on sale, free shipping, with a summer discount. Boom! I ordered it. I have never seen delight like that when I opened the box from our front porch. He loves it as much now as he did in the store.

4th of July

We love summer and July 4th - veggies, veggies, veggies. Lollie came down to visit with the latest harvest from their garden.

Chris was eating corn and Christopher just leaned over a took a bite.

Grilled zucchini!

Cornbread and grilled carrots!

We had a great 4th that included the neighborhood parade, hot dogs and swimming. A great laid back family day. Christopher hit the sack early he was so worn out by everything.

Toddler in the House!

I didn't do it...

Dog food on the left, water bowl on the right = now we have a combo.

Uh-oh, I think I've been caught.

Platform diving

Christopher and I taking a little swim to stay cool - check out my belly under the water. Wowzers! And he's standing on it!!

Parker and Christopher

We had a great visit with our dear friends Mike and Heather and their son Parker at the end of June. Come back soon!

The boys just trying to stay cool on an extremely hot Dallas day.

These two will be lifelong friends - they were born exactly one year apart.

Baby mash-up.

Christopher showing Parker his stick tricks.

Food Exploration

Boy, Christopher has come a long way with his eating. He's not going to win a pie eating contest anytime soon but he has been trying new things!

Having a little applesauce and feeding himself, mostly.

And someone discovered the spice rack - which is now child-proofed - but fittingly, he was obsessed with the Tabasco bottle.

Fun in June

We had a great visit with Matt and Sara and their two adorable kids - they were here all the way from England! Matt and Chris met in Manchester, England when Chris studied there years ago.

Memorial Day 2011

We had a great Memorial Day with family and friends. Chris boiled a ton of crawfish, we enjoyed watermelon and a day by the pool. So much fun! Leslie, Danny, Hanna and Maddie came to visit for the weekend and we had a great time!

Crawfish, crawfish, crawfish!

The Bacala Boys on Memorial Day 2011.

Good times!

Maddie helping Deidre prepare a breakfast casserole.

Poolside fun.

Maddie and Brown ready for a swim.

Cousins! Hanna, Christopher and Madison

May Swim Lessons

Christopher really enjoyed swim lessons in May. It was a great class to get him used to the water. We had a ball every Saturday morning. And as a bonus Tameka and Jaxon were in our class!