It’s no secret that last week Michael Vick was released from prison to home confinement; it seems like every major media outlet in the country rolled the completely boring footage of Vick’s entourage rolling up to his Virginia manse. With nowhere to go, you might think the nation’s most famous construction worker would have a rough time around the house with nothing to do for the next few months.

Think that no more, friends. While the world’s pre-eminent authority on everything, WIKIPEDIA, describes house arrest as a “punitive measure” meant to be an alternative to prison time, it’s hard to see what exactly is punitive about this lakeside Memorial Day BBQ held at Vick’s house in Virginia. TMZ somehow had an operative on the scene who got photo proof of Vick’s oh-so-rough life under arrest.

The only things identifying these pictures as from the post-prison era are the lack of Cristal, dog pits, and entourage. TMZ was on the scene:

TMZ obtained several photos of Vick — who was found guilty of charges related to brutally slaughtering innocent dogs in 2007 — enjoying a Memorial Day weekend BBQ in his personal waterfront detention center. Among the festivities, the ankle-bracelet sportin’ prisoner found time to steal a sunset smooch with one of his baby mamas.

Oh, right - the ankle bracelet monitor, an accessory mandatory for all the fashionable barbecues this time of year. Well, either that or this is definitive proof of Big Foot:

Well, at least give the guy credit for spending time with his kids. On the other hand, considering most of his entourage was either run off or sold him out to the Feds, he probably doesn’t have many other options for human interaction.

At the end of the day, all that matters is that it’s a lot more fun to make out with your baby mama instead of your cellmate Big Bubba, right?