Christmas 2008

Brayden's 2nd Christmas was so much fun! The holidays are really all about the kids so to watch him open presents and play was a real treat to see. He received SO many gifts from friends and family, but his favorite seems to be the drum set. You should see him BANG on that thing. :) Complete with family, gifts, tree, eggnog, a beautiful fire, and brownies for Santa, this Christmas was yet another special day. Enjoy the pictures!

Scared of Santa?

On Christmas Eve my niece, Ebony, and I went to the mall to have Brayden and JJ's pictures taken with Santa. The line was really long, but we made it to the front and it was finally Brayden's turn.

I started to hand Brayden over to Santa so he could sit and have his picture taken like a big boy, but this child was not havin' it! He is TERRIFIED of Santa Clause! It was TOO funny ya'll. He kept making his body stiff so I couldn't sit him down ... oh it was a trip. lol I mean really, who is scared of Santa Clause? ha!

I kept saying "but Brayden, it's Santa" in my most loving, mommy-loves-you voice, but it was still a no-go so I ended up having to sit on Santa's couch and hold Brayden so he would take the picture. LOL!

Brayden's first trip to the North Pole was a memorable one indeed. :)

Brayden's Baptism

One of the proudest moments for Brandon and I was the day of Brayden's Baptism. (Which was also his 1st birthday.) We both believe strongly in family so to see both our families and friends come together on this day was VERY special to us. When Brayden looks back at these pictures one day, it will be special to him as well.

Tony, our associate pastor, took pictures of this beautiful event as a gift to him. Tony is a freelance photographer and the pictures came out gorgeous. He not only took the pictures, but he also created a DVD with the pictures set to the music of the most beautiful, tear-jerking gospel songs I've ever heard. The theme of the DVD was "Love". I will be eternally grateful for the awesome job he did.

It was a great day for our son!

Here are a few of the pics ... Enjoy ...

Go Brayden, It's Ya' Birthday!

Brayden turns ONE on 11/9/2008! We had his birthday party the day before at our house on a Saturday afternoon. (His Dad also gave him a party in Austin on 11/1. Lucky kid!) There were several of Brayden's friends and cousins there. :) We set up dozens of toys in his play room and turned on cartoons for the kiddos to watch. There was a bouncy house in the backyard right outside the playroom and you should have seen the children AND grown ups in that thing. :)

We played a few games with Brayden. My favorite being, "How much does Brayden weigh?" We passed Brayden around to each person in the room and they guessed his weight. He was .......... 21.6 lbs! :) Some people ought to be 'shame for a few of those guesses. lol! It was fun. I also created a time capsule for Brayden with many items from his first year that he can open when he is 16. Each person at the party wrote words of wisdom on a notecard which will also go in the capsule.

Brayden had a BALL! Here are pictures ... Enjoy!