Happy Easter!!!

Awww, now doesn't he just look like a little man! Oh my goodness, where did my newborny, little boy go? He's getting so big and developing his own little, cool personality.

He's shown here with his Easter basket that his Dad made for him. Inside the basket were toys, a stuffed animal that said "My First Easter) and plastic eggs pictured like basketballs, footballs, soccer, etc. Inside each egg was a $2 bill that had words of wisdom and love written on them by Brandon. Just the sweetest thing!

We all have been having so much fun learning and really getting to know Brayden John Simmons. His eyes are still as intense as ever and his laugh it totally contagious!

Well, here are pics of Brayden with the family for his first Easter. Enjoy!

Ah, and my personal favorite ...... :)

Hangin' with Daddy ...

Hangin' out with Daddy, Aunt Patrece and Cousin Regan looks like it's going one of Brayden's favorite pasttimes. :) Here are several pictures of all of them "hangin' out". Enjoy!

Patrece holding Brayden. :) She's such a good Auntie.

Awwww, Regan holding Brayden on the slide at the park. :)

In one of the pics above, you'll see Brayden with his new protectors, Sphinx and Pharaoh. Can you tell which one it is? Two of the most gorgeous black dogs you'd ever want to see. :)

Now look at Regan and Brayden in this picture. It's almost scary how much alike they look. :) Absolutely, TOO cute. ;)

Hey cutie pie! See he has a couple of little friends there with him.

We like to call this one .... "Grrrrr" ... :)

The Sky is Falling!!

Well, last night it snowed like crazy here in Dallas. I believe we got 2-3 inches! Mind you the day before yesterday it was 80 degrees! Crazy Texas weather I tell ya, but we wanted to share some pictures of Mommy and Brayden in the snow. If you look at a couple of the pictures carefully at the bottom, you'll see that he is way more fascinated with his hands than he is the snow. lol. Enjoy! :)

I Found My Hands!!

So .... our baby is growing up right before our eyes!!! 3 months and counting. He's now found his hands you guys! He found his hands and looks at them in amazement. I mean I don't think I've ever seen ANYONE look at ANYTHING with such wonder and bewilderment in their eyes. He's on a mission to find out what exactly he's supposed to do with these things. lol. It's too funny to watch him. He is starting to look like a real little boy and not so newborny, ya know. (Is that or word or did I just make that up?) Ah yes, he's getting bigger, but I'm loving every bit of it. Here are some pics ...

Here are some pictures we took right after a bath. :) Showin' off those muscles already. lol

Lunch with Amaya

This is one of my best friends, Melissa's daughter Amaya. Amaya's birthday is October 17th and Brayden's is November 9th. They're so close in age so I'm sure they'll be good friends as they get older. Melissa, Amaya, Aranda, myself and Brayden met at Macaroni Grill to catch up and so our little ones could meet each other.

Well, as I'm sure most of you know, me and about 4 of my friends were pregnant at the same time. Yeah, it was crazy, but fun all the same. :) We shared pregnancy stories throughout the months and told each other our birthing experiences. It was so fun have other ladies to share this experience with. You can just imagine how all of our first year birthday parties are going to be .... a mad house!! ... :)

Miss Amaya sleeping. Awwww. Makes me want a girl. :)

Melissa holding Bradyen ... :)



Me, holding Amaya ... ;)

Off to Aunt Patrece's

Brandon and Brayden went to visit Aunt Patrece and cousin Regan in Terrell. I just happened to dress Brayden in red and white, not knowing that Brandon had on the same colors. :) Sooooo cute. Here he is with cousin Regan. She's a cutie pie ...