Chavvon and Larissa Photography '10

Hello! You all know I get Brayden's pictures made every year and this year he had his pictures taken with friends Chavvon and Larissa on May 25th and when I tell you he had an awesome time, you better believe it! :) With both photographer's cameras in hand, we first, headed to a park in Grapevine, Texas where Brayden took pictures on a bridge. At the park was where they were able to capture some of his best dance moves (namely "the robot").

Then, we made our way toward Grapevine Main Street where he stopped and took pictures on an old-timey firetruck which he absolutley loved!

We were trying to get Brayden to pose with his hand in his pocket and he was giving the standard 2-year old answer of "no". Plain and simple "no". So I went to the car to get some money for him to put in his pocket and "voila!", he left his little hand in there just long enough for them to get some perfect shots! Uh oh ... money did the trick ... lol

We finished the shoot walking down Main street stopping at shops, letting him sit on benches, and getting shots of him running toward us smiling saying "wait for meeeee", but he also runs like this when he's coming to us sayin' "Daddyyy or Mommyyy"!! :)

A big "thank you" to Chavvon and Larissa for making his photos at 2 years gorgeous and a memorable experience.

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Here are a couple of Brayden and Mommy playing around toward the end of the shoot. :)

Our Lil' Monkey

Brayden is definitely ALL boy ... and a rough one at that. lol. He's absolutely loves to be outdoors, whether it's hot, cold, rain, snow, etc. If he's outside, he's a happy camper.

This picture is from a weekend Brayden was with his Dad and here he is, climbing trees already ...

He always has a great time with his Simmons Side ... :)

Hair Cuts

Here's Brayden with 2 of his cousins Caleb (3) and Kaden (6). This is a picture of all 3 of them after fresh haircuts from Cousin Derrick. Brayden gets so excited when he knows we're going to visit my cousin Tiff and her boys. They are a mess when they get together I tell ya'! :)

Easter 2010

Happy Easter Everyone!

Let's look at these two pictures. Easter 2009 on the left and this Easter on the right. Look closely just above his lip in both. Tell me why he busted his lip both years the day before Easter Sunday. Boys, I tell ya'. *sigh* After he fell this year (at the Barber Shop), I looked at him, shook my head and said "seriously, Brayden. Again?". lol

However, even the busted lip couldn't take away from his clean little suit. Last year, I dressed him and this year his Dad hooked him up with the suit and the bomb basket. :)

Now who says my baby isn't serious about getting those eggs? He loved his Easter basket (and so did I.) As you can see it's shaped like Elmo and furry like him, too. :)

Cousins Pokey and Marchell did a fantastic job making the holiday special for the kids. Great food, a pinata, kites, kiddie grab bags, Easter egg hunts with $$ eggs, and much more. What a great time for our family.

Thank you!

Prayers

Last night brayden and I were saying his prayers and he says "God bless Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Papa, Popo, Nani ... (long pause) ... um, gabba gabba, muno, tutti, foofa, plex, lance rock, brobee, um .... that's it, Amen"! Yes, EVERYBODY in Yo Gabba Gabba land. ha! It took every inch of me not to bust out laughing. lol.

Gotta love 'em! :)

Playdates

Brayden has playdates with his friends and one of our favorite places to meet is Chuck E. Cheese, where a kid (and a parent) can be a kid!

Here a few pics of him shootin' hoops and playin' skeeball. He and I often battle it out on the skeeball board.

Time to go home ... which is always a task, but we eventually make it out ok. :)

Jordin's Birthday Bash

This was one of the most fun birthday parties! My friend Nichole has a daughter about 6 months younger than Brayden and her party had an American Idol theme. Complete with DJ, great food, kites, pinatas, etc, it was a great time. Nichole and I tease about Brayden being her son-in-law. Above is the grandmother-n-law. lol. It's too cute and the party was a great success. Here are a few pics. Happy Birthday Jordin!