MOTHER'S DAY ~ BRANDON'S DAY

Brandon pinning a flower on his Gramma Carter.

Brandon stills a kiss!

My mom..Sharon Carter

Brandon and Gramma Tidwell

Love my bugaboo

FAMILY

My little brother Geno Carter

Brandon and his cousin Sarah Carter

Sarah, Landon, Brandon, & Katie

Brandon's Aunts...Cin & Debbie

Brandon's Uncle Frank and Aunt Cin

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE

I love to see the Temple, I'm going there some day, to feel the Holy Spirit, to listen and to pray, for the temple is a house of God, a place of love and beauty, I'll prepare myself while I am young, this is my sacred duty.

(Janice Kapp Perry)

Jim and Brandon before heading inside.
Brandon posing 1 more time for a tearful but happy mom.
Dan, Katie, Landon, Brandon, Gramma & Grampa Carter,
Josh, Kelly and Jim

Grampa and Gramma Carter with Brandon

(I think I now know where Brandon gets his smile from)

Brandon and his friend Atalie, I hope he will miss his mother as much as he will miss his friend!

VROOM VROOM BRANDON

I don't think Brandon as a small boy ever dreamed that while he was "pretending" to be a race car driver and making all those cute vroom vroom sounds, his dream would become reality. This week at SIR Brandon became certified to do just that, drive a dragster. He had to make 8 passes down the strip with specific instructions for each pass. As his mother this made my stomach hurt and my heartache as he approached each starting line and waited for the Christmas tree of lights to change from white to green as he revved up the enormous engine. With each pass I held my breathe and prayed that he would stay in control of the car which sped up to 160 miles per hour in 8 seconds. The very last pass he had to pull the parachute per the certification guidelines, which you can't see in the video at the end of the track. Even though this was very stressful for me his mother, it was very rewarding to see the smile on his face as he completed this process. Now it's time to put the helmet and gear away as he prepares for another kind of Vroom Vroom in Australia.

LOVE THE SMILE :)

I love this smile....I think he was pretty proud of himself!

Time to get out of the suit and load up the car.
At the starting line, waiting for the Christmas tree to light up.

Getting Ready for the first pass!

Ken gave Brandon instructions before each pass.

First thing for certification was to exit the car blindfolded in a certain amount of seconds, see the green cloth?...he passed!

Helmet is on and secure.

There are many buckles and harnesses to keep a driver safe in the car.