Me, as a Child

I always look back on my childhood with the fondest of memories. Playing around with my older brother, Terrel, who was, by far my best friend. We played catch, ran around the house, rode our bikes to the swimming pool together, laughed, played Nintendo, and loved exploring at the farm while Dad worked.

Terrel and Me

There was a long hallway which ran right down the middle of our house. I still remember running up and down the hallway of our home, totally care free. I remember putting socks on and running down the hall and into the kitchen to slide across the floor. Yes, we got injured a few times! Terrel was my hero. He was so much better than me at everything we did. He could run faster, throw the ball farther, win all the Nintendo games, and he was so smart. I admired everything he did. He could even give me "pumps" on his bike all the way up the road to the swimming pool. I would sit on the bike seat and he would pedal standing up. I was probably too slow, or had a flat tire, or something of that nature.

Mom, Dad, Brandon, Me, and Terrel

Our New House: Uncle Tob, Grandma Pearson, Aunt Betty, Dad, Grandpa Pearson, Me, and Terrel in front

Me, Grandpa Pearson, and Terrel

I loved my Grandpa Pearson so much. He used to tease me all the time. When we ate one of Grandma Pearson's fabulous meals I would ask him to pass something to me and he would always grin and say, "You got a nickle?" He would tickle my neck all the time (my neck still tickles today.) My childhood was rich and good. I was blessed to have such a happy home.

-Our Nintendo Toys-

Look at how far Nintendo has come! We owned the very first Nintendo(1984) ever marketed. It was so cool. This was amazing to us! I remember having to blow the dust out of the nintendo and the game to basically plug it into the machine so it would read it. This is so old school.

On it we played had Duck Hunt, a hockey game, and Mario Brothers which were my favorites. (that little tiny orangy guy in the bottom picture is Mario)

Then they came out with Game Boys which each of us had. (this may have actually come out later. I can't remember.) They were hand held little nintendos with a screen. The screen wasn't colored like they are today. All the objects were the same tint of grey with a green back ground. 

Next it was Super Nintendo(1991) and we thought this was amazing (I loved playing Aladdin), then Nintendo 64 was the first 3D gaming system.

Nintendo came out with another gaming system called the Game Cube or something. It is the only one we never got. It wasn't very popular. And was surpassed by the Sony Play Station.

Nintendo revamped and came out with the wii, reclaiming it's front running position. This is the "Nintendo" you guys know. Obviously we thought Nintendos were the coolest thing ever!