Matt's hobby

Many of you knew of Matt's hobby in high school was playing Magic the Gathering. For about 10 years between high school & now he hasn't played very often, but within the last two years playing "Magic" has made a resurgance. This weekend he played in a pre-release tournament. Meaning a new set of card is coming out so they play the tournament with the new set(M11). He paid $30. and got 5 hours of playing time and 6 packs of 15 cards each. He spends hours looking through stacks for cards. He has them all organized but he still has alot.








Lilyana trys to " help" sometimes.

He also won this cool box that holds cards. I am about as intrested in Magic as Matt is intrested in my Scrapbooking but we still support each other in our hobbies. Here is Matt's newest creative venture. He cut the artwork off these cards, matched them up to create a landscrape picture. We had the stripes framed. It actually lots pretty cool.

Rise of the Eldrazi basic land, from the top: Island, Forest, Swamp, Plains, Mountain

Happy Forth of July

Misc. Pictures

This was taken just after she completed her roll from back to belly. What a big girl she's getting to be. Everyone says she's so strong. Look out now.... this moving thing has just begun. I can't believe how soon she got a hang of it.

Lilyana helping Mommy with Laundry

Friends and Family

Virginia Arens, long time friend from high school. She lives in Houston, TX and was just passing through Battle Creek via the train, she got to jump out for a few hours and spent a little time before continuing her journey. Thanks for visiting , just wish it was longer.

Cousin James Baggett came out to visit when we had a Collins family party.


Katie Bagley, (Nate her husband and Matt work together. ) She watches Lilyana on fridays so Matt and Nate can play Magic the Gathering together at the card store. She was also the one who permed my hair.
April Roche -- she was my first Battle Creek friend. She has since moved to Layefette, IN, boo. I'm standing up in her wedding at the end of this month. I can't wait.
Gary Cardenez, x-coworker and friend of Matt. Gary just became a grandpa last week. Grand baby Cole is in Oklahoma so he came over her to get his baby lovin out. He's so excited to be a Grandpa it's so cute.

Family Portraits

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We ordered P1 for our package deal, it was the very first shot they took. Oh she's got such a cute smile.

For Lilyana's Daddy

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she's smiling more

What a joyous wonderful thing. It's always fun to watch babies smile but there's something about watching your own baby smile that is so amazing. There's nothing better. Lilyana is regularly smiling at us now. I've found that she is most happy between 10-11:30am. Right when she gets up and before her nap.

A brief recap of my portion of the day with Lilyana. Matt will have to discribe his time with her.

6:50am wake up-eat & diaper(daddy got me, just in time for kiss before he heads to work)
goes right back to sleep (although she moves from her crib to our bed then)
10am wake again eat & diaper change
play (tummy time- looking out window, activity mat, talked with Grandma Deni, photo session)
11:30am nap time (I shower)
12:30pm wake up from nap
change diaper, watch mommy do hair and makeup - sat in baby bath tub with robe pading from the bathroom floor. (I was dancing & singing to keep her entertained.
1pm- 1:20pm Eat
finish getting ready- lunch and bottle, Lilyana watched/cat napped from her swing
1:40pm last diaper change before we'r out the door
1:45pm Out the door for daycare
1:52pm arrive at daycare
Miss Sam & Miss Erin are so happy to see our cute little girl. They both ewww and ahhh over her. "she's such a good baby, she never cries" they say.
2:02 leave daycare drive to work
2:08 arrive at work (I'm late again)



She's so alert and so darn cute, even when blowing bubbles

Our little girl is growing, here's a few of the outfits she's already out grown.