My Cup Runneth Over

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Collin's First Haircut

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And after...

Collin before the haircut.

10 Months

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Christmas Season 2009

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Bath time on Christmas morning!

Collin helping me wrap presents.

This is the other picture we put in our Christmas cards.

One of the shots from our Christmas photo shoot.

I love this picture of Collin! We included this picture in our Christmas card. I love his little hat and outfit!

At Grandma and Grandpa William's house. I love watching Collin experience all the different wonders of Christmas for the first time!

Grandma Williams and Collin

Collin and I at the Lexington Tea House.

Collin , you are getting so big!

9 Months

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My little snuggle bug!

Family Vacation to Colorado

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Daddy, Caleb, Andrew, and Josh had been working out at the plant in Nebraska, so we all flew out to Colorado (where they met us ) for our family vacation . It is such a beautiful state!

Jon , Me, and Collin on top of Pikes Peak.

All of us . Pikes Peak is in the background!

Collin before our flight.

Collin did so well on the four and a half hour flight!

Waiting for the shuttle at the airport.

We went to a tea house in Denver. The owner was a British lady . We loved listening to her accent!

Tasting different samples of tea at the Celestial Tea Factory. We got to go on a tour through the factory and see how they make tea! We then went to the gift shop.

Collin and I at Elitch Gardens Amusement Park.

Me getting an ice cream sundae at Whit's End! It was so neat!

One of the many beautiful sites of Colorado.

Some of us on top of Pikes Peak.

The view from the top of Pikes Peak. You could see for miles! This gorgeous view inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write "America The Beautiful" .

Some of us on the incline at The River Gorge .
We rode in this cable car across The River Gorge. I can't believe I was so brave!
A view of Denver from the plane.

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Caleb and Denise's wedding day...(September 4th)

7 Months

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Great Grandma Case feeding Collin his baby food.

House Damage

2010-01-16T19:23:00.009-05:00

Here's the reason I haven't been blogging lately. I'm sure most of you have heard by now that the city where we live flooded our house with sewage . Our lives have been pretty well disrupted for the last five and a half months . Two days after we got back from vacation, this happened . Here are some pictures of the yucky black stuff that was left.

Jon's computer got soaked.

Black water streaming out of the light fixtures from the first floor into the basement.

5 and 6 months

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6 Months

5 Months

Aunt Katrina and Collin

Sweet Baby

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Collin fell asleep when we went to tea.

Trip to Biltmore Estate

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Bilitmore is absolutely beautiful and i would recommend it to anybody!

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Due to circumstances i will tell you about later, I need to do some catching up :)

Nursery Pictures

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I took these pictures of Collin in his nursery. 4 months old.

Snapshot of Collin

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This is Collin sitting in his bumbo seat in front of our house. 4 months

Collin's Baby Dedication

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We dedicated Collin this past Sunday. Father's Day-June 21, 2009. Reverend Paul Case, Sr. (Collin's great-grandfather!) performed the ceremony. He had the family come up and sit on the front row and Kelsey Satterfield sang "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made". She did a beautiful job! Collin fell asleep soon after we sat down. Grandpa Case dedicated a Bible to Collin.... Here is the letter that he wrote and read to Collin.

"The Bible that I hold in my hand is God's Word for all Mankind.

It expresses the Love of God and tells us that we are loved by God from the beginning of time as He, God made us to be in His likeness and for the glory of Himself. This Everlasting Word has been sufficient to all nations and peoples of every age and for all generations.

It tells of Jesus and His love and how He was crucified for our sins and through His atonement we find forgiveness for our sins. In fact John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." May you, Collin, find the Savior through reading your Bible daily, and as you learn what it says and with the help of your parents know Jesus as your personal Savior. Make Jesus your Savior and Lord early in life, and tell others about the Lord.

Your mom and dad will do their best to teach you and train you in knowledge and instruction of the principles of God's Word, so that early in life you will know what is right and what is wrong. You will not always know at first why God planned HIs salvation for you, but ask of mom and dad and then take the BIble and learn what it says.

Collin, always keep your Bible where you can easily pick it up to read or to find the answers you need for your daily walk with the Lord. Never be ashamed of carrying it or quoting from its pages, as it will help you to be strong in faith and learn of graces that will save you from going into sin or doing wrong.

This Bible is dedicated and given to you with the prayer that you will always use it and let it mold your thinking, shape your life, direct your ways, and lead you in the way of Holiness which is God's plan for your life.

God Bless you and keep you in His care from this day forward and through all your life."

He then handed the Bible to me and then began the dedication. When Jonathan handed Collin to Grandpa Case for the blessing and prayer, he started crying (he doesn't like being woke up at all!) ...but I quickly gave him his pacifier and he promptly went back to sleep!

I couldn't help remembering, one year ago, last Father's Day, was when we told all of our family that we were expecting...and now here he is!

Afterwards all of our family came to our house where we all enjoyed a delicious "potluck" meal...everyone brought something to contribute!

Sweet Baby O'Mine

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Church Youth Group Trip

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Every month, Jon and I try to take our church youth group on an activity-for the month of March, we took everyone to the mall for a scavenger hunt! We divided up into teams-boys against the girls-and took off!

Collin spent the night all tucked up snug inside his peanut shell! He really seems to like it!

One of the things on our list was to get an autograph-Stacy was brave enough to ask the Easter Bunny for his!
We found quite a few things on our list...a men's hat, a pair of red high heels, a 50% off sale sign and even rode the elevator up and down 6 or 7 times! -But the boys still beat us...they got a bonus because they were the first back at the meeting place!

From our home to yours....

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Happy Easter!

Everyday Collin

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Here are some pictures of Collin... He's sixteen days old here. I am, of course, the very proud mommy and think that he's absolutely adorable!

And, he's three weeks old in these pics!

My First Sunday...

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My first Sunday at church! I am 13 days old...

6 Days Old...

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Mommy took these pictures of me on my due date-Feb. 14th, Valentines Day!!

4 Days Old...

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3 Days Old...

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Going Home...

He's Here!

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Collin Jonathan Williams

Born at 9:27 p.m.

February 9, 09

7 lbs. 13 oz.