Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers
Lilypie First Birthday tickers
Lilypie Second Birthday tickers

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

6 weeks later.... I blog about Archer.



Archer Fox Colling is here. He was born April 26th, 2011 @ 0826 AM. He weighed 8 lbs 4oz (our smallest child yet) and was 21.5 inches long (our longest child yet). We decided on the name Archer Fox because we thought it was a unique, strong name. He is a sweet little boy. Archer is so laid back and is always happy and just looks around when awake.



Elizabel had some adjustment issues in the beginning but she is fine now. I think Kinley had some adjustment issues as well but hers were more subtle.






All is well with the Collings.....

My precious boy

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Adjusting to living in Arizona again.


It has been six months since my last post. We have been settling in to our new life in Gilbert, Arizona. After arriving and unpacking, surprising the family and getting over the virus that struck us all, I found out I was pregnant again! Tim and I were both shocked. We were extremely elated to see a heartbeat and we knew everything would be OK. Elizabel was only nine months old when I found out I was pregnant!

Tim had over eight weeks off before he started work so luckily he was home with the girls while I went to work. Kinley started at her new preschool: The Goddard School. She loves it! Her teachers are Ms. Peeples and Ms. Dotson (pictured above). They put her in the kindergarten class because she was so advanced with her letters.


With Tim getting closer to going to work the impending doom of sending Elizabel to daycare was drawing near. I was sent to Salt Lake City for work and while there suffered a little breakdown. I realized I was pregnant again and my poor one year old was having to get taken care of by strangers. Regardless of what a great opportunity this job was I just couldn't bear seeing my youngest in daycare, not after having no choice to work full-time when Kinley was young (due to military). So, I quit my job.

Months later, realizing we couldn't afford this massive rent payment on this massive house, we decided to move. We moved to a much nicer area into a house that is more suitable for us. We live in Seville Country Club now and we are next to a lot of good schools. I am staying home with Elizabel, Kinley is in preschool all day, four days a week (her choice), and Tim is working. I am now seven months pregnant and we know we are having a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The name we have picked out (it may change) is: Quil Aydin Colling

Kinley is loving her preschool and she is currently attending Junior Horse Hands every Saturday at the zoo. I love horses so I hoped she would too. She was a little timid at the first class, we will see how she does this Saturday. Elizabel is enrolled in a Music Together class and goes every Thursday. Elizabel is walking/running everywhere and is extremely outgoing, boisterous and non-stop energy. Kinley is so very intelligent, artistic, outgoing and very sensitive. Kinley can spend hours sitting at the dining room table coloring, painting and making cards for her friends and family.