Hello everybody. I am thankful that I have the time today to give updates on what is going on in the Collins household. Here we go.
The first news is…It’s a boy! Yes, sir. What we have here is a bona fide, real life human male child. The 20-week sonogram appointment was last week and we were very pleased to see that young Micah Martin Autrey Collins is growing big and strong and right on schedule. We were also able to get a 4D sonogram of him. We were not about to do this for the other children and I have to say that it is pretty neat. I will post a picture soon. Micah will have two middle names (just like the other kids). Micah is a name from the bible that Christy and I both really like. Martin is my older brother’s middle name and both of my grandmothers’ maiden names. As for Autrey, I am not entirely certain but I know it is a last name on Christy’s Father’s side somewhere. So, there it is. This young man will be bringing up the rear and my prayer for him is that he appreciates his place among the children and that he grows up knowing how much he is loved.
Now it is time for the next round of news. We are moving! Don’t worry. We are staying in Longview but we are relocating to a new house. Since the news hit us about our upcoming blessed event, we have realized that our current abode of 1600 square feet is not quite big enough for this clan. The challenge here was to find a larger space for the same amount of money. Okay, you can stop laughing now. We were able to find a house with about 450 more square feet for a little less than we are paying now! That is amazing, right? The landlord seems to be very kind and has been reasonable while working out details. The house is 3 Bedrooms and 2 Bath. There is no garage but the owner is planning on have a carport with storage constructed. We are moving off of our current busy street to another street that is four lanes but a small fraction of the traffic. There are slight concerns, though. The back yard is not fenced in and it isn’t exactly in a defined neighborhood. I don’t think that safety is going to be an issue but we will have to wait and see how everything shakes out. The owner also owns a large piece of land behind that house that is entirely fenced in and he has given us permission to use it at our leisure for swing sets, toys, etc.
I also wanted to give an update on our travels this summer. In three weeks we are taking a trip to New Braunfels, TX to visit the Schlitterbahn Water Park. We are going with Christy’s entire family and it promises to be a complete blast. Schlitterbahn is routinely voted the best water park in the U.S. and if you have not gone, it is certainly worth the long drive. I will let you know how it goes! Our only trip in June is to Cleburne, TX to visit some friends from college and their two young sons. We can’t wait to see them! July is just going to be nuts. Christy’s parents are taking their annual pilgrimage to Port Aransas, TX to spend the week before the Fourth of July in the timeshare they have had for 27 years now. I have had the pleasure of spending the last 7 years with them there and I am glad to say our children will grow up very familiar with this place. We plan on joining them for a couple of days. Christy’s paternal grandparents have a timeshare in the same building at the same time. Fun is had by all. Then there is the crazy trip to New York I have already told you about. That is going to in the middle of the month. We are just going to have to see how that goes! Oh, by the way we are also celebrating our 7th anniversary and my 28th birthday that month. I can’t believe it!
