Happy Christmas from the Collicki Family

Happy Christmas from the Collicki Family! Vonn and Colby had a great time and cleaned up pretty nicely, as you can see below. Santa and Co. really outdid theirselves, maybe even overdid it, but who knows? Things can always be rewrapped for next year :) We hope you all had a lovely holiday season and please check out the pics below.

The Official Baby's First Christmas outfit from Grammy:

The Official Baby's First Christmas outfit from Nennie:

Another Baby's First Christmas outfit, but from a non-Grandma,
so no special distinction there...

Colby and Daddy playing in her Dora, Dora, Dora the Explorer
adventure hut and matching tunnel...

Hanging out in her brand-new swimsuit....in December....who cares? It works in this case!

Building a princess puzzle on the floor.

Every kid needs an Official First Teddy Bear.
Since Colby has taken a new interest in all of her toys and blankets, Vonn needed some :)

Colby introducing New Minnie (in pink) that she received in her stocking to
"Other Minnie" that she picked out in Disney World.

Kah-rah-tay with Buzz Light Year vs. Sponge Bob

Packed up and ready to go.

Today we got to leave the hospital. Laura is healing wonderfully. Got her staples out this afternoon and just has to take it easy at home. Good thing I'll be able to be there with her to make sure that happens.


Vonn is doing well. Feeding great and sleeping a ton. She is a little jaundice so she has to go to the pediatrician on Saturday to check it out. Nothing to worry about just something to keep an eye on.


So we got her dressed and all packed up at the hospital and braved the first snow storm of the season. It was a Maryland Blizzard, 1-1.5 inches tops and the entire Baltimore metro area came to a stand still. But even with all that we made it home in 20 minutes safe and sound.


Now we are home relaxing and eating. Big shout out to Grammy and Poppi for watching Colby and bringing us a delicious dinner. Now we just have to figure out how a family with two beautiful little ladies works. More news to follow and more pictures for sure.

Vonn meets the family.

Here is Vonn on day 2. Looking big.

At a little over a day old Vonn was ready to start meeting the family. She obviously had no idea what she was getting into. First Poppi came and got to hold his new grand daughter. She was happy to see him and they seemed to get along well. Vonn cried and Poppi wasn't phased a bit.

Next Aunt Jen came in. I made the mistake of telling her we were ready for vistors and she bolted out of work to come see Vonn. Vonn is very lucky to have such a nice Aunt.

After that was Aunt Carrie. She came all the way from California and man were her arms tired. Aunt Carrie and Vonn were like two peas in a pod. Must have something to do with her super baby nurse powers.

Next came the big event. COLBY came the see her little sister with Grammy. Colby was so sweet to her new little lady. They was a lot of soft hugs and back/head rubbing. She said, "Hi little Sister" when she came in. And lots of "Vonn's Crying." I told her that babies sleep, eat, cry, and poop. She immediately repeated, "Babies sleep, eat, cry, and poop." What a smart girl.

Mom is feeling a lot better. The pain is going down, she is up and around and looks really good. We should get to go home on Thursday, which is a day early!!

So we are very happy, very tired, and ready to get home and find out what the new normal Collicki family is all about.

Introducing Vonn Collins Sawicki

Good evening everyone, this afternoon at 12:08pm Ms. Vonn Collins Sawicki was born at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC). She weighed in at 8 pounds 13.4 ounces. She is happy and healthy and both she and mom are doing well. The delivery was a C-section just like her big sister and the procedure went great. Vonn is gorgeous, a spitting image of her sister. I'll try to keep everyone up to date while we are here. But we are all kinda tired and the internet is pretty crummy.

Let's Catch Up before #2 arrives

So things have been pretty busy in the Collicki household the last few months. Everyone is trying to juggle having fun and getting ready for our new little lady. This post will be a compilation of all the things that have gone on since you last heard from us.

First thing that we missed was halloween. Colby was dressed as Jesse from Toy Story and she got to wear her costume 3 days in a row. Friday was Halloween at day care, Saturday was just for fun, and Sunday was trick or treating. Here are some of our favorites from the weekend of candy.

Colby Excited to be Jesse.

Colby REALLY excited to be Jesse.

Taking a break to read.

Colby is so happy with her lollipop, she forgets to take the candy.

OK, this picture isn't actually from Halloween. It is what Colby wore to lunch and the grocery store a few days later. She picked out the entire outfit herself.

Brighton's big 1st Birthday party was November 14th. We had a great time. Best party toy ever. Thanks Aunt Jen.Thanksgiving was a family affair. Our whole MD family was here; the Collins grandparents and the Stanos. Florida was here; Barry, Kate, Arlo, and Ezra. And so was NH; Nennie and Grumpy, or as Arlo likes to call him Dumpy AKA Bumpy (Colby).

We had a full house and did a ton of fun stuff. Mostly watching the kids play together. Arlo and Colby had a great time playing with each other and Colby was so sweet with Ezra. Hopefully a good sign of things to come. So here are more pictures.

Colby and Arlo sharing Rody.

Colby with her baby cousin Ezra.

Arlo and Colby hanging out in Baltimore

Arlo and Colby checking out the Inner Harbor from the Aquarium.

More fun on the bench.

Eating Thanksgiving dinner. We have so much to be thankful for.

Family portrait.

The rest of the time Laura has been growing a baby, Joe has been painting, cleaning and building, Colby has been talking to the Twoodles and getting ready to be a big sister. She is even practicing dressing Champers.

We are heading to the hospital on Monday to get the Twoodles. We will try to get pictures and blog up. I'll send out all the info to the right people so they can spread the word. Wish us luck. Next time you here from us, there will be one more Collicki to love. Happy Holidays.

Summer-Fall Pics

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Return to L.A.: A Three Part Adventure

ADVENTURE ONE: AUNT CARRIE AND UNCLE DAVID'S WEDDING.

An epic event. It was so much fun to see my Aunt Carrie and my Mom was really happy to see her sister and spend time with her.

Here I am, my official job was flower girl. I missed my nap that day, but I was able to make it down the aisle before I had to chill out with Daddy on the couch in the lounge area.

Here is my Mom making her co-Best Lady speech. There were some interruptions and obstacles to overcome, but I think she did a good job. She loves my Aunt Carrie, so it was easy for her to get up there and talk about it. She also loves my Uncle David and we are all excited to welcome him to the family.

It was the best part of our little vacation to L.A. Plus, we got to see all kinds of friends and family, including my Uncle-Cousins Craig and Andy.

ADVENTURE TWO: BASEBALL.

My Mom and Dad took me to Dodger Stadium, which we all loved. My Mom loved learning about the park and I had fun running around with my Dad and seeing all the baseball stuff.


Then, my Mom and Dad went to see the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (full title to emphasize the ridiculous name) at Angel Stadium. They went with Uncle-Cousins Craig and Andy, as well as Aunt Jan and Mary. They did not take me.....Anyway.....BUT, I did get to go to the Oinkster with Grammy and Poppi and eat delicious beans and rice :)

My Mom said it was fun, but it was no Dodger Stadium.....

ADVENTURE THREE: DISNEYLAND.

How to I even begin to describe how fantastic of a time we all had at Disneyland. Check out the pics--it was non-stop family, feel-good fun.

Here I am riding the horses on the Merry-go-Round in Fantasyland with Mommy. I take my equestrianism very seriously....

Here I am meeting my equivalent of whichever famous people you want to meet:

Me with Mickey Mouse, THE mouse himself.


Me with Donald Duck.

Me with Pluto.

Me with my girlfriend, Minnie Mouse.

With my Mom and Dad on It's a Small World ride. My mom was really excited to go on this ride. At first I was like, "uh huh......" but then it got better and I enjoyed it. I know my Mom was happy too, she was smiling the whole time and pointing stuff out to me. So I strong-armed them and suggested a family photo!


This is me enjoying a Mickey Mouse ear ice cream bar in between dancing
during the daily Street Party Parade. Tons of fun!


Timestamp: 5:30pm. Being pushed out the gates of the Happiest Place on Earth (on the West Coast), aside from Carrie and Dave's house!! Still excited ;)