Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Heartbreak



Brett Nolan Collins, 7, our beloved son, brother and friend, passed into the arms of Jesus in Glory on Thursday July 19, 2012 after a sudden illness.

Brett is the son of William and Geri Collins of Houston, born November 14, 2004.

He is survived by his brother and constant companion, Blake; his older sister Mandy, and brother Dustin with wife Natalie from Houston; his maternal grandmother Julieta Benassi and maternal great grandmother Irma Botto Fiora both of Buenos Aires, Argentina, his aunts and uncles, cousins and many others who have shared his life. 

We know that today, our real life Super Hero is in the arms of Jesus.  While we never wanted him to go, there is no better place for him to be. 

Brett will be missed and is deeply loved by so many including family, friends, teachers, parents, classmates at Champion Forest Baptist Church, schoolmates at Ponderosa Elementary, teammates on the Ponderosa Westador Swim Team and Klein Soccer teams.   We will all miss his smiles, his joy, and his laughter.  But we know that we will be with him again one day in Heaven! 

Brett will also be remembered by the many lives he has touched through his LifeGift donation.

Visitation will be held Thursday, July 26 from 9:00am to 11:00am, with Homecoming service to follow at 11:00am in the Family Life Center at Champion Forest Baptist Church, 15555 Stuebner-Airline Road, Houston, TX 77069, phone:  281-440-3800.

Flowers are welcome if so desired, however in lieu of flowers, we would be pleased to have you make a donation in Brett’s name to the Care Net Pregnancy Center of Northwest Houston, 14530 Wunderlich Drive, Suite 150, Houston, TX 77069, phone: 281-444-8554, www.carenetnw.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to Klein Funeral Home, 16131 Champion Forest Drive, Spring, Texas 77379, 281-320-2674.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

It as has been awhile! I always on Facebook or Pinterest....no time for "blogging"...
but just in case you actually read up on this...i'll give you a quick (hopefully) update:
it's January 2012 already, what a year we had.....lots of happenings...with kitchen remodels, kids sports, such as baseball and swimming...summer trips..(and a few other little ones sprinkled in there) then back to school for 1st and 3rd grade! Delaney doing well, Deegan, not so much...some tutoring here and there. Swim team year-round...hmm she likes it but it's alot of committment..so we'll see if she chooses another sport next time around? Deegan is going to be on a select baseball team now...they are both finishing up with "Upward" Basketball and Cheer. Not much organization, or even following rules of the game. Not really our favorite, but i applaud the hard working volunteers that make it run. We had fun with Cuzins in San Antonio and going to seaworld after Thanksgiving..and then a LONG Christmas Vacation! both kids were sick at one time or another during the school break. So now it's 2012 ..Summer and I arranged a "surprise" birthday "dinner" for Jon and Mike, i will tell you about it after this weekend. Spring break brings no vacation plans for our family (more in a sec) however Jon has a trade show in Vegas, so Vegas, here i come! Ok, only for 2 nights, but thats a nice little break from kids! thanks Gramma/Papa! We are/have been planning a family trip to Puerto Rico, for a few days on the island, then a 7 day cruise to the southern carribbean islands i've always wanted to see!! If you are reading this, you are invited, and i have special rates!! So...see my FB page or call me:) We are really looking forward to it but have put off family vacas to afford this!

Work for me is surprisingly pretty good! despite the "economy" people ARE taking trips! Jon is busy! so we are just plugging along.