I wonder...??

I want to write about something I never believed in until I got married. You may be thinking true love or something sappy like that, but you would be wrong. I have always believed in all things sappy. Hopeless romantic right here. No. What I never believed in was that somewhere out there, there was such a thing as belly button lint! What the heck was it? I mean, I know what lint is, and I know what belly buttons are, but when it came to a navel producing lint I was a did turn it up-side-down in the sappy, true love, hopeless romantic way, but he also gave me proof of belly button lint!! I am continually astonished when he comes to me with his shirt lifted up and his little belly poking out at me,(think nice thoughts people,) saying, "Look Bird". He knows of my amazement and loves to see my face every time he has one of those silly little lint balls tucked away in his tummy hole. So, now I'm wondering, are men the only ones who get belly button lint? I would like someone to help shed some light on this for me. I have never had a lint in my belly button in my entire life!! So am I the only one? Let me know.

1 year down, much more to go!

Today was my baby girl's 1st birthday! We actually celebrated last Saturday so that all the grandparents could be there, and we had a great time. I have been at my mom's house and am unable to post pictures so stay tuned because there are many. Tonight we put her hair in piggy tails,(thanks grandma) and she looked so grown up. Then all of us girls went into Salt Lake to see the lights. We then we went to eat at The Pie. Good times. So we did do a little somethin' somethin' for her actual birthday.
But I just wanted to say what a joy this past year has been with her in our lives. I can't wait to see what's next with Harlee because she is getting so big and smart and fun. We thoroughly enjoy her and I can't remember what life was like without her. So Happy Birthday darlin'! We love you!!!!

Who the heck is he and WHY is he coming to town!?

This past Saturday we got together with some of the people Jeremy works with for a delicious Holiday dinner and an "unexpected" guest. Yes, Santa came to our little party baring gifts for the children. Well, it just so happened that HArlee and I were standing across the room from the door when Santa came in and she jumped! I thought that was interesting seeing as how she hadn't really even seen him yet. So when it came time to sit on his lap I think she was already wary of him and of course she was NOT happy to oblige! I tried to hurry and take a picture and forgot that my camera was on video mode so I got a couple seconds of her trauma on video and then I had to hurry and snap a pic before her and Santa became estranged forever. The family picture was a bit better. She still was not thrilled about sitting on his lap but with me by her side she was good long enough to get a couple good ones. I just wanted to say thank you to those of Jeremy's friends that set this little shin dig up. We really enjoyed ourselves, and so did Harlee, aside form the Santa incident.

(The evening progressed as fallows)

After that we went to a party at the Talbot's home and had a lot of fun there also. We played Trivial Pursuit (pop culture addition or I wouldn't have stood a chance). The girls wiped the floor with the boys. Mwahahahaha!! We also met some really nice people and a couple cute little ones. Thanks for the fun Steph and Ruben. We are excited for New Years. I didn't get any pictures of that but I will next time.
I would like to end by saying two things. One: Happy Birthday Daddy!!! I love you old man! Two: I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. I'm sure I will be posting lots of pics of Harlee's first Christmas. I'm very excited!! Enjoy your loved ones this season and be safe.
Love,
The Colliers

Not so long ago...

This is my baby girl brand new to the world almost a whole year ago. I can't believe how fast time goes by. And I know eveyone says that but it is so true. I thought she was so beautiful then, but she just gets cuter every day. I love her so much! I have to admit that looking back at these first pictuers and remembering the feeling of being a dream makes me slightly baby hungry. However, I am NOT pregnant hungry. Yuck. And I really really want to get in better shape before the next one comes along. My body is thrashed as it is, I need to make sure it's in better condition next time around. Plus, I still have a lot of firsts to have with Harlee. She is getting to be so fun and playful and observant and she understands so much. I am just having a grand time with her. I will make sure to post pictures of her 1st birthday. I hope she's not all gifted out from Christmas. But I am not worried at all about the cake. I know she will have a great time with that. LOL.
Tomorrow, my friend Amanda and her baby boy are coming to visit us. I am so excited to see them! Harlee is a month older than Mason, but he is just as big and has some teeth. We went to see them when he was 3 months and it was a great trip but it is going to be so fun to see them interacting now that they are a bit older and can actually play. I will make sure to post pictures if it is ok with Amanda. I better get to bed so that I will be able to wake up in the morning and get going. YAY!!

Reunited and it feels so good!

Thanks to all of you who would have watched Harlee. Please don't feel like I don't trust you. There were those of you that I did think of but i felt bad not being able to pay. And I know you would probably also say that we wouldn't have to worry about that, however, it would have been very rude of me to just assume that you would do it for free. I hope I didn't offend anyone. Besides, my mom was the one who thought of it in the first place and you know how grandmas are. Any excuse to see the grand babies and they will take it.
Now I would just like to say that Jeremy and I couldn't stand waiting all day for her to be home today so we left church early to come and get her from my mom's house. We surprised them!! And, sadly, even though she has been away from us for almost two whole days, she still loves grandma more. I suppose that is OK.... for now. Ha ha!
So we got through our separation just fine, besides a couple sleepless nights and stomach aches for me. I will be hard pressed not to let her sleep with me tonight, I just don't want to stop holding her!!

Anxious

Well, tomorrow is Jeremy's work party. This is something we look forward to mostly because they give out rockin' prizes and the food is great. However, every person that I would have asked to watch Harlee is either going to the party or was going out of town. So this is what I did. I sent my little baby girl out the door with my sisters to visit my mom for the weekend. Considering I get anxiety letting Harlee travel anywhere without me, a 2 hour trip with someone besides me or Jeremy driving has had me in a panic all day. I am such a worrier anyway, but I think this takes the cake. As they put her in our car, (because there was no way I was letting them take her in the Tracker,) and drove off I saw her in the back just playing with her dolly all at ease. I am not ashamed to admit I shed a few tears. As soon as I got in the house I was on the phone with my mom whining to her. She laughed a little but totally understood. She assured me that they would take good care of her, of which I have no doubt. And Harlee loves her Grandma more than me these days (sad) so I know she will have a great time, but I think most of my time will be spent worrying. Maybe we will end up ditching the work party and going to the Festival of trees and The lights at Temple square with my family instead. Then I could be the one driving my baby home. Ah, this is so different than taking her somewhere and leaving her to be tended. I feel so helpless or something. Anyway, I will be letting you all know as soon as she is back, safe in my arms. Until then, I don't feel a peaceful night coming on.

This is a long one.

is it really December? Oh my goodness! This year has gone by too fast. I'm so excited for this Christmas though, Harlee's first. And her first birthday! I think she will have lots of fun. I'm trying hard not to spoil her but it's hard because that's exactly what i want to do! I know that between all the family she will be spoiled anyway, so I'm not too worried. My Christmas shopping is just about done. I was a black Friday shopper this year. I went to the shoe carnival. It wasn't so bad. However, I did also do some shopping on Thanksgiving day. My dad, Whitney, and I went to Kmart in the morning to get some things and then that night me and my Aunt Debbie went to Michael's to get cricut cartridges. I actually had a good time. So , yeah, I just have to get some things off layaway at Kmart and find a gift for Jamie and I'm done. WOOT WOOT!! Next is shopping for Harlee's birthday.

Moving on. Jeremy and I went out to Wendover on Saturday to see Wynonna. It was a great show! I just kept sitting there amazed by her and by the fact that after 24 years of listening to her music I was finally seeing her live. She is incredible!! I'm so thankful that she knows that God gave her a beautiful voice for a reason and that she uses her gift to spread such joy and love to so many. She is my idol!! And of course while we weren't at the concert we played a few slots. Ha ha. we came home with 15 extra dollars. Yeah baby. LOL!! What wrong with being a novice? Now, My aunt Debbie and Doyle went with us. In fact the whole trip was courtesy of them; the room, concert, and food! But it's because Doyle is NOT a novice, so he gets free stuff out there. In fact, he came home this time with $2,000.00 + He definitely knows what he's doing. :) But we had a lot of fun and I wanted to say thanks to them for allowing me such a wonderful experience. And I also want to say thank you to my family for taking care of things while we were gone. They took care of Harlee and the dog. It was her first overnighter without us. I was a little worried, but besides a little bump on the head for Harlee, it seems as though things went just fine.

So there it is. Hope you enjoyed reading my babbling. Happy Holidays!!