baby e

baby Einstein is a must around our house.

i don't like her watching much during the day, but when she gets to, she loves it.

i've tried showing her other things.  tried is the key word.  she refuses them.

she always goes back to her baby e.

i thought i was making up her preference in my mind.  then, i noticed a trend.

watch her reaction in the video below.  she does this every time the caterpillar scoots across the screen at the beginning of a dvd.

too cute.

flopper

bivi's latest trick is to flop when she's upset. 

just fall backward and cry.

luckily, we've always been there to catch her.

i'm hoping this is just a teething phase...

tomato sauce!

tired of all the yucky, bland or acidic tomato sauces at the grocery store, i decided to take matters into my own hands and make some.

i stumbled upon a recipe by alton brown.

i like him.

he taught me how to make scrambled eggs.

you roast the tomatoes for a long time and they develop a rich flavor.  yum!

i ended up putting meat in the sauce and wish i hadn't.  the sauce really stands alone.  it would be delish on pizza!

 after two and a half hours of roasting.  onions and herbs are on top.

a quick trip through the food processor and into the sauce pan.

note: the recipe calls for white wine, but i used chicken broth.

tasty!

chillaxen

 apparently she already likes to hang on the couch.

bundled up

the cold weather makes for some cute pics!

since we got on at least one walk a day, i'm so thankful she doesn't mind wearing a hat and mittens!

gma lee and biv

bivi just loved gma lee from the first time she met her!

always smiled for her and loved to laugh with her.

here is a cute video from thanksgiving at their house.

Canadian Thanksgiving

We went to Canada to celebrate Thanksgiving and introduce Bivi to lots of family members she hadn't met yet. 

Although living in Utah puts us much closer to Calgary, it's still a 15 hour drive.

Which we did at night, so Biv would sleep. 

Crazy talk.

Here are a few snaps of the trip!

 gma lee and gpa bill.

 gma peg.

 she was the star of the show and i guess all the attention knocked her out!

 cousin time!

and we took some family pictures while there. 

a lot jammed into 5 days!