Pie anyone?

For thanksgiving this year, we were lucky enough to have some family very close by and got to spend a few days with Devn's brother Justin and his family. His wife Meghan made her first turkey, and might I add that it was delicious... great job Meghan! And our assignment was a pie. Well anyone who knows Devn knows that he always brings the best treats... at least the most for sure. So I thought... well, we have to have a pumpkin pie cause its Thanksgiving and that is what you have, but I really like apple pie, so I thought I'd make both and we could have some leftovers... since it was just the four of us. But Devn insisted on 4 pies. Why 4 you ask? I have yet to figure him out... sorry. So Wednesday afternoon and night we made pies. Yup that is all we did.

Pictured below is the assortment... Coconut Cream; Apple; Pumpkin Chiffon; Lemon Merengue

Well we loved spending time with Justin, Meghan and the boys, they were great hosts. I am very thankful for such a great family... and grateful that Devn has a great family that he can share with me... and even more thankful for the tiny little family of my own including a wonderful husband and best friend and our dear little sweetheart Ellee! And I am thankful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the sacrifice of our Savior so that I can have an eternal family. And for this holiday season that helps us all reflect on the birth and life of Christ and draw closer to our friends and family.

tiny feet

Everyone likes feet when they are this little!

Line Rider

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40255643/

I just spent a half an hour playing on this site. It is mesmerizing. Draw a line and the Line Rider will slide along it on his sled — with his adorable red scarf waving.

Baby Talk?

So I was informed today of the secret language of babies. Supposedly a woman with a photographic memory for sounds has cracked their code! All you mothers out there, you have to check out this video from Oprah when she had this lady on her show. She lists the cries and their meaning as follows:

Neh="I'm hungry"
Owh="I'm sleepy"
Heh="I'm experiencing discomfort"
Eair="I have lower gas"
Eh="I need to burp"

You can listen to them too if you follow this link... http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200611/20061113/slide_20061113_350_101.jhtml

Anyway, I had just put Ellee down for her nap before I watched this. When over the monitor, after watching this video, I hear an "Eh... Eh... Eh." I had heard it before, but just ignored it hoping she would go back to sleep, but this time I went in and picked her up and burped her for a few minutes and got a really huge burp out of her! Then I put her back down and she went back to sleep! Amazing!

I am going to have to listen better to my baby!

Rub A Dub Dub

Well since about Ellee's third week of life, she has loved her baths. She just smiles away and just stares at me in an admiring sort of way... which I love by the way. But just in the last week or so, she has figured out that when she flails her arms and kicks her legs, funny noises are made, water is splashed and mommy gets really excited for her. So now, although still apprehensive as she's getting in the water (maybe mom is making it too warm or cold?) she takes to it in a matter of seconds and really loves playing.

However... Sunday night, we called Jeff to sing Happy Birthday to him... I know it was a day late, but he was gone all day on the real deal day, we tried I promise... anyway, I was in bathing Ellee and Devn came in and gave me the cue to start singing. Well, Devn thinks it is extra funny to listen to the key I am singing in and choose a totally clashing key for his own voice... I wish it was just him being tone deaf, but unfortunately he has a really nice voice and just likes to sabotage me into singing in a really awkward range and listening to me struggle to match him. I swear that is it!

Anyhow, Ellee normally smiles great smiles in the tub as she plays and I sing to her. However, she knew this time that whatever noise we were making definitely was not singing! It must have been the most horrifying sound ever because as we started, her bottom lip hit an instant pout. And it quickly grew from a cute little pout to a terrified wailing! And as soon as we finished our song, she looked at me, stopped crying, took a deep whimpering breathe and just furrowed her brow as if saying, "mommy, that was really scary... don't ever do that again!"

It was great! I wish you all could have seen her. Instead, I caught a pleasant faced baby bathing for you!

Talents & Blessings

What wonderful blessings come from sharing your talents with others. So many people just amaze me with the things they can do. Devn's mom, Donna, made Ellee this beautiful dress that she was blessed in on October 15th, 2006. As you can see from the pictures, the details are awesome. Every little tuck and pleat and stitch just flabbergasted me! What a beautiful dress! And how perfectly fitting for my tiny little beauty!

By the way, Devn pronounced a beautiful blessing on Ellee. It was so wonderful to have Devn's mom, his brother Justin and his family, my mom and dad and my cousin and his wife all there. All of those guys and a bunch of our wonderful friends from our ward here all participated in the blessing. How truly blessed we are. We have a super loving and supportive family and our friends here feel like family. It is so great to be surrounded by such support. Thank you all! We love you!

Baby Blue Eyes?

I am constantly fascinated by the fact that babies eyes change colors. From day one I have been trying to guess what color Ellee's will be. They look quite blue to me... no flecks of brown. In some lights they are the bluest of blues and other times a more subtle lighter blue. Devn sometimes thinks they look like they are turning brown... but I am not yet convinced.

You decided... do these eyes look like they have the least bit of brown in them???

Looks like Grammy Dette's eyes!

Cutest Ghost Ever!

No, we didn't go trick or treating door to door this year, Ellee is still a little to young, though her mom and dad would have enjoyed the candy! We did, however, did go to the church for a "trunk or treat" to pass out candy from the trunk of our car. Ellee was the most adorable one there... if I might say so myself. I got her all dressed up and as soon as I put her in her car seat, she just started smiling the biggest bestest smiles possible! And as cute as she is in these pictures... I couldn't even capture the true essence of this ghost. She is quite possibly the nicest ghost out there... not to mention the most precious!

And just for the sake of it, below is the shot of the whole family... Can you guess who or what Devn is? Peewee Herman of course! And as for me, well I am Devn. I have on his Hirachi sandals, his giant pants from his mission, his bowtie, his pink French cuff shirt, his Dad's cuff links of course, a sweet blazer, ankle socks and of course some bling. All of the above are signatures of Devn. No, he doesn't wear all at once typically, but he does usually receives comments when he is sporting any one of them.

Most people were shocked at Devn's costume... mostly shocked that e could pull it off and even more impressed by his dancing skills... "Tequila!" People weren't really sure what or who I was until I explained and flashed the sweet links... but even then, if they did think I was dressed up as Devn, they didn't wouldn't tell me until I said who I was, so to not offend. So pretty much the best costume award of the Frandsen Family goes to... Ellee! Devn, you win the most bold and daring award.

Here I go!

So there you have it... I have officially jumped on the bandwagon in starting my own blog. If for no one else, it gives me a reason to journal some of my life and a place to post darling pictures of my baby beauty Ellee. So we'll see if I can keep up with this!