All our Adventures...

Hello! I can't believe how bad I've been at blogging since we've been here. Let that speak volumes about how great it's been!

*Bauer-Man is as cute as they come and getting bigger and more interactive by the day! We haven't captured a smile on camera yet but he's got a super cute smile going already. He loves the morning time, between 6-9 am and smiles a ton around then. He's been digressing in the sleep category, he is waking up a couple times between feedings but he takes good naps during the day (at least it's not both right!?) He turned 2 months old a couple days ago and I can honestly say it's been the best 2 months of my life. I love him more than is humanly healthy. He's good to let me kiss him about 200 times a day!

*A week or so ago, Bauer and I left daddy home and went to Black Butte Ranch which is one of my all-time favorite places on the face of the earth. My mom, Jyl and her kids were there and we had a blast. We strapped Bauer's carseat in one of those bike trailors and rode all around the ranch-- so fun!

*Andrew is loving his work with a start-up-ish construction company. He's enjoying learning the various aspects of a small business and hoping their hopes for little company come about in the future.

*Bauer and I enjoy days hanging out with Grammy, Aunties, and Cousins. especially by the pool.

*I'm in the process of changing my Utah Teaching License over to Oregon and I plan on substitute teaching 5 or so days a month for a little extra money. I can't believe how much more Oregon Subs make than Utah Subs! I really am excited to get back in the classroom with the students and am greatful to be by a plethora of very experienced and very cheap babysitters that are willing to help out! (thanks sisters!)

*We're blessing Bauer on Labor Day weekend and we're super excited about all the events surrounding it! We're looking forward to Andrew's Mom and Dad getting here on Tuesday to meet little man.

Mommy and BauerMan at the Lodge Lake


Jyl's oldest, Miss Madigans! She LOVES Bauer, it's so cute.


Grammy pulling Bauer! I'm not very confident on a bike so she did pulling. Thanks Grammy!


AREN'T I CUTE!??


Chillin' in the Carseat

Mommy and B hanging by the pool!

Ellis Fam Update!

Ok, so it's been a few days since my last post ;) But not because of a lack of good blogging material. We're now in Portland and loving it!!! Well, Andrew spends most of the day looking for a job so I think he has a little more frustration than me, but I LOVE IT! You can find me taking care of my little monkey, visiting with my mom in her craft room, spending time with the sisters and their families, or watching/helping my mom host a party (i think there's been like 5 or 6 just since we've been home--she's just so good at it!!) Bauer Man is doing wonderfully! He likes to eat...a lot. He only goes 2-3 hours during the day, and NO MORE THAN 3 at night. He's a pretty mellow little guy-- he LOVES light. If he's near a window there's no taking his eyes off of it! He's smiled once. And to my mom's delight it was at her. He's sweet as sweet comes and I love him more than anyone can love anything!

I need a little cheering up...

...So instead of sulking in all the stresses of life at the moment that seem to be more than I can possibly handle, I decided to think instead about some of the things I love in hope that the positive thoughts will drown out the not-so-positive ones that are taking over right now...

First of all...Johnny's Seasoning Salt-- you can serious put this amazing stuff on anything! It gives it a nice kick but not too much. A shoutout to my bro-in-law Jeffery for introducing me to such a thing!

So I will admit- i love facebook. I don't actually do a lot-- i've never done a quiz things or anything, i use it purely to stalk people from high school. Seeing how our life paths have taken us in completely different directions is somehow amusing and a priceless use of my downtime.

I know this picture was on my last post-- but I'm willing to submit that Portland is by-far the greatest city on earth. And it's been on my mind a lot seeing as though we are about to head there in a couple days...6 but who's counting?

ABC'S the Bachelorette-- I can help but love this show. I'm not a bit TV watching-- we pretty much keep it to sports in this house, now that ER is off the air (boooo) but this show it my guilty indulgence. I even feel personally offended when my favs are sent home-- namely REID. The finale is on tomorrow and I can hardly wait, especially now that I know Reid makes a comeback! Hopefully Jillian won't let me down and choose Ed who I personally can't stand.

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Salads-- these little numbers hit the spot every time! Words cannot describe!

I'm a lover of Hugh Grant-- Two Weeks Notice was just on a couple days back and it reminded me of the fact that I simply love him!

Obviously I went the unserious route with most of these...I do feel a little better now though--

Our Upcoming Adventure...

Our adventure will include...

BEAUTIFUL scenery, clean air and great fresh mex

Delightful little burgers, the best vacation spot in the world and some great entertainment.

...and these beautiful people close enough to see whenever I darn well please!

That's right, Andrew, Bauer and I will be packing up and moving to Portland at the end of the month, yes this month, like a week and a half from now! It was a little bit of a fast decision but we couldn't be more excited. We don't have a job quite yet, but we're hoping that actually being out there will help Andrew network better and bring about opportunities and interviews that are hard to gather from states away. Bauer is SOOO excited to see grammy and papa and meet his aunts, uncles and MANY crazy cousins! Why I'm sitting here posting and not packing, I'm not sure about....

*A shout-out to my mom and dad who are continually giving giving giving to us and who are opening up they're basement to us until we can settle with a job and a place of our own. We appreciate you more than you know!