ELLIS FAMILY

6 YEARS

2010-09-22T23:30:00.001-07:00

Don't be haters, Yes those are the sweetest ties that I made, and yes I do have 2 very sexy men in my life! It was my 6 year anniversary and can't beleive it has gone by so fast, Beckhan is almost 8 mths old and we love having him in our family. It's amazing when you have children how domestic you become!

ON MY MIND

2010-09-04T23:22:00.000-07:00

So lost the cord to my camera and I have lots of pictures to post but need to get a replacement but what has been on my mind a lot over the last few months is an increasing trend that continues in my own life and in society, self-entitlement. It's something I struggle with on a daily basis. I want to buy that shirt, now the rationalization kicks in it's only $15.00, I would look great in that and people would like me more because I would look stylish, My husband would find me more attractive if I wore this, I want it now escalates to I need it! Wow this is the thought process everyday of my life and fighting the urge gets exhausting. This one little habit gets you into debt so you can't buy food or necessities you need for the future...It's disturbing when I see the economy tanking in the US and people are in LALA land thinking nothing is going to happen when we have been warned for years to get your houses in order (spiritually and temporally), I don't know how my grandparents were so self-sufficient, maybe because they worked all of there lives to even just put food on the table. Get rid of self-entitlement and you've got GRATEFULLNESS! Have you ever your caught yourself being depressed and think why am I depressed I have so much to be grateful for. Hopefully as life goes on I will be able to plan for the future spiritually and temporally and not succumb to this hard temptation that I think all of struggle with on a regular basis!

I am alive!

2010-07-19T22:31:00.000-07:00

So what can I say but that I am still alive, I have so much to post about, I just need to get my pictures up and going soon and then hopefully I can give you a whopper of a post! I know how much you missed what is going on in my life(J/K, wink, wink), can I tell you I have so many ideas in my head about food storage, I am obsessed and have no money to implement the things I want to in our food storage but let me just give you a few things I will be posting about when I can get to them(meaning when I have money to get to them) If these fraises interest you I could talk to you for hours about them, mix-a-meals, 365 meals in a jar that you make for long term food storage yourself but with Mylar bags that will last 30 years with dried ingredients, drying your own food and preserving it with a vaccuum sealer, water jugs with a spigot for easy access, food savers to take the oxygen out of glass canning jars for cookies, chips candy bars, chocolate chips. Man food storage is delicious and so much fun. I think I have found something that is fun and interesting and I am always learning something new about it. Yesterday I made dinner and Ryan said we are out of dressing, I said did you look in the food storage and luckily because of my trustee (not so much) 3 months supply we had it in our pantry. Who knew I would ever start to love cooking again!

Beckhams Music Video

2010-05-26T21:46:00.001-07:00

Sorry I couldn't help it, I know I put it on Facebook but this is so cute I had to share, it's Beckham's music video!

3 Days Without Water

2010-05-16T09:32:00.000-07:00

So everyone knows you can only survive 3 days without water so I wanted to do water first. In March the Centerville City sent me a letter stating the tap water was contaminated for a while but the problem was taken care of, I can' t breast feed, so I feed Beckham tap water with formula! To my relief Beckham didn't get sick from it. But either way this experience Got me thinking water storage isn't only for an emergency but also for everyday life, all I have to do in case water is contaminated is go to my closets or pantry and get a drink.

Since you need the bare minimum of 1 gallon per person per day for 2 weeks here are some containers that I have gotten to store water in, 5-gallon food grade container, 15 gallon container for inside the home, water bottles, and I am in the process of getting 55 gallon barrel for outside, you can search for the cheapest prices on google, but I like the stackable 5 gallon barrels at The Ready Store.com and they have a spigot to attach for easy access to water. I got an idea since you have to rotate your water out every six months, I do it every time conference comes on and then it reminds me time to change out the water!

If you store water bottles, they only last 2 years so you need to drink or rotate them otherwise they start to obsorb the plastic and it contaminates the water, also look for a good priced water filter you can by some from the church for your 72-hour kits that are cup sized(providentliving.org), (since everybody wants to filter toilet water), other than that I like to go with the Berkey(any kind that suits your needs) they are a great recommended brand! It's important to get all sizes since you may need to leave your home, water bottles and 5 gallons would be portable, 55 gallon would be if you were quaranteened to your house. (You get the idea)

Now where do you store all this water? I have some under my bead, I put some at the bottom of my closet with a wood slat over the top so it becomes the bottom of your closet since there is so much empty space there, at foot of your bead with fabric over it, possibilities are endless! SOMETHING I HAVE LEARNED IS ONCE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED, YOU JUST HAVE TO UPKEEP AND ROTATE IT, IT MAY SEEM LIKE A SACRIFICE BUT NOTHING CAN PUT A PRICE ON PEACE OF MIND!

Good luck and let me know when you have it done or if you have any good advice for things that work for you, let me know!

If ye are prepared ye shall not fear

2010-05-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't blogged in a while probably because I don't feel as though I have had anything important to say that would impact anybodies lives. My blog doesn't have the coolest format, my blog doesn't have amazingly interesting pictures of all the places I've travelled(because we don't have money to travel), my blog doesn't have the latest fashion styles, it's just about me and my family. But more recently I have been prompted that me, friends, and family are not living the law of preparedness the way the Lord has warned us to. (Atleast I know I don't have a year supply of food, fuel and basic necessities) I know I have clothing..maybe not warm or the most fashionable but I have lots of clothing!)

President Monson has stated:
"Many more people could ride out the storm-tossed waves in their economic lives if they had their year's supply of food…and were debt-free. Today we find that many have followed this counsel in reverse: they have at least a year's supply of debt and are food-free."

So the things I post from this point forward.... I would like to start my journey on the things I learn about preparedness (and family stuff too) because I think it's something that is important and the infamous scripture which says "IF YE ARE PREPARED YE SHALL NOT FEAR" will really bring you and me peace because we know we can prepare and do what we have been asked. I have had this prompting for many years and have ignored it time and time again and fear if I continue to ignore the need to prepare the promptings will stop and it will be to late when the time comes. "When the time comes to perform, the time has passed to prepare." If you are reading this and feeling a prompting to become better at preparing please take this journey with me because I am no expert but am trying to live the commandments that I am lacking in more fully so that I may be here to meet the savior when he comes again (and yes I beleive I will still be alive when it happens)

BECKHAM'S PHOTO SHOOT

2010-03-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

Beckham was 3 weeks old in the shoot and the little stud did so good, too bad he wouldn't sleep for much of it! Either way love having him in our family, the things I have loved about being a mother so far, is the way he looks at me in the middle of the night at 4 AM when I have had no sleep, and he makes me laugh! He squeezes my fingers when I am bottle feeding him, his cry when he gets mad and then squeals like a girl! Being a mother is definitely a blessing I can't wait to see what a handsome little guys he grows up to be!

Beckham Ryan Ellis

2010-02-14T10:15:00.001-08:00

So we finally had him, one week after my due date on Monday February 8th, Beckham Ryan Ellis was born and was 9 lbs 8 oz and 22 inches long, the nurse said the longest baby she had seen was 24 inches so you can image how huge he is.. He is so precious and we are so happy to welcome him into our family, we have truly been blessed by such a sweet spirit..Ryan can't keep his hands off of him and even though recovery is hard he is worth every bit of pain. We hope our friends and family members enjoy him as much as we already have. Here are some pictures so they are kind of out of order but haven't had much time to ourselves as you can imagine busy life is just after having a baby! We love you Beckham...

This is beckham holding his own bottle because his fingers are so long they just held it up at just 4 days old!

These pajamas are 6 months, he is so long that nothing fits him in newborn to 3 month old clothes..

This was Beckham's outfit on the way home from the hospital and it was so small that the onsie we had under his shirt was tucked in because it wouldn't fit over his pelvis, long boy!

Daddy holding me!

Man am I pale, but here is a picture of the whole family!

Right after I had him I was tired as you can tell in my face..

This is Beckham right after being delivered 9 lbs 8 oz big boy!

So this is when I am 39 weeks and I am huge, can you image 2 more weeks of being pregnant, I didn't get to take a picture at 41 weeks but man did I grow!

Officially my due date!

2010-01-30T23:56:00.000-08:00

Well it's officially my due date and no baby?!? I guess I have mentally prepared myself now that I have a stubborn little boy! I guess he loves heaven just a little too much!

BABY SHOWER

2009-12-08T23:23:00.001-08:00

So I had a really fun friend baby shower and can I say that I have the most amazing friends in all the world! I am greatful to their insight on baby names, (thanks again girls)! But mostly their amazing friendships that have lasted through highschool and beyond...They truly make me a better person through their Christ-like examples.. I have many friends who are already amazing mothers and I can't wait for their advice when the first Baby Boy Ellis comes. Thanks again girlies for a fun day of memories

Thanksgiving Weekend

2009-12-01T20:47:00.000-08:00

So for Thanksgiving weekend it has made me greatful for friends and Family and how much they do for me and Ryan! We are greatful for the examples of others, to have jobs in this scary economy, Money for food and a roof over our head, and the opportunity to start our celestial family next year! I hope we can all be a little more greatful, a little more compassionate, a little more forgiving, and a little more loving to those we care about and for those we may serve in the future! We had a great Thanksgiving weekend and boy did we enjoy the time off of work! Here are some random pictures of the weekend!

We were trying to figure out who was fuller for Thanksgiving dinner!

Ryan is working on the baby skills with his cute nephew Jaron

Over Thankgiving weekend I got to do a cookie exchange with the lovely ladies in my family and I am not looking forward to my next doctor's visit, who knows how much weight gain she'll see!

Future Baby Ellis

Baby Bump

2009-11-18T22:10:00.000-08:00

So I figured I should take some pictures of my ever growing belly! It was a lot of fun and Ryan was a good sport, well it's ten weeks and counting and hopefully he comes soon!

Food Preparedness, Harder Than I thought

2009-10-26T22:58:00.000-07:00

So I have been trying my best to get food storage together and I can't seem to do enough research, I think I've got the exact amount I need and then somebody I know says you can get it cheaper here or that type of wheat is not good for making bread, it definately takes a wealth of knowledge to store food! If anyone has any suggestions please let me know otherwise I will continue to plug away at researching the best deals until the baby comes! Or if you have any good recipes, please send them my way!

Utah State Fair

2009-09-26T11:06:00.000-07:00

We had a lot of fun with our friends going to the state fair! The animals were really fun to look at but man they stunk. Check out the two pregnant ladies with the Carmeled Apples, Helena was dialated to a 4 and still wanted to go, what a trooper, she gave labor 5 days later!

5 Amazing Years

2009-09-17T15:39:00.000-07:00

So it's my 5 year Anniversary and I can't beleive I have been married this long! It's really interesting to look back in my life to see where life has taken me! I could 't have picked a more amazing spouse to go through this life with me, luv ya babe!

My husband who is now the Man Nurse

2009-09-02T10:30:00.001-07:00

Graduation is sweet! We are really excited to hopefully move on in the next stage of life, Ryan is in his career field he loves and we have a baby on the way life couldn't be better! Ryan's mom planned this cute graduation luncheon for Ryan at Olive Garden and it was hilarious, she brought Ryan's school papers when he was a little boy and it showed all of his favorite things like how he liked teenage mutant ninja turtles and his favorite color was Hot Pink, We all had a good laugh!

My family knows, and it's a boy!

2009-08-18T16:38:00.000-07:00

So me and Ryan have been keeping our pregnancy a secret because we were worried about several things happening like telling everyone and then being devastated if a Miscarriage happened, so instead we decided to wait until after the 1st trimester was over so that we knew we had a better chance for our little guy to survive without me being stressed enough about having a miscarriage on the first which seems to run in my family! Well when we got the ultrasound to find out the sex of he baby at 15 wks the guy who did the ultrasound had a thick german accent and he said "Oh it's a PEE PEE and you got ita on the firsta trya, good a man to get it on the firsta trya" I think Ryan was actually proud of the arrow showing the pee pee! I decided to make pictures and put them on both of our parents fireplaces at home while they were were at church since they are both in the same ward it was so easy to do this at the same time, we went to dinner at my grandma's and my mother came through the garage door in a rage, who is it? who is it? I have proof, me and my sister in Caitlin are the same age and married with No kids so my mom didn't know, Well enough to say she found out it was me. Shortly after we went to Ryan's parents house to say HI and Ryan has lot's of brother's and sister who were accused before we got there, but all in all it was fun and we are excited to know it's a boy! Anybody think of any names?

Pioneer Day

2009-07-24T13:55:00.000-07:00

On this amazing Pioneer day I was thinking since I have become pregnant, how amazing my family is. Not only my current family, with my husband and my peanut, but also the next righteous generation to be born(aka my peanut!), my extended family, and my amazing ancestors that have gone before us. We are all linked in the eternities, and I thought I don't know my ancestors as well as I would like to, not only for the purpose of geneology but to really know them and there struggles and their triumphs. I know that they need us as much as we need them to live forever with our savior. I don't think we know how much they pray for us and how much they are pulling for us in the spirit world. I like The quote from James E. Faust, “The Phenomenon That Is You,” which states

Begin to unlock the knowledge of who you really are by learning more about your forebears.

So I am going to try and learn more of my ancestors, and the amazing people they were!
Just as our children will and grandchildren will be wanting to learn of us..

Independance Day

2009-07-08T11:52:00.001-07:00

We love Independance Day! We had a blast on the Fourth of July with Picnics, Fireworks, Barbeques, and family fun! What could be better?

My best friend Lindsey Tyler came down to spend The fourth with me and my family, we had a ball playing with her kids and munching on finger foods all day!

Don't worry Ryan is just catching up on some sleep, since he's been in school he can seriously fall asleep anywhere even in the middle of a barbeque!

We are getting pumped up for the fireworks! We even have our glowing headbands (I know festive right!) Thanks Shon and Caitlin...

We went to the Davis Fireworks, I am just getting ready for the fire works to blast off!

We are so greatful to have our freedom and liberty, and to be in a country that is so greatly blessed! We are greatful to have our friends and family members in our life and for their support through good times and bad!

First Ultrasound, Here is my Peanut!

2009-07-02T20:27:00.000-07:00

So my first ultrasound was on July 1st, 2009. We were so excited to see Baby Ellis on the big screen! People say at 12 wks the morning sickness stops. Originally we thought I was 11 1/2 wks along so I was excited for better feeling days to come. As we saw the heartbeat and my little peanut they said it looks like your not as far along as you thought. I was 9 1/2 wks now and they upped my due date to January 31st, 2009. Even though it stinks to be sick longer I am so greatful that I heard and saw the babies heart beat! My little Peanut!

Crazy Mood Swings

2009-06-23T16:00:00.001-07:00

So who new your emotions could get so crazy being pregnant? I feel like one second I am yelling at Ryan for no particular reason and the next I am balling over commercials that I would have normally laughed at, Thank goodness I have a husband who is loving, supportive, and understanding of my CRAZY MOOD SWINGS! Have you ever cried so hard and then laughed histarically at yourself for crying over nothing, it's strange feeling like I can't control my emotions when I've always felt like I was the sane one in control of everything, including my emotions. This Friday June 26th, I will be 10 weeks along. Hopefully my emotions will mellow out over time!

How many weeks?

2009-06-18T16:17:00.000-07:00

So I went to my first Doctor's appointment on June 15th, Ryan, the amazing, supporting husband came with me and was amazing through the whole thing considering he was already sick himself. They said my placenta was the size of an orange which is weird because you would think you would gain more than 1 pound if you had an orange in you but I'm greatful they said everything looks good. They tried to do the doppler to hear the babies heart flutter but it was a little to early to tell since I was only 8 wks along, I just kept hearing my stomach rumbling thinking is that what it sounds like? Either way it set my mind at ease to know everything looked normal and my due date is January 16th, oh how many more weeks? Oh right 32 to go! It's amazing to think an alien thing (god's children) is growing inside of me, I can't wait until I can fill a kick or something that will be the coolest part! Ryan's sister Emily is about to have a baby in 1 week, it's so exciting to see a new born, It's been a while!

Is this what pregnant feels like

2009-06-14T22:43:00.000-07:00

This picture is during Easter when I was a pregnant pretender, little did I know 1 month later I would really be pregnant!

So I guess I am feeling the effects of morning sickness, late for work, can't drive anywhere, there goes my workout regiment, and my food! Either way I am so greatful to be sick to know I am even pregnant, tommorow is our first doctors visit and it should be at about 8 weeks along, hopefully with the doppler we will be able to hear the babies heart beat, keep our fingers crossed!

Is that 2 Red Lines

2009-06-11T14:11:00.000-07:00

So I guess I decided to finally start a blog because I have a few exciting things to blog about now, for one I have been married for almost five years to the love of my life who works so hard in school, and two I finally got pregnant and for those of you who know me I have been trying for some time now and it is an answer to my prayers!

Lets talk about the way I found out, I had started having lots of cramping in my stomach and since my period is not regular and comes whenever it decides to, I thought for sure it was my period. Which is weird because I had only had a period only 5 weeks before that and I have periods every 2-3 months, I was for sure it was my period but no bleeding. I took the pregnancy test and of course it failed. The cramping continued and I thought there has to be reason why I am still feeling this way so I got home Tuesday May 28th and took a All-A-Dollar pregnancy test, (reliable right). So I left it in the bathroom to you know soak while I started cooking dinner for Ryan a 11:00 at night since he works late Mon-Fri until midnight. So I was still cooking dinner when he got home and he goes in to use the bathroom and he comes back to the kitchen and says IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TELL ME! I was thinking I didn't buy anything if thats what you mean. But he brings in the pregnancy test and it has 1 Red line and 1 light red line, I was like there is no way it has to be because of the All-a-dollar pregnancy test or something. So I decided to go get a real Pregnancy test at smith's. (where else could you find one at 12:30 at night). I got home and took one and 2 red lines, and then I still didn't beleive it so I took another with 2 red lines. I had taken pregnancy test for months hoping for what I can now say is BY DANG AM I ACTUALLY PREGNANT. I didn't feel how I thought I would, I thought I would be so excited but I was in pure utter shock. Me and Ryan just laid in bed speachless with so many thoughts of days to come. All I could do was thank my Heavenly Father for many answered Prayers.