NEW BLOG ADDRESS!!!!

Hello all you faithful Felix followers!!! As some of you may know Brian is leaving for Russia today, and as we will be apart we thought it would be fun to start a new blog together. So, from here on our new address is http://bwfelix.blogspot.com Please change your links if you have one. Thanks and look soon for fun posts from the Felix's.

A season of challenges.

Hey all, Brian and I are going to start up a new blog, as this one is from my "Owens" years and now I'm a Felix!! Plus this summer will be different because Brian is going to be in Russia for three months. So, hopefully the change will lead to some entertaining stories from both Brian and I, as we adventure through the summer apart from each other. I'll get to enjoy two weeks of Russia in June, but the rest of the time we'll be apart. So lets all encourage Brian to post some pictures and blogs so we can all enjoy his stories from Russia. And of course any fun things I get to do in Oregon. More to come...Brian and Wendy.

50 Miles to the Finish

My husband, along with Brian Ewing, decided to run a 50 mile race, also known as an ultra-marathon. A very long way to run and not one I'd like to run myself. My longest run is maybe 35 minutes. So, a few weeks ago, down in Southern California, outside of Lake Elsinore, they ran a race called the Old Goat's 50 Mile.

Strangely enough it was a wet, cold and foggy morning for the start of the race. There were a few sun breaks throughout the day and the mountains they were running through did have some beauty in them.


Lisa and I were able to see the guys at two sites, the 10 mile and the 20 mile mark. Then they were on their own for the next 30 miles.
Below is a picture of them at the finish. Filling their stomachs with food. 11 hours and 30 minutes of running.


Feet shots: before and after.

Ouch...

I tell you, this was a hard day at work. I come home looking like this???? What an adventure.
No, it really wasn't that bad. A normal day at work, but one of my patients just happens to be a make-up artist in Hollywood. :) So, in 3 minutes he gave me a black eye and some scratches on my face. Not bad, course then I had to walk out of the hospital like that. Just a little bit embarrassing. But I did make Brian a little nervous when he saw me. haha.

The Spruce Goose

Today we headed to McMinnville, OR and the aviation museum with Brian's dad. The famous "Spruce Goose" is there, along with numerous other planes from every time period. I think the three of us were a bit in awe of the size of it. It really was quite a build!


Here it is, in the background, dwarfing all other planes. Below is a picture of a cool plane that can land in the water or land. There was also a very awesome plane (that I didn't take a picture of) that can fly 2197 miles per hour. YES, it can fly 36 miles per minute. WOW. Flown in the 70's I think, retired now. Nicknamed the Blackbird.




So, this picture kind of puts the size of the plane into perspective. Here is the tail of the plane, the tip is the height of an 8 story building!! Made of wood. Incredible. Watch "The Aviator" if you want to know some more about it.



Of course they have a kiddo section...We might have spent some time here, playing on the flight simulator computers...
Pretending to fly little planes...
Fighting the enemy...



It was fun to finally see the plane put together. Many years ago I saw one of the wings as it was on its way to the museum to be put together. My grandmother lived out in the area and we were on our way to her house. And there was this HUGE wing on a side road in the country. And now I got to see the whole thing. Fun day trip.

What, run 34 miles????

So my wonderful husband has learned to run. And run very long distances. Last June was his first "ultra-marathon" which is basically anything more than a marathon. He did it with Brian Ewing from Juneau and they did great. A few months ago he signed up for this one in Olympia, WA. A 34 mile run. Last weekend, Brian and I drove up and he ran the race and I went from station to station cheering him on and getting him to eat and drink some tasty treats.




Here he is with only 8 miles left to run. He was pretty tuckered out, but finished the race in 7 hours and 17 minutes. A great time according to me!!



Just a description of the awesome weather we had during the race. Actually the first half was okay, but the second half was very, very WET. Next up: a 50 mile race in California in 9 weeks!!

December 2010

A last post of pictures from 2010. The holidays were good for us, Brian had four weeks off from classes and I continued to work my three days a week. But we really enjoyed time with friends and family.
So after Thanksgiving, my mom still had two live turkeys to do away with. Christmas Day became their special day. :) Here are some pictures of Mom, Brian and Ben all plucking some feathers from the first turkey.




Christmas pj's, here are Isaac, Gwyn and Noah with their new pj's made by Mema. Jeremiah is below with his charming smile.



The Nutcracker is an awesome ballet. Brian and I went this year and took my mom, and my friend, Elia and her mom. It was great fun!




Christmas cookie making with friends, Sarah and Darla. We had fun and frosted soooo many Christmas tree cookies. Both Sarah and Darla are artistic and frosted some great cookies.

How long does it take to cook a 45 pound turkey?

My mom decided to grow her own turkeys this year. She started with 6 poults (a baby turkey) in May and they grew and grew. Unfortunately 2 died somewhere along the way, maybe the sat on each other or drowned, so that left 4.
The day of Thanksgiving I had to work, so my family graciously agreed to celebrate on Saturday. Brian and my mom had fun with the turkeys. They had to slaughter two turkeys, pluck and prepare and get them all ready to cook. What a job. I'm sorry I missed it. :)

Here is the turkey, all cleaned and ready for stuffing. 45 pounds!! A bit large, I agree. But, it fit in the oven (see the picture below) and cooked for about 12 hours.


We had plenty of leftovers...

New Traditions!

This year, Brian and I and my mom all decided to throw some money together and rent a house at Black Butte, a resort about 8 miles from Sisters, Oregon. So, instead of buying Christmas presents for my sister's kids, we are all staying up in the snow for a few nights!! It was a great idea and was a lot of fun! The first day we got there it was pretty nasty, rainy out. But then God brought the SNOW! We woke up to find a fresh coat of snow the next day. And of course we played most of the day.


Above is a picture of the great room in the house. A really comfortable room, complete with a big enough table for 8 (we had 9 in our group) and a fireplace. And televisions in every bedroom! Not that we needed that.
Below is the morning of snow. I love snow and really miss being in Juneau were it is a more common occurance than in Portland, OR.


A picture of the "Black Butte" a small hill that can be climbed. It was a pretty spectacular day! Complete with blue sky and everything. Who knew there was a tornado coming on in Aumsville, OR, only 10 miles from my mom's home.


Sledding fun! Of course we found a hill on the golf course that worked just perfectly for our needs. Brian and the boys all decided to pile on and go down the hill together.


There were a few houses and trees with Christmas lights and I thought they looked so pretty with the snow!