More happenings at our house

A few weeks ago my dad was gracious enough to come over and cut down a tree for us. We had a messy Hawthorne tree that just needed to go. 

My dad is basically a superstar when it comes to cutting down trees. He cut this one piece by piece, specific branches at a time so we actually never saw the whole tree fall. Easier to clean up that way. 

The blue skies even came out  while we were working!

A trailer very full of tree!

The Best Story Ever!!!

Today is a little throw back post paying homage to the 1st birthday I (brian) got to spend with Wendy. I made her this video and showed it to her with all our friends watching. I had a ton of fun making it, so I hope have fun watching it. 

                                                                   ENJOY

It's a Girl!

Finally, ultrasound day where we get to find out the gender! We are both pretty excited to be having a little girl come the end of September. Brian was definitely hoping for a girl, and he got his wish!

Thanks to Pat for doing our ultrasounds! Otherwise, we'd have to wait for another two weeks to find out and even see anything!

Five toes, lovely spine, bones all in place, everything seems to be in place for this little girl. She is a little older than 17 weeks in the womb and already the size of an orange. Her little heart is about 1.7 cm long! Can you imagine? What a miracle God performs every day in the lives of unborn babies. 

Me? I'm doing fine. No more nausea for the most part! and now that I know the gender, it feels a little more real to me. I think. Plus, I'm getting a little belly.

A Year of Changes

Well, I'm sure some of you know what the picture below means. For those of you who don't...it means around September 24th there will be a little Brian and Wendy living at the Felix house hold.

I'm 10 weeks a long, so there is a ways to go still. I've been working on telling people in person or on the phone and I apologize if I haven't told you yet and you are finding out through our blog. 

Brian and I are very excited, I'm feeling a bit more apprehensive about it than Brian, but I'm sure that will all come to pass. 

We are planning an OPEN HOUSE also for all friends and family on APRIL 26th. I have yet to put together an invitation and send it. Watch your email boxes. 

Happy March!

And one day it snowed...

A bit blurry, but it sure felt like we were living in Juneau again. Without all the snow plows and proper shovels though. Poor Salem just got hit with 8-12 inches of snow in 24 hours. FUN and crazy for our poor city who can't quite handle this amount of snow when we normally get none. Brian and I spent one evening after work shovelling. Because the weather forecast called for freezing rain the following day and then temperatures up to 40 degrees F. And we all know what that does to snow.

If you are ever in a need, a board works pretty well as a shovel. 

And of course I made a snowman. 

Kitchen is almost finished!!!

Above:

Before..messy, pastel green wall color and some other not so fun features. 

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After the paint job, the indoor lighting doesn't do the colors justice.

And, after new solid surface counter tops were placed with an under-mounted sink (YEAH!) and a tile backdrop. 

My hubby just needs to hook up the under plumbing for me and I can use the sink. Can't wait! It's been 3 weeks and counting till I've had a kitchen. Not a terribly long amount of time, but long enough. 

A little bit of Texas.

And what do you think of when you hear the "Alamo"? Texas? Cowboy hats? Here is a little of each. I couldn't resist taking his photo.

I am in Texas visiting a friend and her family so it seemed a good time to see the Alamo. There was a pretty spectacular oak tree inside the walls. Pictures don't really cut it though.

A lock of Davy Crockett's hair is in this necklace. and the brush is his too.

And here it is folks, smaller than one might think, The Alamo.  Formerly the site of a mission, it became the spot of a pivitol battle in 1836.