Hot Goose in the summertime

A few more pictures from this summer... Turns out most of them are of Eric (i.e. Goose, Beebs, plus many, many more names that I will not embarrass myself by sharing here).

At the first wedding Eric has officiated (and the first time he officially wore his robe), on a beautiful farm outside of Yamhill:

At the Portland Brew Fest with Ron:

Our favorite salad bar ever, Sweet Tomatoes:

We've been sporting these for a while--I highly recommend them! After Eric's brother, Scott, raved about his new running shoes, Eric immediately wanted to go out and buy some. It took me a bit longer to come around, but the REI anniversary sale and the arrival of our REI dividend intersected and it seemed that the time had come. They say it's the closest thing to walking (and running) barefoot, and "they" are right. They have inspired many conversations with strangers and have led to lots of looks and whispers ("pss spss psss shoes pss psssps monkey toes pss"), which I think is funny.

Eric led the campfire time at Family Fiesta, an evening family gathering at FGUMC in early August of each year. Some Creation Vacation families came which was awesome.

A Creation Vacation shot from one of the Family Friends. :)

One of my favorites:

Tillamook ice cream!!!

Some juicy sandia (that's watermelon en espanol). This one came from our friend, Maru, who came by one evening selling these Hermiston melons out of the back of her mini-van. We have eaten many this summer!

Eric and Bill, who has invited Eric to play in a benefit golf tournament to raise money for esophageal cancer research for the past three years. This year, I was invited, too! It was hot (in the upper 90s!) and we didn't win, but we had lots of fun.

Papa Murphy's stuffed veggie take-and-bake...mmmm.....

Eric playing with his flight simulator. He likes planes.