The Great Salem Adventure

One of our favorite experiences this summer was our visit to Salem, Oregon, when we met up with the oldest friends Jemayla and I have (meaning, friends we've had ever since we were a couple).

We spent several days mooching off of them and making them teach us how to make omelets, but they were still sad when we finally left. Is that true friendship or what?

On one memorable day we went to a carousel and park with Matt, Megan, and their three goofy boys.

While we were there, a cool guy taught us how to throw boomerangs. Matt was a natural at it, and Jemayla was pretty good too. Byron broke his boomerang in

half, and felt really stupid.

Luckily the cool guy (who could have kicked Byron's butt up and down the carousel) was really nice about it.

The Seaside Vacation

We're about a month late posting this, but we wanted to put up some pictures of our big summer vacation. Our first was in Seaside, Oregon, where we were able to have a Heath family reunion. And anytime you put Heath men near the ocean, they are going to jump in, no matter how cold it is. Luckily, this water was cold enough that after about five minutes we couldn't feel anything below our necks.

Here's a picture of Dad getting his ankles wet. His diabetes makes it much easier for him to withstand the cold to his extremities. That's why he's still smiling.

One of the highlights of our time in Seaside was the family talent show. Chad, of course, is the most talented among us.

In addition to sharing his more . . . er . . . specialized talents, he wrote and performed a song with the boys.

The boys also did the Muppet version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" with their own puppets.

Megann taught everybody a Zumba dance, which is probably her second-best talent (her first talent is giving Dusty looks that are laced with hidden meanings)

Dusty performed some acrobatics with Libby, and then Jared performed some similar, though slightly more athletic, acrobatics with Courtney.

Mom made fun of Dad in Spanish, while Jared unwillingly translated.

Dad sang a very sweet song to the grandkids . . .

And Eli sang "No One Likes a Frowny Face" with one of the best frowny faces I've seen all year. And I taught freshman!

Jemayla and I spent a large portion of our time at Seaside hanging out with our nieces and nephews, and we had a great time.