Still here: July 4

All four of us kids managed to meet for the 4th of July. Peter and Nancy brought Daniel from North Carolina; Susan and Cory visited Washington DC with Matthew before coming to York; Leonard and Liz returned from their vacation, picked up Rachel from camp and hosted a picnic at their house for all. Laura brought Domenic up to spend time with the Wong side of the family. She is just back from "the desert" deployment and enjoying her return to the States. There were three grandkids who were unable to make the trip. The 3A's - Andrew who was reporting to Ft Lewis, Washington; Anna working in Colorado at camp; and Alicia who had to remain in Boston for work. We missed all of them but hey, we had a great time without you! Here is Gung talking to Alica - I do believe he was promising her he'd make it to Boston for the Christmas holiday. A promise she will hold him to keeping!

The kids (and Susan) enjoyed the latest fad, not a zip line, but a tightrope of sorts hung between two trees. Josh seemed to be the master with Daniel a close second.

Laura was very tenative considering her skills on the beam, Susan was confident as long as Cory was there to spot her.

Domenic was game to keep up with the young kids but after one tumble had to admit he isn't as young as he once was! Pat, great dad-in-law that he is, supplied Dom with some much needed Advils!

As usual Liz and her girls put out a fantastic meal, ribs, glazed salmon, fresh York County corn, and double chocolate brownies.

Dinner was a noisy affair with two tables of family story sharing, lots of laughter, and explanations. Then the younger boys (minus Domenic) put on the protective gear for the paintball battle.