My cousin, Theresa, graciously invited us to a family barbecue at her home this past Saturday. Almost all of the “Wong family” cousins (on this side of the globe at least) were in attendance, along with respective spouses, moms, girlfriends, kids, and a pup. There was even an official announcement of a new family member on the way… (Congratulations Kylene & Dain!)

Alex was shy at first upon seeing so many unfamiliar faces. But he warmed up quickly and had a great time being entertained by his big “cousins” Kaitlyn and Karolyn. He was also the happy recipient of lots of cool new toys, clothes, and books. Thoroughly exhausted, Alex conked out as soon as we hit the road and did not wake up till the next morning. (Yay!)

As it’s not often that we are all together at any given time, there was no shortage of fond reminiscing, storytelling, and raucous laughter. I still feel like we are all kids again when we are all together. It’s good to know that no matter where our busy lives take us, we will always be connected because we are Family. I hope that as the years pass and our families grow larger we will continue to make the effort to reconnect now and then.

We all had a great time, as evidenced by these photos.

Thanks again, Theresa, for putting this together!