Lê Family Reunion

Over 4th of July weekend we had our big Lê Family Reunion in Connecticut. It was undoubtedly the biggest event happening in New England that weekend. It's hard to beat a joint 90 and 89th birthday party, not to mention a soon-to-be 70th wedding anniversary! There are so many amazing moments from the weekend, but the underlying joy was how truly happy Ong Ba Co were to have everyone together celebrating.

Those in attendance (from Rosie's perspective): 2 great grandparents, 16 great uncles and aunts, 27 uncles and aunts, 5 cousins. It was quite impressive that everyone could be there, with the exception of an uncle-in-law to be who lives halfway across the world!

Friday night: Family gathered at Chua (the temple) to start setting up for the celebration on Saturday. This included a lot of karaoke.

Saturday: Big celebration at Chua. In addition to the 50 family members were 50 guests there to honor Ong Ba Co.



Sunday afternoon: BBQ at Di A-T's house! Unfortunately it rained that day but we luckily could take refuge in the house. Highlight of the bbq: Lê Family Jeopardy! It was a heated battle (a lot of hissing going on). Lot of laughs and ah-ha moments as we revealed interesting facts about each other.

Sunday evening: Dinner at Ong H's house. Our time was spent: 50% eating, 45% taking photos, 5% misc. While it's not unusual to indulge in tasty food when we're together, I think this was the first time where I lifted my empty pho bowl to get up and one magically swooped down from the sky to replace it. Here is Rosie with her great great aunt!

Monday: Unwinding. We weren't able to go to the brunch at Ba H's house but afterward some family came over to the house to hang out. Our super good friends M and D also drove up from Philly to join us.

Just a glimpse into such an amazing weekend!