Louie Family Reunion in So Cal

All 35 of us from Gpa's side of the family gathered in LA.  First time everyone single member from 3 generations were together.   Some traveled all the way from East Coast and Tokyo.  

All 12 Louie cousins - some met for the first time!  

Dad and his cousins 

Celebrating Aunt Linda's 70th Birthday (Gpa's older sis)! 

Gpa and his big sis looking at their childhood pics. 

Dim Sum Brunch before we drive back up to Nor Cal. 

Mari's FFF - Dr. Pepper float for dessert 

Crafty Mari wanted to make green slime for her FFF

Uncle Mike from our church is getting married next week (dad's his bestman).  They got together for a fancy bro-mantic steak dinner date to celebrate. 

STEM Summer Camp, BoysIIMen, Family bike rides

Yea - my STEM program has officially started with 3 weeks of summer camp.  This week we got our Ipad and started making projects on the laser cuter, so fun!   Mom & dad are so grateful we're both in this awesome program now. 

We were scheduled to go to Yosemite this weekend but had to cancel due to fire.  Nice to have the down time to bike around our neighborhood both Sat and Sun.   

Photo credit:  Sparky (drone) 

Sporting my lil bro's new electric skooter and lil sis's helmet :) 

Date night at work -  private concert 

Motownphilly, A Song For Mama, One Sweet Day ... Til the End of the Road ... all bought back so many fond memories. 

Fun to be out on a Wed night to relive the 90s

Visit to Google's new living roof ... swimming pool, basketball court ... so much space to play and relax. 

Homemade poke bowl ... one of our fav meals, esp during the summer.  

T Dogs

Brothers - T Dogs 

When we're not bickering, we can have nice conversations but in weird places (this is where dad found us chatting away) 

Dad's my basketball coach at GrX Hoops.  With God's Incredible powers ... we can do anything! 

Dad will be the best man at Uncle Mike's upcoming wedding.  They became good buddies through the men's bible study dad leads. 

"Surfing" with my girlfriend 

STEM pool party - making a splash before our 3 week STEM summer camp.  

My family really enjoyed my sous vide steak.  Sous vide makes it so tender and evenly cooked.   Auntie Tracy - thanks for teaching me and convincing my parents to buy this new tool for me. 

Simple summer fun

Rivermark 2nd graders @ Camp Galileo.  My 1st time at Camp G and I'm really enjoying it.  Woohoo - 2 more weeks to go. 

Auntie Tracy taught me how to sous vide steak.  I also made mash potato.  Sous vide makes the meat so tender. 

7/11 means free slurpee!  Auntie Tracy - thanks for taking us! 

Mom's FFF (Family Fun Friday) - Pictionary & Taboo match  

I want to get a drone with part of my summer income.  My parents asked for a proposal presentation.  I got the approval - hope they'll be a good deal for it on Prime day.  Teddy - thanks for listening to my pitch.   

Smitten's mint ice cream @ Santana Row. 

Date with dad - boys bonding over wings. 

(almost) daily after dinner outdoor play with Teddy.  

Dinner with dad's college friend who officiated mom & dad's wedding.  

Dinner with mom's middle school gf's.  

Cousins Swap

This week I spent 2 nights at my twin cousin's house.  They celebrated my half bday on July 4th!  

Shoreline Fireworks with our buddies. 

3 Captain Underpants (@ library event) 

Over the weekend we went over to Uncle Mike and Auntie Min's place while the twins stayed at our place.  Thanks spending fun and quality time with us! 

I made apple strudel for his aunt and uncle, their only compliant was they wanted more (double batch next time) :) 

Grilling July 4th dinner for my fam, I really enjoy cooking.  

Got my very first paycheck and opened a checking account.  

Teddy with Joey, our neighbor's dog that we dog sat this weekend. 

Read to kittens and puppies at our local animal shelter. 

Bubble bath with jets. 

Pantry purging project with Gma and Gpa.  They did great and got rid of a lot of stuff.

Celebration dinner after a successful pantry purge. 

Quality time with Mewies - evening stroll 

Twin made us salmon sushi for dinner.  

Auntie Tracy - thanks for the belated bday lunch at chicken meets rice.  Always nice to hangout with you. 

Annual YouTube Great America Family Day

All inclusive experience at Great America - no lines, arcade, carnival games and lots of yummy food.  

We got to stay on for 2 back to back rides. 

Panda Express, hot dog, icee, dip and dots ... just a few of our favorites 

Back to the movies for another summer hit - this time just the boys

49ers STEM camp, with my buddy Zay.  We got to practice football on the Levi field. 

My turn for a date with mom -  Vietnamese lunch.  Always so nice to connect 1:1. 

Dinner in Pleasanton with twin cousins and grandparents. 

Not always fun and games here - once a month, we need to clean the yard, including pulling out all the weeds. 

Mom chopped off her hair this weekend for a new summer look.  We miss her long hair ;)