swimmin at...

the waterfall!

hiking in ithaca...

lukes passport didnt get to him in time so no canada. sooo... we took him to ithaca. we did an easy hike to the treman park swimming hole.

a visitor...

luda came to visit us for a week. it was great fun having a familiar face around. thanks luke!

flag day parade...

dylan looks so happy to be waving that streamer!

punch-n-munch...

fathers day...

punch-n-munch.
the first graders put on a little program just for the dads. cory got to listen to wren sing some songs all about dads and then they had rainbow sherbet and sprite with cookies. he said it was pretty cute.
cory and i compared notes from the mothers day tea and the fathers day punch-n-munch:

mothers day there was so much chit chat that the teachers had to yell more than once for quiet vs the non talking with the fathers!

fathers day was all about the tech... as you can see in the photos... i phones and other geekery galore.

the fathers ate all the snacks while the women just nibbled.

hahaha!

for your consideration...

a dear friend of ours was diagnosed with a very rare type of cancer a few years back. Recently he found out that not only has the original tumor grown (doubled in size) but that it has spread from his lungs down into his pelvis and spine. He is an amazing 27 year old who has had a great attitude and outlook since finding out that a lump on his neck was cancer three and half years ago. He had part of that tumor removed as well as the facial nerve on that side of his face, leaving half his face paralyzed. He went through radiation and is currently having to start another round. Due to the rareness of his cancer and unavailable data for new meds, his insurance doesn’t want to cover treatment. And on top of his own needs and health issues one of his daughters was born with genetic 1p36 deletion syndrome.

our friend has two amazing daughters, one of which was born with 1p36 deletion syndrome (disorder that causes severe intellectual disability that affects speech, behavior, hearing and sight, among others). She has had to have eye surgery and see many specialists.
Please help if you can. They need all the help and thoughts and blessings they can get right now.

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