We decided to go visit Lisa's cousin Jon in New York City before he moves to London this fall. The weather was pretty rotten (rain nearly all weekend and a cancelled flight home), but we had a great time none the less. As our tour guide, Jon showed us many sights around the city. He lives in a small apartment on Mulberry Street near Chinatown and Little Italy. He took us to his office building at One Liberty Plaza where we had an great view of Ellis Island, ground zero, etc. The highlight of the trip for Jonathan was attending a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (with Lance Armstrong as guest). Lisa's favorite part was catching up with Jon, with the "intense" spectacle of Times Square a close second. We visited Ellis Island and the Guggenheim museum, saw a couple films (A Prairie Home Companion and An Inconvenient Truth), walked through Central Park, stumbled upon the annual gay pride parade, ate at several interesting places, and hoofed it around the city.

The last weekend of June, while Jonathan and Lisa were in New York City, the boys stayed with Grandma and Grandpa B in Troy. We're not sure if they even missed us. Activities included: a picnic at Mercy Bellbrook where Allison works, putt-putt, swimming, and (allegedly) ice cream after every meal.