Category Archives: Family

Family-related anecdotes, visits, events, or topics.

Disney on Ice

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Joel

Day 6 of Christmas vacation — Disney on Ice at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. We took the bus with 50 other township residents, including friends. It was good.

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Thanksgiving 2015

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Joel

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year for my sister’s family, and my parents. It was so unseasonably warm, the kids played catch outside. So strange. [simpleviewer gallery_id=”86″]

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Photos from my niece Abby’s 5th birthday party

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Joel

Last Sunday, we drove down south for my niece Abby’s 5th birthday party. My sister Julie and BIL Robbie had a magic-theme this year. I somehow ended up being the event photographer, which was fine. [simpleviewer gallery_id=”79″]

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WEBELOS II Camping with Boy Scout Troop 6284

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Joel

One of the requirements for WEBELOS to “bridge” over to Boy Scouts is to pitch a tent and camp overnight. We thought we would take care of this requirement over summer, but opportunities were never taken. This month, the local … Continue reading →

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My niece Abby’s dance recital in June

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Joel

Okay, okay, this is really late, but way back in June, we attended my niece Abby’s very first dance recital. We were unfortunately late to the recital and missed her first dance. Thankfully, we were able to watch her second … Continue reading →

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VBS 2015 and our week with my niece Sophia

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Joel

During the 3rd week of August, my wife invited our niece Sophia to stay with over with us for an entire week. She was still on summer vacation, and Nums was running her last Vacation Bible School for church.  Sophia had once stayed … Continue reading →

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A Friday Beach Day at Long Beach Island (on the North side)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Joel

Nums and I took last Friday off so that we could take the whole family down to Long Beach Island for the day. Similar to last summer, we met up with my sister-in-law Anju and her family for the day. … Continue reading →

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Summer Sizzler 2015 – We came, we saw, we played badminton, and we knoshed

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Joel

Nums and Josh had a day planned to go to Medieval Times up in Secaucus, NJ on a company outing. Lily and I, instead, drove down to my sister Julie’s house for their annual Summer Sizzler event. Normally, it is … Continue reading →

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Another Sunday evening at Six Flags Great Adventure

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Joel

We had some free time on an early (and warm!) Sunday evening last Sunday, so we decided to hit Six Flags for a quick visit. The lines were barely there, so we hit some new-to-us rides, including Congo Rapids and … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Justin & Alicia’s wedding

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Joel

Last Saturday, we drove out to Long Island to attend Justin & Alicia’s wedding. We knew Justin from my days where we all attended the same Church of South India congregation out in Westchester. I haven’t been to that church in … Continue reading →

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