Category Archives: Family

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

Our new nephew Benjamin Joseph

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Joel

He arrived a little earlier than expected, but my sister Julie and her husband Robbie welcomed our new nephew Ben to the world this month. My first nephew! We drove down on a beautiful Saturday morning to the hospital to … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Big Bad Wolf

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Joel

This year, Josh applied and got accepted into the school district’s “E=MC2” Gifted and Talented program this school year. Since September, he’s been learning about all sorts of things, including law. Recently, the program somehow coordinated and conducted a joint class … Continue reading →

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It’s been a long time coming, but the Ipes are moving

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Joel

It doesn’t feel like it at times, but we’ve been homeowners here in central NJ for nine years. Nine years since we started toting our infant son Joshua around in his car seat to hang out with real estate agents … Continue reading →

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We went to visit our new nephew Ben

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Joel

About two weeks ago, we drove down on a very nice sunny Saturday morning to see my sister Julie and family, including our new nephew Ben. I also brought the new Nikon D5200 camera. I enjoyed using it. I could use … Continue reading →

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Easter 2014

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Joel

I mentioned earlier that my niece Sophia was in town for Spring Break, staying with her grandparents, and the kids had a sleepover with her Thursday and Friday. My wife and I made plans for Easter Brunch with Num’s sister … Continue reading →

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Spring Break with the Kids

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Joel

The kids a shortened Spring Break this year, on account of the higher than expected snow days this past winter. They had a full day on Monday, a half day on Tuesday, then off Wednesday – Friday. We didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Cubarama at the Lakehurst Naval Station

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Joel

On April 5th, I took Joshua and Lily to this year’s Mercer Area District’s Cubarama event at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurt military base nearby us at 7A. This year’s theme was Scouts To The Skies, all around flight. The only … Continue reading →

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Lily’s 6th Birthday Party

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Joel

For Lily’s 6th birthday, we searched high and low for options on what to do. We knew it would be a “Frozen”-themed party, but what would be the main activity? We decided on Mad Science, which is a company with multiple … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s 9th birthday party

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Joel

Joshua was turning 9 years old this year, and each year, we have to decide whether we should host another children’s birthday party (and go through the all the party planning rigamarole), or just do a private family-type party where … Continue reading →

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I’m not sure why my son was doing his homework in the laundry basket

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Joel
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