Category Archives: Family

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

Josh lost his first tooth

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Joel

Big milestone today — Josh lost his first tooth. He has (had) two loose teeth for the past few weeks, but we discovered last night during dinner one was very loose. We figured it would fall out in the next day … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2010 at my sister’s house

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Joel

Late Sunday afternoon, we drove down to my sister’s place to have the kids trick or treat. In our own neighborhood, we don’t see too many kids. Meanwhile, in south Jersey, it’s like the 50’s in America. Everyone sits outside … Continue reading →

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Josh’s last soccer game of the season

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Joel

October 30th was Josh’s last regular season soccer practice game. Two months went awfully fast, and I’m glad my wife signed him up for it. It was a good experience for him to play a sport for the first time … Continue reading →

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Baby Abigail is here

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Joel

Late Tuesday night, my sister gave birth to Abigail Philomena Joseph. She is their first daughter, born at a little more than 6 lbs. Baby and mother (and my brother-in-law Robbie) are all doing well. They don’t have a private room, … Continue reading →

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The era of the crib is over

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Joel

This week, I dismantled the crib. Five years and two kids later, we say farewell. There are two prime reasons why we finally did it. We didn’t decide this lightly, as we prefer Lily contained at night time. She has … Continue reading →

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Joshua is playing soccer

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Joel

Many moons ago, I was interested in playing pee-wee football, but as soon as my folks found out that practices & games were Sunday mornings, football was off the table. Why? We’d have to miss church. Ah well, begin the … Continue reading →

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Josh’s 1st Week in Kindergarten

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Joel

We survived Joshua’s first week in kindergarten, although I think it should be marked with an asterisk in the record books, due to the short week. Monday was Labor Day. He had school Tuesday and Wednesday, but school was closed … Continue reading →

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Uploaded May, June, and July 2010 photos

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joel

Egads, I’ve been so behind on uploading photos. Without much further adieu…. May 2010 photos — these have been available, but no link. How did I miss that? June 2010 photos — Joshua’s graduation to kindergarten (and the kids’ Spring … Continue reading →

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My sister Julie’s surprise 30th birthday party

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Joel

Julie’s 30th birthday cake Saturday night, we drove to Philadelphia for my sister’s surprise 30th birthday party. First we dropped off the kids to my sister-in-laws’ for the evening, then we went to pick up the delicious (and lactose-free) cake, … Continue reading →

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Spring Sing and Joshua’s Graduation

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Joel

On June 4th, the kids’ school hosted “Spring Sing”, a show with each class singing or doing some other action like dancing. Both sets of grandparents, and both our sisters and their respective husbands all came to our house then … Continue reading →

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