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Boy Scout Troop 59 – Quail Hill Camping Trip

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Joel

Joshua went camping with his fellow Boy Scouts last weekend in the bitter cold. The Ipes are generally fair weather people, and we’re not about cold weather activities. However, Josh needs 20 nights of camping as a Boy Scout in … Continue reading →

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BSA Troop 59 Court of Honors – October 24 2017

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Joel

At the end of October, Joshua’s Boy Scout Troop held their most recent Court of Honors. He earned a notable number of merit badges over the course of the summer and the early Fall. Proud of him. DSC_0617 from Joel … Continue reading →

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Boy Scout Troop 59 Hike – Delaware Water Gap

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Joel

On Sunday October 8th, Josh and members of his Boy Scout troop went on a day hike at the Delaware Water Gap out in Pennsylvania. I didn’t go, but a few parents did. Josh came back in one piece, albeit … Continue reading →

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Josh survived his week at Forestburg Scout Reservation and we’re all happy to be back together again

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Joel

We drove up late Friday to Forestburg in order to make it in time for the flag ceremony and to see Joshua. There was a lot of traffic on a summer Friday, but we made it in time. The other good … Continue reading →

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Josh is at Forestburg Scout Reservation this week

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Joel

Last Sunday, Josh left with a large number of other boys from his Boy Scouts troop to spend a week at Forestburg Scout Reservation.  Last year’s Boy Scout camp was the first time that he ever went away on his own … Continue reading →

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Spending a Saturday in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Joel

On Saturday, I went to the gym in the morning, After I got back and cleaned up, we drove an hour down to King of Prussia PA to spend a day. We grabbed lunch at this smallish chain called Naf … Continue reading →

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BSA Troop 59 Court of Honor – June 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Joel

After much work these past few months (and some prodding from his parents), Joshua completed a number of BSA merit badges, and fulfilled all of the rank advancement requirements to move up from Tenderfoot to 2nd Class. Huzzah. His Boy … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s 3rd bicycle

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Joel

Last year, I noticed that Josh’s 2nd bicycle (last purchased back in April 2013) was looking long in the tooth for him. We bought it when he was only eight years old, and now it looked way too small on … Continue reading →

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My son Josh vs. peanuts everywhere, and Josh won

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Joel

Josh has lived through a number of allergies growing up, since he was an infant. He was originally allergic to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, gluten, and had some lactose intolerance thrown in there too. It was a lot to deal with, but … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s 12th Birthday Party

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Joel

Joshua turns 12 this year (I know, a tween, it’s shocking), and we were looking for what would be a good way to celebrate. He ultimately decided to invite a bunch of friends to come out to the Dave & … Continue reading →

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