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Attending the Christmas Eve service at our church for the first time

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Joel

We usually don’t attend the Christmas Eve service at our church. We’re usually off at someone else’s house the night before Christmas. On Christmas Day itself, we open presents, eat Polish pierogi for breakfast, then go to church for the … Continue reading →

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Joshua & Lily test and earn their yellow belts

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Joel

This past Friday night, Joshua and Lily both tested for and earned their yellow belts. Namita and I are both proud and fearful of their new street-fighting skills. Next week, they learn how to “Hadouken!” [simpleviewer gallery_id=”9″]

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Pictures from the Halloween parade at school & Trick or Treating

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Joel

This was our first Halloween in the new neighborhood. I took off so that I could work on Cub Scout popcorn orders. However, I was able to go watch the kids in their school’s Halloween parade. I was also able … Continue reading →

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First day of the 2014-2015 school year

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Joel

Yea! The kids finally went back to school! No more paying for summer camp! Or trying to figure out who will watch them! Josh is now heading to 4th grade, and Lily is now a 1st grader. And since we … Continue reading →

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Taking in a Trenton Thunder game on a Tuesday evening

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Joel

A few weeks earlier, Namita took the kids to that National Night Out event at the PAL fields. In some contest, Lily was able to name all of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and won us four tickets to see the … 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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