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Photos from my niece Abby’s 4th birthday party

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Joel

Two weeks ago, we drove down to my sister’s house for my niece Abby’s 4th birthday party. They put in a lot of effort to create this Team Umizoomi-themed birthday party, completed with obstacle course. I don’t know how people … Continue reading →

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My nephew Ben’s baptism

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Joel

This Sunday, we drove on down to South Jersey for the baptism of my nephew Benjamin. The service was at 11am at their church, and we were running late. Fear of being late to our own nephew’s big day, I … Continue reading →

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A day at the beach in Ocean City, NJ

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Joel

My sister made the suggestion that we should really get together and have a beach day before the end of the summer. Who was I to argue? Namita was unavailable, because she had vacation bible school starting the next day. … Continue reading →

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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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Christmas Excellence 2013 with the Ipes & Josephs

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Joel

As is the tradition of the Ipes and Josephs, we get together for Christmas Excellence, some term that my wife and Robbie and/or Julie agreed upon. It involves one of our two families to devise and host some sort of … Continue reading →

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Abby’s 3rd birthday party

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Joel

My niece recently celebrated her 3rd birthday party. My sister and her husband organized a very well thought out scavenger hunt as part of a Dora the Explorer birthday party theme. Josh and Lily had a lot of fun running … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday with the Josephs

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Joel

After our Easter Sunday church service, we drove down to south Jersey to celebrate Easter Sunday with my sister Julie & BIL Robbie, plus folks from his side of the family. They had a nice lunch for everyone, an easter … Continue reading →

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A weekend in Philly – Sunday

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joel

50% of our weekend was already over. How the weekend was flying by, but I didn’t want to think about it! We had a slightly lazy morning, but eventually got everyone dressed, suitcases packed, zoo (and parking) tickets purchased online, … Continue reading →

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A weekend in Philly – Saturday

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joel

This weekend, we went to Philadelphia to see the sights. The plan was to spend the entire weekend in the Philadelphia area to visit the Franklin Institute on Saturday and the Philadelphia Zoo on Sunday. We would also fit in a … Continue reading →

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Joshua’s 7th birthday party – Part 1

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Joel

Well, this is a first for us. Joshua’s birthday party has been postponed. This morning we were up early to get ready for the party in the afternoon. It is/was a Transformed-themed birthday party – Generation 1, none of that … Continue reading →

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