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Cowboy Camp

Brett spent the week of 8/14 at Cowboy Camp. I guess he come home as an outlaw?

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First Holy Communion

Here’s another extremely delayed post from earlier in the spring. Abby had her first Holy Communion the first weekend in May. It also happened to be one week after we moved into the house, so things we’re quite frantic. Many thanks to my mom for hosting the party after the service. Our house was nowhere [...]

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Catching Up with Photos

With the recent move and all the activity going on in our lives, I really haven’t had a chance to post too many pictures. Here’s a random sampling of what’s been going on……

Jake after getting hit in the face by a line drive. Can you see the stiches of the ball?

Dinner at Uncle Aaron [...]

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From Ocean City

Here are some pictures from our trip to Ocean City over the 4th of July. My mom rented a place and we all crammed in: Katie, Erin, Dorsey, Lucas, Noor, myself, Jean, Jake, Abby and Brett.
The pictures showing the bike riding/parade are from the annual bike parade the kids take part in. They go and [...]

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The Outer Banks

We’re on our way to the Outer Banks for the first time, and we’re really excited to be going. I don’t know if I’ll get a post off while we’re away, but I’ll catch up with you upon our return.

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The Renaissance Faire

The camping trip to the Renaissance Faire was a huge success. The kids had the time of their lives between camping and going to the fair. Jean and the kids arrived at the campsite around 3 pm and got the campsite set up. I arrived after work with my old neighbor Tom [...]

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Home Alone

Jean and the kids took off to the beach Wednesday night to spend some time at her sister’s house. The weather looks perfect for Thursday, so it should be a fun day on the beach. I think they’re coming home Friday morning after the morning rush hour.
This leaves me on my own for [...]

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Brett Fell in the Fountain

Jean took the kids out to lunch on Tuesday to California Pizza Kitchen over at the King of Prussia mall. They each received a coupon for a free meal in the mail, so Jean thought it would be a good way to break up the day.
After lunch, they walked around the mall to take [...]

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Happy Anniversary To Us!!

Sunday, August 6th was our 12th Anniversary. It’s also the 14th anniversary of the day I asked Jean to marry me, and the 15th anniversary of our first date together (not counting our dates from way back in high school).
It’s amazing how quickly time passes. It seems like just the other day that [...]

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Soccer Tournament

With Jake and Jean both gone for the weekend, Brett and Abby were stuck at home with Dad. Abby had her first Travel Team soccer tournament in West Chester this weekend.

Her first game was on Saturday morning at 10am, so we were packed up and were out of the house [...]

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