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My mom kept crying because my dad's cancer was continuing to progress and we all knew this would probably be the last time we'd all be together.
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Family pool day!
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My brother and his family were down in Florida visiting my parents...
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Great to watch my parents be grandparents on Christmas.
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My parents had rented family beach house in LBI!
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...the Sandia Peak Tramway...
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Later that evening, we got dressed up and headed to the wedding!
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Took Max and the dogs out for a long walk around the neighborhood.
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Max had just turned 3..
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Facetiming with my parents in Florida.
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Kristy's Diner for dinner.
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...and we had a nice summer dinner on the back porch!
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Walking around. Showing off.
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Got some pool time in before dinner.
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Give it back!
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Fun watching my parents be grandparents!
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Bealls & Battjers!
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...Brett, Amy & Max got an early start on their drive back to DC.
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...like this excellent three-piece deluxe set of screen-cleaners! SCORE!
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Brett and Amy's apartment was full with all sorts of new baby gear, so they'd asked for no presents, but my mom still insisted on getting Brett "a little something"...
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On September 1st, I was down in south Jersey hanging out with my family.
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Happy August 2013!
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...to visit with Bretty, Amy and my parents!
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On Sunday morning, we all piled in my dad's truck and headed over to the beach on Long Beach Island.
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...we said goodbye to my parents...
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I love my mom smiling in the background here.
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After dinner, I set up my laptop so Brett & mom could try out the Neurosky headset.
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Amy spent the evening trying to teach us how to play euchre.
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Lunch on the back porch with the fam.
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Post Christmas breakfast! The weather forecast was calling for heavy snow and by the time we'd finished eating...
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Pre-dinner holiday photo for my dad's holiday newsletter!
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Three sets of Battjers!
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Kristi, Mer, Brittany, Amy, Sue, Barb & Steph.
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...so a whole bunch of family members were sleeping over!
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Afternoon BBQ!
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Pizza dinner on the back patio. Mmmm.
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Adding in Sherwin and Maija!
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The bride and groom with the parents: Brian & Stephanie and Lee and Diane.
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Family photo.
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Here's us having a early afternoon Jersey Shore dinner. My brother, Amy, their friend Evie and our cousin Kristie had all come up from DC together.
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Another holiday dinner! Clockwise from left: My cousin Chris, mom, Amy, Brett, Amanda, my cousin Steve and Mer. (If I remember correctly, this is right before we all got into a big discussion about global warming - because my cousin Chris, who is a consultant for oil companies, doesn't believe it's real. Or that if it is, it's just part of a natural cycle and has nothing to do with humans burning pretty much the ENTIRE oil supply that took x years to develop in just the last 100-odd years. Hmmm....)
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The next day a bunch of relatives came to our house for Christmas dinner. Clockwise from bottom left: Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Wayne, mom, Aunt Elaine, Amy and Brett. Meredith and I = TOTALLY CROPPED OUT! Thanks, dad! Haha.
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On Saturday afternoon, Meredith and I took the train out to my parents house in NJ so that we could spend Christmas with my fam! I brought along the Wii so that the whole family could play (which we ended up doing for hours on end). Here's my mom and brother getting ready to square off in tennis. But before they played, we decided that we all needed to...
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On Friday morning, I had breakfast with the fam. And then it was time for my brother and I to give...
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Waiting, waiting...
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On Sunday I took the train down to south Jersey to hang out with my family down at my parent's little shore house in Mannasqaun. Here's my brother and his lady Amy and my parents about to get their lunch on.
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...headed into Morristown to see the movie Ray. Thanks for coming out guys!
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The next mornign we had breakfast with the fam (cinnamon rolls...mmmm) and Grant headed back into town. Meredith decided to stick around a little longer and we...
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I got up to help him out and was told that he didn't need any help "figuring out his own camera, Goddamnit!" So I took some photos of everyone waiting. Hahah.
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Here are the fruits of his labor though. Well worth the wait!
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Dinner with the other Battjers! The end!
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"Now throw your hands in the air and scream!"
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For Christmas day, my grandparents and one of my mom's sister's family (The Carricks) came to our house. Christmas dinner in the house y'all. When I say "Hey," you say "Ho!" Now when I say "Je" you say "sus!"
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...which means BLAMO!, she's instantly asleep ten minutes later on the ride back north. My mom will get drunk from only a sniff of the barmaid's apron. Hahaha.
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Note my mom drinking something with alcohol in it....
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My fam hung back and worked at destroying the pie and cake table.
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...and packed in the car to go to south Jersey for our annual Christmas Eve with my great uncle and aunt Walt and Ann (You know the drill by now, we do it every year (. Here's the backseat crizzew: me, mom and Brett's girlfriend Amy.