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Samuel P Taylor 2024

Summer 2024 kickoff was a camping trip to celebrate Grandad’s big birthday. Each day, Grandad and Mamo’s campsite was abuzz with grandkids. Cousins of different ages and heights skipped rocks, rode scooters, and picked blackberries. They could always find an auntie’s hand to guide them, or a cousin’s plot to adventure into. Everyone chipped in.…
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Penha Longa #finally

Sam got Rich and Rich got Sam, and we all finally got to join in on their amazing wedding day. The entire four days was a celebration- not only of their nuptials, but also a celebration of friendship, of our kids swimming together, of reunions with people we hadn’t seen since Covid. We’d wander to…
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Samuel P 2023

Camping is my happy place. The days are long in the best ways and I feel immense joy camping with my kids. Corey is a natural as well. He jumps right in as though he’s been camping for decades (he hates that I’ve written that). I am fortunate to have him really see how much…
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Beast Coast Visit: Maplewood and Philly

Coming back to Maplewood, I’m always excited to see the cousins hang out even with almost a decade between Sach and the twins. Peyts and Wavester play just as hard as they normally do but with a 2 and 4 year old in tow, and it always makes my heart so joyful. Another bonus: we…
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Cousins Across the Pond

After a year of planning, they were finally here! Tia, Tio, Daisuke and Emiko arrived, and every day of their trip was a reunion on repeat! After a long flight, we gathered around the table and listened to stories of their travels. Tia and Tio brought gifts for everyone, and the girls were most excited…