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We were married in November 1995 and moved to Jamison, PA, in June 1996.

Our family got 3 pounds heavier in September 1996 with the addition of Coogie (named for Brian's family), a tiny little Bichon Frise. Update: he's now 11 pounds, and verifiably the cutest dog in the world.

Our family got another 5 pounds heavier on January 17, 2000: We had a baby boy! We had a baby boy! His name is Isaac Harrison Stephens, born 6:05 am, January 17, 2000 (six weeks early!). He was 5 lbs., 11 oz., 19 inches.

Josie Loken Stephens was born on May 12, 2002 (on time, mind you!). She was a healthy 9 pounds.

We bought our current house in September 2000, a 35-year-old split-level in Yardley, PA.
our house

Merri, Brian's wife, was the Manager of Public Relations and Special Events at Sesame Place, a theme park based on Sesame Street. Now, she has her hands full taking care of Isaac. She used to enjoy doing crafts in her spare time. She will eventually get back to it when Isaac and Josie give her time.

Brian, Merri's husband, is a senior computer programmer with Merion Publications, publishers of ADVANCE Newsmagazines, in King of Prussia, PA. He enjoys genealogy, juggling, playing basketball, and collecting collections (coins, playing cards, pencil sharpeners, cameras, etc.).

Would you like to meet some of our friends and family that have Web sites?

Brian's family:
Blair, one of Brian's high school friends, has some interesting links on his page.
These are various friends from Washington University in St. Louis, where we both went to college:
- Seth has lots to say - about computers, artificial intelligence, time, ...
- Chris is involved with a cappella singing and has some neat links.
- Wingert doesn't have his own page. Instead, he just plays on the anagram page all the time.

Seth, Chris, Wingert, and Brian sang in an a cappella group in college called the Pikers. Here's a picture after one of the Pikers' performances (for more pictures, see Seth's site and the Wash U. Archives):