Riley joined us this year for the start of Winter.
My Father and I stopped by to say hello to his father…
On the way to pick up his mother from his brother’s house.
Back at my parent’s house, we all posed for a picture.
After stopping at my mother-in-law’s, we grabbed Ashley and headed…
To Mathew’s house.
Christmas is always a lot of hopping around for Kelli and I….
But it’s always good to see the family.
Right, Amber?
My father and Mathew are trying to figure out how to get the Christmas tree into the house.
He is continuing my parent’s tradition of bringing in a live tree on Christmas Eve.
We had to take Ashley home…..
So it was back to Kelli’s mother’s house.
I was trying to show her how to blow across the top of the bottle….
Like this.
Getting tired of family by this point….
So we headed to Kristi’s for more.
OMG, she’s not crying!!!!
Christmas morning, and it was present time.
BTW, Mom, notice the shirt?
Kelli and I continued our tradition of sleeping in front of the tree.
After our relaxing morning at home, it was out to see the family (look, Sophia is crying again).
Everyone was happy to see Riley.
My mother got an owl themed business card holder from Kelli.
And my father got a super-kick-ass gift from me…..
An Xbox 360!!!
Shortly thereafter, we had it setup and we’re using the video chat feature to say hello to Mathew and Taylor.
Always lots of family photos this time of the year.
Leaving my parents house, we went to my brother’s house.
How great of an Uncle am I to give my brother’s kids foam swords with which to hit each other?
Or to hit the dog?
Or, well, hit anything that needs hitting.
From my brother’s house, it was on to….
Kelli’s mother’s house for some food.
And more family.
Mark says he’s a Redskins fan for life. We’ll see.
Courtney says she’s a Mark fan for life. We’ll see.
Afterwards, it was back to my parent’s house.
After that it was home again. Way too much travel in two days.
A christmas present from me, to me.
This should help shooting bands in clubs.
Or mothers and nephews from 100 yards away.
It’s a good lens…
But that is about as far away as I can get in a house.
Peter scored two tickets to the last game of the season. Can you guess the two teams playing?
Peter had never been tailgating, so we hooked up with Rob and Scott.
It was cold and wet, but we had a great time.
Using the zoom lens, you can see Rob and Scott…..
From where Peter and I were sitting.
Some how, the Ravens won….
But Peter still had his fun.
Afterwards, Everyone did a drunk pose….
And then Peter and I headed to Tio’s…
Where we met with some family for dinner.
Peter had a great time!!!!
Kelli and I got dressed up for New Years Eve.
One minute to go!!!!
On another night, Kelli and I went to Ellicott City for the wedding reception of Michel and Angie Tersiguel.
Women, always so happy on their wedding day!!!
The men seem to hold their own as well!!!
Looking forward to his great cooking in the coming year.
Taking Riley to the beach for the first time.
It wasn’t long before we realized that
We needed a longer leash.
We met some friends while we were down there and had a few beers….
Before heading home.
Hanging out, shooting pool, and drinking.
I went To Brian’s house to help him with the room he was building in the basement.
And by the end of the day, things were looking good.
A sad day. The house my grandfather built was sold…
And we needed to get a few last things out.
You know, just doing our guy thing.
Monica, stalking us to get the website cameo.
It’s always good to hang out with Scott.
Coming in late, I setup the coffee for Kelli the next morning.
When I was working on my own basement….
I used the wrong wood on my bottom plate…
So I bought the right wood……
And Brian Shadrick helped my pull down all the walls and replace the wood.
What a pain in the ass.
Out drinking with Mark.
A drinking event at Aida’s….
And another with an old friend.
Riley and Trinity get along very well.
Almost too well.
Seriously, this goes on for a couple hours straight.
When sitting on one chair isn’t enough.
Taylor grabbed the camera….
And took a few good shots….
Of everyone in attendance.
A mother and her daughter.
My father is slowly getting into playing on the Xbox 360.
Dinner at Cheeseburger in Paradise…
With Mike and Diane.
And then dinner with more family (everyone’s in this picture)…
Including this fabulous couple….
At Sabatino’s in Little Italy, Baltimore, MD.
Too bad it was strung left handed.
Co-worker Robert met us out for a few drinks when he was in town from Texas.
At the beach, and Riley has found himself a place to rest.
Kelli relaxed by working on some stamping….
Before we headed to our new favorite spot in town, Jules.
The food was soooooo good…
And if you’re ever in Ocean City, MD, I would recommend going.
Before I could take a second picture….
Kelli ate some of my subject.
The sign says it all.
Kelli and Riley enjoy a lazy morning….
Before I got Riley to pose for a shot….
And then another.
OK, one more.
It was cold, but that didn’t keep the locals out of the water.
Riley took Kelli for a walk…
And then paused for a quick shot.
Home away from home.
Relaxing in front of the TV…..
Before taking Riley for a walk.
Home away from home, at night.
Japanese beer must mean…..
We’re out for Sushi.
Back home, the family came over for the Super Bowl.
Out to see Victoria Vox. Click here for pictures.
Kelli jumped in for a picture, too.
Home grown portobello mushrooms.
Riley and I went to Mathew’s house for the day….
Taylor was there….
And he took a picture of me.
Product placement.
Taylor took pictures while Mathew and I moved his fish tank…
So he could finish his floor.
Behind every good man stands….Oh, I forget.
Ron Paul, the man you should have voted for this year.
Kelli and I went to Boordy Vineyards for another day with…
Victoria Vox. Click here for pictures.
Winter wasn’t that bad this year, but we did get a day of ice.
It must be Valentine’s Day!!
I gave her some treats…
And then we headed to Tersiguel’s for dinner.
My company was moving, and this was my old office.
Not bad, but the new one is much better.
Anther day with brother….
Taylor likes to try and hang out late with us, but never really makes it.
Oh, BTW, the last few pictures were taken with my new wide angle lens.
It allows for doing all sorts of fun things.
Like getting great pictures of Kelli.
The electronics in my everyday lens went bad…
So I needed a new lens to use.
Wow, not crying.
This wide Angle lens allows me to get much more in one shot, like Brian’s basement after some more work.
A father and his daughter.
We talked Erin into letting us take him to Bare Bones for a few beers.
They’ve known each other since elementary school.
This is the new office space. The corner office with the door open is mine.
I just barely got a picture of the lunar eclipse before it ended.
The card for my Father’s 60th birthday.
Mark stopped by to say hello.
At my parent’s house for my Father’s birthday party.
Lots of old friends.
And some family, too.
60 years young.
Dan and Chase were in attendance, too.
It’s funny to me seeing all these people I grew up knowing.
My Father’s best friend, George.
A quick pose with the birthday boy…
And it was time to leave.
I came back another day to give him his birthday present, DDR for the 360.
Oscar night, and Kristi is always welcome to come over.
Sisters, gotta love ’em!!
One of my New Years resolutions was to spend more time with family, and it seems to be working
We met with Bridey for a night of drinking in Baltimore.
And then some drinking with Mark on another night.
I am a video game junkie.
Back to my brother’s house again.
I like to go there on the weekends when Kelli is working.
Aspiring artist, Taylor, draws a face in the sand.
Having fun with the telescope in the kid’s fort.
Uncle Scott, always bringing useless crap for his niece and nephew to play with.
Chris joined kelli and I for a night in Ellicott City.
We went to Annabells to see DJ Dan.
Moving the last bit of stuff out of the old office. Mine was the two windows in the upper front.
Here is the new office.
The video chat feature of the Xbox 360 allowed us all to hang out one night.
Ashley is dressed for her first fashion show.
Kelli is, too. No, just kidding, she dresses like that for work.
America’s next top model.
Taylor, catching some zzzzz’s with his dog friends.
Mathew and Taylor came over to help continue the work on finishing my basement.
Taylor took a couple pictures….
While Mathew and I moved the wall we just built.
See, much better with a longer leash
I kept throwing a stick in the water, trying to get him to go in there.
We stopped by to see some old G-13 members…..
And got laid while we were there.
We also met wth some old G-13 friends.
Self portrait.
Kelli had too much to drink….
And found herself a friend in the bathroom to hug.
The next day at the St. Patricks day fest, she was ready to go!!!!
It was a great day for shorts, or a skirt.
T Lutz on drums.
Best five-star dive in Ocean City.
This one is for Taylor, he loves fire engines.
Recognize the bass player?
The line for beer wasn’t too long.
But the facilities weren’t that nice.
Everyone loved Riley.
Including us!!!
as out to a bar to meet some new friends.
Dyeing eggs, and look Sophia is crying.
Ashley seems to enjoy herself!!!
And after a while, so did Sophia.
Well, that’s all for this time….
I hope you come back and jam with us another time!!!