Abby visits Santa

Abby went from complete excitement (check out the video) to utter fear, as you can see in the pictures below (if you click on the photos, you'll get a better view of her facial expression).

The Holiday Parade

Abby's first parade and Hailey's first antlers.

Abby's First Trip to the Beach

My Grandmother, Bea, lives on Honeymoon Island, which has a State Park. As you can see from this satellite photo, it is a piece of paradise that is separated from the typical urban and suburban frustrations of life and has some of the best beaches in the world. Unfortunately the beach had some seaweed covering the white sand on the day we visited. However, some of my favorite childhood memories involve this beach and my Grandmother, and I thought it would be the perfect beach for Abby's first trip the the beach. In addition to the photos below, you should check out this video, and this video too.

Thanksgiving in Dunedin, FL

The first shot is my brother Tim, his girlfriend Jenny, and Abby. The second shot is my mom, Tim, Grandma, Abby and me. and the last photo shows us sitting down for the Thanksgiving feast.

Abby and her Great Grandparents

While in Dunedin, Florida for Thanksgiving, we took these photos of Abby with her Great Grandparents. We all had a wonderful time and it was nice for Julie's family and my family to "catch-up" with one another.

The Franken-Bimmer Survives VIR

After 10 months of hard work (and too much money), the track car made its debut at Virginia International Raceway ("VIR"). All-in-all the weekend was a success. I may post a video later, but for now, I'll just post some pictures and stories.
These photos are of my car, the #48 G-Money Racing BMW 325i. In true racing style, I need to thank my crew chief, Ted Lord, who helped with the suspension rebuild, and I need to thank Mats, age 6, and Anders, age 8, who have volunteered their time and skills to be the team's graphic designers and provide the G-Money Racing stickers on the car.
I went to the track with a friend from work, Randy, who drives a 2000 BMW 328ci. Unfortunately, on Saturday, I spun out and left the track while trying to negotiate turn 3, which you can see on the map. Luckily, I didn't hit anyone or anything. Randy spun out on turn 17a, and my instructor left the track near turn 10, so I wasn't alone.
The highlight of the weekend was on Sunday, when I earned my "solo" certification and drove without an instructor for the first time on-track.

More Photos From VIR

Another highlight of the weekend was being passed by the $450,000 Porsche Carrera GT in the first photo. The second photo is the starting grid, and the remaining photos are of some cool cars I saw during the weekend.

I am Lion - Hear Me Roar!!

Pictures from the firm's Halloween Party, Boo-Fest!!

Movies Of Abby & Exotic Animals

This is from our trip to the lazy five ranch. Check out Abby and the Emu. You should also check out Abby and the Giraffe.

Giraffes, Yaks, Zebras and other 4-Leggers!

On Saturday (before the 14-10 win by Florida over Georgia) we took a trip with some friends to the Lazy 5 Ranch. The Lazy 5 Ranch is a drive through safari with all kinds of exotic animals. The Giraffes were our favorite. I'll probably be posting video of the trip soon, so don't forget to check back.

A few more pics from Biltmore

These were taken is September, but I thought I'd add a few previously unpublished photos:

Welcome From Julie

Hello everyone and many thanks to Greg for creating this blog!

Abby will be attending a Halloween party on Thursday, and wearing her costume to school on Monday, so we will have more cute pictures soon (I hope) so check in next week to see what Abby decides to be this year...

More Pictures From Biltmore

Pictures from Biltmore in Asheville, NC

First Post

Give me some feedback on the new website.
First, click this link for a highlight film for Austin playing some sick defense for the Bears.
Next is a photo of Me and my brother Jeff, and our families at the UF v. Kentucky football game in Lexington, KY.