a person in 467 photos brett Family beach picture. Grandma came down on Saturday to BBQ and hang with the family. ...to spend Memorial Day with the family. Bretty playing tug-o-war with Maddy while my dad takes orders for the grill. Thanks for coming to visit! Happy December 2012 (glad the world didn't end....yet!) Buddies. Stopped at Bowery Diner on the way home. Battjer boys like us some burgers and fries. I didn't have any clients over the holidays, so I spent some time working on this site! Afternoon work session. I don't know if you noticed Amy's... Later that evening, Amy's sister Emily joined us from Brooklyn and we got our Thai feast on. ...and Brett and Amy came to stay with me for a couple days in New York! We also scored scarves! I love my mom smiling in the background here. Brett double-checking a suspect bag of cookies to make sure my mom hadn't substituted real holiday treats with "healthy cookies." Coast is clear, they're the real McCoy! Brett and Amy getting ready to check out the loot in their stockings. Haha. Back at the house that evening... Here's Brett's bemused expression as our mom absolutely SHATTERED both of our top scores and keep on going. After Brett and I had gone a few times, and gone back and forth beating each other's high scores, my mom put the headset on for a try. After dinner, I set up my laptop so Brett & mom could try out the Neurosky headset. On the way home, we stopped off at the store to pick up some playing cards and treats. Mer and Brett enjoying the grass. Brett with Teddy all tucked in. Later that evening, we went to dinner at the Living Social space... ...on The Art of Video Games ! Brett & Amy preparing our bed! Oh, just lounging with three remotes, a laptop and an emergency puke bin, just in case. My brother was in town and crashing at our place! On Sunday Brett and I went for a bike ride! ...before the next sandwich! A brief post-sandwich nap... Lunch on the back porch with the fam. On Tuesday morning, we got coffee and then borrowed a shovel from our super-nice neighbors so Brett could dig the car out! Houndstooth. Amy's sister Emily joined us and we ordered us a BREAKFAST FEAST! Check out the spread! Near the road it was piled up waist deep! ...then began the cooperative drum-set assembly process. Let's hear it for teamwork! (We ended up playing A LOT of Rock Band that night). Selection made! Despite his eye protection,Brett's eyebrows had significant accumulation by the time we'd made it over to 1st & 18th. Brett improvised and used his sunglasses as goggles. Haha Back at the apartment, we dragged out all the gear so that we could play the new game (Rock Band 3 ) that Brett had just given me! It turns my drum set was broken... After dinner, we walked over to Video Games New York so Brett and I could buy each other belated gifts! And also so we could.. After getting parked and unpacked, we ordered pickup from Wacky Wok (which Brett paid for with $40 he found sitting in the ATM cash tray at the restaurant! Score!) Brett showing off his fluffy holiday hair. Post Christmas breakfast! The weather forecast was calling for heavy snow and by the time we'd finished eating... Pre-dinner holiday photo for my dad's holiday newsletter! Around 4pm we all got cleaned up for company and even humored my mom and put on the matching sweaters! And some multi-colored chip-clips. Score! What other things were in the stocking? ...that my dad got one as well! Hahah. Speaking of a Christmas story, the next morning my brother and I opened presents from our mother to find matching sweaters! And it turned out... Assorted hot chocolate flavors. Amy and Brett. ...compared to the kids' table! Haha. So excited! ...we headed in to our table! Jay, Brittany, Amy & Brett. Brett, Jess & Chad. Brett & Mer. ...the food's out! Haha. This led to... Three sets of Battjers! Blue eyed people can't take photos facing the sun! We got dressed up in our finest summer wear and headed over to Long Beach Island at half past four. And also dogs. Haha. Standing outside together, my brother and I realized we had accidentally coordinated outfits! I love this picture! Amy, Brett and Maddy. ...so a whole bunch of family members were sleeping over! Walking the hounds. Seat belt hurts. Waiting for plates. Later that night we piled into two cars and headed out for dinner. Those expressions can only mean one thing! My favorite restaurant... Mom & Brett. Smoker's Bench. Pizza dinner on the back patio. Mmmm. Brett and Amy drove up from Washington DC with THEIR wiener dog, Teddy! Congrats, Brett & Amy! We're so happy for you two. Thanks for having us all down. We had an amazing time! ...headed back to the bar for the big dance party that was going on. ...for a duet with Brett. (Anyone remember the song?) Bob commandeered the mic... Melissa, Amy, Brett and Sean (sorry this is the only photo I have of you for some reason, Talty!) Once more with Bob falling down! Jump shot! Sandy dance party. I handed the camera off and managed to sneak into one of the group shots. Bonus points to Melissa (all the way on the left) who looks as if she's in the midst of "making it clap." The newlyweds with Nalin and Sue. Brett and Bob! Brett with Uncle Moose! Brett with Uncle Bruce. Around 10pm, the dinner portion of the evening was ending and it was time to move the party to the bar down by the beach! I call this photo "Drunk Cousins." Brett and Amy opted for the "simultaneous-cake-feed" method which drastically reduces the chance that only one person will get cake smashed into their face. It's both or none. (None, in their very civilized case). In front of the cake table were a whole bunch of older wedding photos from both our families... Cake cutting time! Amy and Meredith with some of our cousins! Brett & Dad (and dad's mustache!). Married-guy ring shot! Awww. Then my mom joined Brett for a dance... First dance! Brett and me. 
