Annie getting down at the auto show

Written by: Dan

Annie, Stacy, Saylor, Kevin, Christy, Marvin, Mary and I went to the charity preview of the Detroit Autoshow.  I had never been to the Autoshow before, let alone the black tie preview.  We met up at MGM Grand before the show and took a shuttle over (highly recommended   Cobo traffic was unreal).

Once inside I was blown away by the event.  It was neat to be in a tux (this event made my finally purchase a tux).  The show wasn't packed, but quite crowded.  I am told this is a good sign from people who have been to the show in years past.  Still, there was enough room to go from booth to booth, see the cars, and talk with people from each company.  We even saw some GM friends.

One nice thing about the show is you can open the cars, get inside, even pop the trunk.  This makes the experience even better.  Beyond the cars, each company has something extra to draw your attention.  From buttons in the chevy booth, small give aways, an even an interactive display (below).

I really liked seeing the new cars.  Annie really enjoyed the old ones.

Happy Birthday Hobee!

Hobee is 6 today.

New years eve

Written By: Dan

We celebrated this New Year's Eve with dinner at the Rochester Chop House, followed by watching the ball drop at Saylor & Stacy's house.

Christmas

Written By: Hobee

Dan, Annie, and Kevin spent the night at the Lake House on Christmas Eve.  On Christmas morning Dan ventured out to find breakfast.  He came back with cereal bars from the gas station.  Then we headed to Lake Orion.  We had a great Christmas.  We opened presents in the morning, had eggs Benedict for brunch and then took a nap (watching Expendables 2).  Annie's parents came over for dinner.  After dinner Annie, Kevin, and John pulled out guitars to play Christmas music.  Annie is getting good!

Julia's Christmas recital

Nuspire Holiday Party

Written By: Dan

This year's theme was "Nuspire Games."  We brought in arcade games, table games, and casino games (all free).  Winning tickets from the games were put into a drawing.  Winning tickets were allowed the owner to play "guess the box" for prizes.  Some awesome (TVs, Xbox, Go Pro Cameras, etc..), some not so much (bags of candy, fake crowns, etc..)....

Great time at White Lake Oaks.

Suite at the lions game

This was our first Suite at Ford Field.  A neat venue.  Larger suites than Comerica or the Palace.  But not the best views (upperbowl).  The Lions lost with a late drive by the Colts and a great rookie in Andrew Luck.