Mother's Day in Baltimore

To celebrate Mother's Day this year, we did what any mom would want to do...we drove to Baltimore to see a baseball game. We spent some time in the Inner Harbor, climbed the steps of Federal Hill, watched the Kinetic Art race through the city, swam (in a pool, though if Asher had his druthers, it'd have been in the Harbor), and, of course, went to an O's Game. While the Birds were handed a whoopin', we enjoyed the weather south of the Mason-Dixon. Charm City has always been one of our favorite trips and it was a great weekend to enjoy the city one more time before the big trek West.

Mommy and Asher at the O's Game

Eutaw Street, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Asher and Daddy with ol' number 5. This is either a tribute to #5, the former high school catcher in Gunnison, or to Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame third-baseman. We're still unsure.

Asher's saying, "Mommy's #1" on this Mother's Day weekend.

The big guy at the hotel after swimming.

New York, New York

The last stop on the Mendelson-Woytek Summer Tour 2010 was New York. Ah, the Big Apple. We shoved as much as possible in the two days we were in the city. Times Square. Check. Little Italy. Check. Chinatown, Brooklyn Bridge, Wall Street, Ground Zero, Central Park, Yankee Stadium. Check. Asher was amazing in his backpack...a real trooper. We think he's now well acquainted with the MTA Subway system, so he'll be the tour guide on the next trip.

Asher at Stage Deli on Broadway taking his first bite of cheesecake.

From Left to Right: Alisha, the Naked Cowboy, Cori. Wait, the Naked Cowboy?

Brooklyn Bridge

Asher was far more impressed with the traffic below than with the Frenchman taking our picture. Fromage!

New Yankee Stadium for the Yanks-M's game. Asher felt obliged to wear a Yankees shirt as he was with the New Yorkophile Mendelsons. Daddy, however, wondered how much trouble he could get into with a Phillies hat...and a Mariners shirt. The answer was none. The Bronx ain't so bad. Go figure.

Fightin' Phils

After Asher's first baseball game on Father's Day, he went to his first Phillies game on the following Tuesday. (Actually he went to three baseball games in nine days, but more on that later). Asher donned his red pinstripes and had a great time watching Jamie Moyer get the win and Colorado native Brad Lidge get the save.

Heading into the Bank. Asher means business.

The ticket lady gave Asher a Phillie Phanatic figure. It went straight into the mouth.

Enjoying the game

Mommy and Asher celebrating a Phillies' win!

Asher, Dad, Mom, Bruce, Danielle, Katie (carrying a player to be named later), and Louie

Father's Day

We had a really awesome First Father's Day here in New Jersey. Pop-Pop and Nana made their way out on a road trip with pit stops in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Toledo for (shocker!) baseball games! So, what did we do to celebrate Ed's 35th and Jimmy's first Father's Day? We wen to Camden to watch the Riversharks play the Bridgeport Bluefish in the shadow of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. It was Asher's first professional baseball game, which was a really cool experience for everyone, especially on Father's Day.

Asher and Daddy After the Game

Three Generations of Woytek Baseball Fans

Asher didn't quite understand the whole 7th Inning Stretch concept.

Cori and her Diamond

Asher, quoting Red Barber, says, "Baseball is dull only to dull minds."