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.

Takin' a ride with the cousins

We visited family in Reading this past weekend and Asher got his first ride in a Caddy.

Carousel at the zoo

You Look Like a Monkey...

Mimi came to visit at the beginning of April and the rain clouds parted just long enough for a day at America's oldest Zoo--the Philadelphia Zoo in Fairmount Park. Asher loved gorillas (probably because they reminded him of Pop-Pop, who he'd just seen in New York). He got to ride the carousel with Mimi, saw all kinds of animals, and made it home in time to catch the end of the Fightin' Phils.

Mimi, Asher, and the Bear

Take THAT Geese!

Spot the Great Ape in the Picture...

Asher tries to get up-close and personal with Baloo

New York, New York

It's been a busy Spring at the Woytek household--full of visits, working, and thinking about packing (because there hasn't been a whole lot of actual packing going on...yet). At the end of March Nana came for a visit and we made the 90 mile trek to New York City where Pop-Pop was chaperoning a student trip. We made record time until we actually crossed the Hudson into the city where the last 3 miles took us one hour. All in all we had a great time in NYC and Asher loved seeing his Nana and Pop-Pop. He played in Central Park, checked out the toys at FAO Schwarz, took a boat to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and met his first love in a New York diner!

Sliding in Central Park

Statue of Liberty

Pop-Pop and Asher with Lady Liberty

Nana enjoying the Audio Tour and Asher enjoying Nana's Audio Tour player inside the Statue Pedestal

Asher looking at his Great-Great Grandma Susan Scavnicky Woytek's name on Ellis Island

Dancing at St. Rose

Snow Day, Again

If you haven't kept up on the weather lately, you've missed the fact that, since January 1, we've experienced some nasty winter weather here in New Jersey. It has resulted in "two hour delays" for school openings and, of course, the coveted Snow Day! If you listen closely in the mornings, you can hear the collective celebration of every child under the age of 18 when the snow day is announced. Anyway, last week, both St. Rose and UD closed due to "inclement weather." That, of course, meant the whole family could take some time to play in the snow!

"Excuse me, sir. Are you ok? You're looking a little pale. And you're missing your nose."

Maybe Asher will be a plastic surgeon. Here's his first "nose job."

We just hope if he does become a plastic surgeon, he doesn't treat all noses like this.