East Coast Part II

Tons of fun at the Please Touch museum.

Driving a bus, just like his dad.



He definitely preferred the race car.

This is supposedly the keyboard from Big.



Stoko's a driver, too.



All fancy pants. Practically like prom! Which was great for me, as I didn't go to prom when I had the chance in high school. I even wore heels - for the first time in my life! And Boppa had a chance to wear his suit. The suit has sat, unworn, in our closet since we moved to Alaska. (He did have to rent those shiny shoes.) Thanks, Nicole, for lending me your fancy clothes!

The wedding was at a luxurious location called the Rittenhouse.

Almost none of the wedding pictures we took turned out, but we did capture the amazing dessert.



And this, one of the saddest things we have ever seen in our life... dessert wounded soldiers.




This is a cool little statue in Rittenhouse Square. It reads:

The Hour Passes.
Friendship Abides.

Pretty awesome, really. I love the emphasis on friendship and love.

Some fun and tasty chocolate at the Reading Terminal. That is the best smelling terminal on the planet! Especially the chocolate region.

Chocolate!

Another funny Stoko moment took place when we were watching The Hangover with Nate and Nicole on our last night. Stoko had been under the weather that day. He was asleep in Genevieve's sling, head burrowed down in there, while we watched the movie. Alan Garner says, "Hey. You guys ready to let the dogs out?"

Stoko's head pops up, "Who. Who Who. Who Who."

Well, obviously it was pretty hilarious in real life. Forgive us our David Cross moments, as we forgive those who also David Cross others. Back to the blog.

The scene at Reading.

No trip to Philly would be complete without a Philly Cheese Steak Sandy.

They were pretty tasty.
Another view of Nate's workplace. It's the pointy one.

A cool game-like park.

But, be warned. Don't close your eyes for one second, or security will be all over you! They don't like people sleeping in this square. Don't let the whole brotherly love theme fool you!

These Philly Fanatics were all over the place. Philadelphians love their sports!

Farewell Philadelphians!

And onward to DC, by Amtrack.



That's a big shark!

Hi Aunt Jane! Thanks for meeting us for lunch. And thanks for the picnic! It was great to see you!

We had a spendover with Jodasm, Renee, and their little kiddo Eli. Boodah and Stokes especially appreciated having another buddy to play with. Thank you Jodasm, for the spendover and for organizing a gathering at your place! Francisca and Karlton came over, as well as law school friends Casius, Robyn, Monica, Jamie, and Helena. Hooray for seeing dear old friends! Hooray for catching up on everybody's latest exploits and adventures! I especially appreciate the fact that everybody rallied on a Monday night. We're hoping that Team Jodasm will come visit us next summer so we can reciprocate the hospitality!

Lovely adventures! And of course, it's great to be back in beautiful Kodiak!

East Coast Mission Part I

First of all, congratulations are in order. Cheers to Schlichter and Pam! May you enjoy a life of marital bliss.

We wandered back east to celebrate the union of Schlichter and Pam. Schlichter was the driving force in founding the Michigan Law Surf Club, an organization that struck fear in the hearts of lambs. One of the main goals of the organization was to appropriate our student funds and direct them towards fun festivities. At our final luau, we couldn't find a hog to roast, so we went with a roast lamb from Ali Baba's. That's high fusion cuisine. The mystery of the errant lamb carcass ensued, but that's a story for another day. Schlichter was also a member of Unicorns Kick Ass, a bowling team that would make Lebowski proud. We didn't actually know Pam, but by all accounts she is awesome. Whenever two awesome people get together and go for it, it's something to be celebrated! Especially if plans include rugrats. So, here's to Pam and Schlichter. May they beget many awesome rugrats!

Schlichter is the person who sent us the mystery lapacaca present, Buck. We are working hard to come up with something equally excellent.

And, speaking of awesome rugrats, here's to Captain Steele Cook! That's Paxson and Stoko's new cousin, courtesy of Auntie Nicole and Auntie Nate, who's efforts last November have led to some successful begetting. Captain will be arriving some time in August. Maybe we should say, The Captain. His cousins are already pumped.

Nate and Nicole, thanks for the hospitality and sharing your awesome house! We had a great time visiting with you, as always. Here's hoping you can make it to San Diego! Normally, a house next to a jail isn't that awesome, but in this case, the jail is a museum now. Kind of like Alcatraz, but without a major water crossing. In anticipation of our trip to Philly, we did serious scholarly research, and I'm proud to say we managed to see most of the works we had intended to based on that research. Our source, Goodnight Philadelphia, directed us to the highlights. We found most of them. Including probably the most culturally significant, Rocky Balboa.

Boodah went down in the 15th round.

Here's what Philly houses look like. They are tall and skinny.

Exploring the back yard alley cats.

And here's the front. It was cherry blossom time, which was lovely.

Thinking about it.


And here's the man himself.

I can't believe they shaved Abe's beard for this statue.

Looking back on the Philly skyline from the art museum, which is just up the steps from Rocky. And yes, that is a Sarah Pale Ale T-Shirt from the Kodiak Brewiing company that Nate's wearing.

"Why does that kid have my spoon?"

Uncle Nate works at the middle skyscraper.

Scenes from the zoo and the Schuykill River. Don't worry about trying to pronounce it.

It's not easy being male.

Mister could've hung out here all day. On the tractor, I mean.