25 September 2011 - Jenni & Ed's Visit

This weekend Jenni and Ed came from D.C. to visit us.  We've been planning this for a while, because a Steve Miller Band concert was scheduled as part of a Pirates baseball game for September 24th, so we bought tickets back in June.  Here is Asher, the younger of their two sons, who is "a grown up now" because he has ridden on a motorcycle.

On Saturday Jenni and Ed took their boys into the city to check out the National Aviary (bird zoo), which they said was super cool.  We met them later on in the city at a park near the ballpark and aviary.

Before the baseball game, we had dinner at Dominick's.  Noe went to town on his Sprite!  Good thing the refills were free.

I've been to Major League Baseball games all over the country but I haven't found a ballpark with a view quite as good as Pittsburgh's.  Usually the ballpark view is the best part of a Pirates game, but on Saturday night, they actually won a close one, 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. 

You can't really tell by the picture, but that's the Steve Miller Band performing down on the field. They're probably best known for their song The Joker, but my favorite of theirs is Dance, Dance, Dance.  Jessica preferred Abracadabra.

I took a video of Jet Airliner with my phone.  The video is not great and the sound quality was much better in the ballpark than it is on this recording, but it gives you an idea.  It was a great show after a pleasant night at the ballpark with perfect weather.