How our summer got started...

So at the start of summer, I pulled the kids out of school a good three weeks early. I loaded all four of them, and our dog, in the car and drove to Utah. Jeff was in Washington D.C. at this point attending a physics course that would end up being one month long, and our plan was to make it out there to him. But first, I needed to unload at my parents house. After a short night stay in Denver, and countless bathroom breaks along the way, finally we arrived in Utah. About 48 hours later, I was kissing my two youngest kiddos and the dog goodbye, and boarding a plane headed for D.C. with my older kiddos. After a manageable 4 hour flight (I'll take that compared to the 20 hour car ride), I was hugging and kissing my hubby, and ready to start our adventure for the next two weeks in the land of D.C. What an adventure it was! D.C. is a place everyone should have the opportunity to visit. The history rocks, the place is beautiful, yummy food, and you'd never find yourself without something to do. We all plan on going back when the two younger kids are a bit older, and we can make it a family affair.
Anyway, here are some pics...in no particular order.