Busy Summer!

We have had such a busy summer so far!  School let out and I have been chasing my tail ever since.  Ellen took a big step in her adolescent life and took her Driver's Ed training the two weeks after getting out of school.  We still need to get her in to get her permit, though. 

The afternoon that Ellen finished up her driver's training, we all jumped into our Subaru Legacy and headed out for a summer road trip to Washington DC.  We brought my mother-in-law along, too.  We all had a great time and got to see so much history!  I admit, when Phil expressed interest in Washington DC, I wasn't all that thrilled.  Now I can't wait to go back!  There is so much to see and so much of it is free so it really is a cheap vacation.  Some of the things we saw were the Smithsonian Museums, the Holocuast Museum, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (they were printing $20 and $100 that day), Mount Vernon, the Ford Theater, Arlington National Cemetery (and the changing of the guard), and countless other memorials and monuments in the area.  It was so cool to see all that stuff up close.  We also rode the subway for the first time, which we all enjoyed.

Phil and I in front of the Obamas's place

Ellen and Rosie on the Capitol lawn

Camille, Amelia, and Ellen at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

In other news, we adopted a new kitten from Ellen's friend Erin's farm.  She is a cute and fluffy gray tabby and white kitten.  For the moment her name is "Delaney", but now we are feeling like that is too similar to our other cat's nickname "Train-y".  We are considering Opal or Kiwi as possible alternatives.  I'll keep you posted. 

Delaney or Opal or Kiwi (which is it...?)

Help!  I'm stuck behind the sliding glass door!

Well, that's about it for now.  I'll update soon with our consensus for the new kitten's name and some other exciting summer events going on around here.  TTYL!