Sep 8, 2008

"virginia is for lovers"...


I love that this car says "Tracy & Courtney"!


Things we loved this summer...
  • Sailing on the Chesapeake
  • Jon going to Belgium
  • Box seats at the Nationals game
  • Visiting all the monuments...multiple times
  • Dad, Mom and Hillarie coming to visit
  • 4th of July in the Nation's capitol
  • Trip to New York
  • Jen babysitting two kids in a hotel room in New York...sorry Jen!
  • Having Jen come to DC
  • Visit from Christian, Sadie and CJ (and driving around DC with us all in the Subaru)
  • Building relationships with extended family
  • Gettysburg
  • DC Temple and Ethan singing "I Love To See the Temple" while driving away
  • Virginia Beach
  • A million awesome parks
  • A really great water park
  • Baltimore
  • Arlington Cemetery
  • Ethan attempting to put out the Eternal Flame at Arlington Cemetery
  • Mount Vernon
  • Easy access to the city via the Metro
  • Old Town Alexandria
  • Great yogurt shops
  • Great shopping
  • Cosi...our favorite restaurant
  • Great friends made
  • Perks of living in a hotel...with an outdoor swimming pool
  • Getting lost all the time
  • Georgetown
  • Getting led to the National Cathedral by a police man
  • National Zoo
  • Newsuem...and all other museums
  • Air show at Andrews AFB
  • Leesburg Outlet Mall and Potomac Mills Mall, Tyson's Corner
  • Great Falls
  • Iwo Jima
  • Dupont Circle

3 comments:

sadie said...

Ethan almost putting out the eternal flame was definitely a highlight. He is one awesome kid.

utahmigs said...

I am so happy to see a new post! I have been checking often :) Looks like it was a very good time in VA. For sure let's get together soon! Call me when you come up.

Courtney McKay said...

Very fun adventures, and sweet sticker on the back of the car!! Too bad it wasn't me!!!