June, it happened in the blink of an eye...

june is over. july is here. we were so busy last month. we had some great memories. here is the condensed version

(i took about 2000 pictures so here are just a few).

we started june off with a trip to lynchburg to see susan, dennis and hans. we visited poplar forest. we relaxed on the lake. myles caught his first fish. matt and james had a lot of fish stories to tell.

(but no actual fish were caught).

school ended. thank goodness. another school year down. we were so ready for some break in the schedule around here. we live about a block from our neighborhood pool. so far we have spent a lot of time there.

grandma & grandpa stopped by on their 50th anniversary trip. we drove down to Monticello with them and spent the day touring. it is quite lovely there. very peaceful.

mom, dad, matt and i had a special night out. dinner at mike's. great food. then we saw Wicked at the Kennedy Center. it was in AMAZING! we loved every minute of it.

then they went off on their trip up the east coast.

noah got another haircut. he was super thrilled.

it had to happen.

his dad is anti-mullet.

then our awesome friends from arkansas came to visit. they brought us our doggie (another post for another day). they spent a week with us. we hope that they still want to be friends after this experience. we can be a lot to handle. anywho. we showed them the town and had a blast spending time with them.

first stop the Newseum. the museum where news comes to life. we saw a section of the berlin wall, made our own news reports, saw artifacts from hurricane katrina, viewed the radio tower from the top of the world trade center, saw a fun 4-d movie, viewed the pulitzer prize gallery. moving. funny. sad. heroic. tears. laughs.

then we had a birthday. a 15th

birthday. she was thrilled.

while they were here we also toured the national mall. went to the smithsonian. visited arlington. toured the bureau of engraving and printing. saw the white house. went to the top of the washington monument. you know, the usual touristy washington dc stuff...

we also

toured the national cathedral.

it was pretty spectacular.

i cannot even imagine going to services there.

the stain glass was amazing.

we were able to spot darth vader.

the stonework incredible.

just spectacular.

then on our last day together, the Krenzslips headed out of the city and journeyed south. to a land the natives call KINGS DOMINION.

it was the perfect day. the lines were short. the weather was not too hot. the rides didn't disappoint. the drinks were overpriced. the fireworks were short but the perfect way to end the day.

so that was our month.

things not blogged: we got a new car. we had 4 rounds of pink eye which meant 4 trips to the doctor. birthday parties. play dates. james got a job. matt started school again for his mba. we dog sat copper. jessie had her fourth year excursion.

july is looking just as busy. bring it on...