August
The start of August saw Russ transition from the international component of his studies to War College proper, thankfully with an extra long weekend in between. The weather was still extremely hot and humid. Russ, Laura and I ventured to the National Museum of American History but could not manage to convince Ben to come with us (in his opinion he has seen too many museums for his lifetime already!) https://www.si.edu/museums/american-history-museum This museum is amazing. We spent three hours there and only finished one floor. Laura declared that she was tapping out after this time so we decided to leave, but Russ and I will return at a later date to see the other two levels. Whether the kids join us is still up for debate. I suspect not! To take advantage of Russ not having any study requirements for the long weekend we ventured down to Williamsburg in the southern area of Virginia, about two and a half hours away. Laura drove part of the way, and did very well considering it was a