the warner family 4th of july

the warners celebrated the 4th with a trip to dexter, missouri! yee-haw. so hard to believe, but it had been a year - a YEAR - since i'd been home. mom and dad have been up several times, but it has been difficult to get with away with the demands of football season, a bowl game during the holidays, not to mention starting a new job. so, off we went on wednesday afternoon - a 9-hour trip home.

wwwwell, to begin, this is not what you wish to see about 4 hours into a 9-hour trip.

that is, your car in park with your husband standing outside the vehicle ON THE INTERSTATE. that's right. he's trying to see what's going on somewhere in front of us. really, i think he was simply trying to avoid this...

yes, it appears our 5 year old decided a 9-hour trip to dexter was about 8 hours and 45 minutes too long. he's usually such a good little traveler but, boy, did we have a rough trip! he was just so excited to get to ya-ya and paw-paw's. he grew so frustrated having to wait that out sprang the tears! bless his sweet, little heart.

in most families the saying goes, "when momma's happy every body's happy." well, in the warner home -after a long michigan winter - it goes a little like this, "when momma's basking in the HOT summer sun then every body's happy." here i am, though a bit of a lobster, REFUSING to go in! i've got my hat on, umbrella up, and towel covering me, but i am content to stay in the HEAT. michigan will do that to you. i'm thinking - though not quite sure - that i have finally defrosted from a long, dreadful winter. trust me, i will never take a hot summer day for granted AGAIN. i like it. i love it. i can't get enough of it.

here's little man in happier times...

little man and coach...

my girlfriends - with husbands in tow - came in for a little golf and a night out. "melons" and todd came in from jackson and jenna and john from st. louis. thank y'all for doing that! i had so much fun!

Coach and I - Happy 4th!