ROAD TRIP!!

1,200 miles in 18 hours and 3 minutes. Now THAT is a road trip!!! Cooper, Kali, Myles and I hopped in Grandpa's Volvo, and headed to Minnesota for our yearly Midsummer trip. Boy did we have fun!! Cooper did FANTASTIC in the car. He watched movies... well, maybe I should say, he watched the same movie over and over and over.

We left Kennesaw at 5:30pm and got to Big Grandpa's house at 10:30 the next morning. Cooper really enjoyed playing with all of my cousins' kids - and there are a LOT of them!!! We REALLY enjoyed ourselves, and were sad to leave. I took a LOT of pics while we were there.... i'll try to narrow it down. :) The town had inflatable jumpy things set up outside, so we took the kids to play....

Coop and MaKenna...

Coop and Bella in the fort that Grandma made on the clothes line...

What this next picture doesn't show, is what is at the end of the leash Cooper is pulling on. Nico, a white lab, was sitting on Uncle Myles - Cooper was trying to rescue him...

Turns out Cooper LOVES binoculars as well.... he stood at the end of the dock and spyed on people. :)

Here's all the kids waiting for the parade to start. From Left; Bella, MaKenna, Chase, Preston and Cooper...

The Girls... Neisa, Bella and MaKenna

and the Boys... Chase, Preston and Cooper

The Three Amigos... Myles, Brayden and Kris. (What a bunch of dorks)

And the Mayor of Menahga, Uncle Tom!!! (Driven by Big Tom!!)

Right after the Tom's went by, the sky opened up, and DUMPED rain on us!! So we headed back - and after a few minutes, got to see the tail end of the parade at the end of the driveway!

Then it was onto the Beer Gardens for the adults!!

We sure did have a great time!!! Since we only get to see our Minnesota Family once a year, we definately make it a good one!!!!