Back from the Lake!

We headed down to the Ozarks last weekend for a short little trip. We left Thursday afternoon and returned Sunday afternoon. We had a good time. Our friends Joel & Jenn Johnson and our permanent boat pilot Chase (nephew) went with us. It was very warm, but boating was great! We spent a lot of time in the coves just swimming around. Last summer was the first time that Brooke and Blake actually got in the lake (we usually stick to the clean pool!), but the loved it and now that's all they want to do! We boated down to Ha Ha Tonka State Park (about an hour boat ride) and anchored into a cove. There is a natural spring that feeds the lake there. The water is 52 degrees - brrrrr! You can climb up some rocks and jump into that spring, then it shoots you out into the water where it is much warmer! The guys also went go-karting and about got kicked off of the track for tormenting everyone around them! Brooke and Jenn did go one round, but that was enough for them after they both suffered whiplash from getting hit so hard! Jenn even lost her shoes and they both are all bruised up! The guys take it waaayyyy too seriously and are entirely too rough - and competitive!!!! Jenn, Brooke, and I did get to go to the outlet mall for an hour or so! Bad for us, but good for our wallets! We are headed back down on August 7 with my whole family so that will be fun, too. We love it down there and can't wait to go back!