This last week my family and I went on vacation to Lake of the Ozarks in Mo. The weather could not have been better. The temperature was in the low 100's to high 90's. Not a drop of rain to be found. We had the opportunity for my sister and her family to join us for that whole week.

The agenda for the week was how much fun can we have.

The house we stayed at was right on the the lake. We had a three bedroom, two bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room house which included the use of two jet ski's. This was the perfect place for nine people. Exercise was a given each day since we had to walk down 40 steps to get to the boat doc and 40 steps up to get to the house.

The boat doc had a very nice size sun deck. This was perfect for jumping into the lake.

Our water activities included swimming, jet skiing, boating, tubing from a jet ski, and more swimming. Oh and and I almost forgot the

infamous water balloons.

Each day we woke up to a beautiful hot sunny morning. The second morning however at 6am the three boys were woken to a very loud order from my husband. He said " Hey get up and get into the lake and get the jet ski you did not fasten last night." All three boys jumped out of bed, hopped into the lake and swam to get the jet ski in the middle of the lake. It was a great morning for a early swim. That is an event they will never forgot.

To the right is a picture of the boys getting the jet ski.

One day we did rent a boat and took a trip to Ha Ha Tonk State Park. The State Park is a

beautiful place to visit. The park is home to multiple sinkholes, caves, springs, natural bridges.

The most popular part of this park is the ruins of a castle at the very top of the cliff. If you ever get a chance you should check this out. When you do go to Ha Ha Tonka make sure you bring good walking shoes. To get to the top of the cliff it is 300 steps up and 300 steps down. You do work up a sweat going up there. No problem though you can take a dip in the lake when you get back down from your hike. That is what we did.

One day when it reached 103 we decided not to spend time in the water during the day. We all wanted to go somewhere that was cool, so we went to Bridal Cave in Thunder Mountain. This was spectacular. It was 103 outside but in the cave it was cool 60 degrees. That was the place to go on such a hot day.

As our vacation was coming to an end I could not help but feel how grateful I was for this trip.

To be with my Husband, Children, Sister and her Husband and their Children. It was a true gift from God. To make this all come together and have everyone get along was very special for me.

It was the special moments that I spent with each one of them that touched my heart.

If you are ever wondering what does fun looks like? well just look at the pictures above and look at the pictures below. That is what fun looks like.

In other words a good time had by all.