This is our new Ford Escape that we bought at the beginning of the summer. We went to Lake of the Ozarks in MO for basically a 10-day vacation over the 4th of July. We got to spend the time with Chris' parents and sister at the Stevens' lake house.
Maggie had quite the experience since it was her first time in the water. She found the rafts to be a haven, even though she had a life vest!
After a while, if she was on the dock we couldn't keep her out of the water!
Chris and his dad caught some good catfish on the lake. So we got to have pan-fried catfish for dinner one night. Yummm!
I finally learned how to ski! I believe I'm skiing "blind" in this picture, with no contacts or glasses since I lost a contact while learning how to ski! But it was so much fun once I learned. I'm convinced the reason I got up was because of the expert help I had from the three Barnes' skiiers, and Chris' mom even got in the water with me to teach me.
Chris showing off on the slalom.
