We woke up to snow last Saturday and it was really beautiful. This is our first Missouri snow experience since we were in Utah during the first storm. It rained all night and then snowed in the morning which means the roads are extremely slick under all the snow. Because of this church was cancelled on Sunday. We had church at home and then went outside to attempt to build a snowman!
This Tuesday is our 31st anniversary and to celebrate Brian and I left on Sunday afternoon to drive to the Lake of the Ozarks. We stayed at a Bed and Breakfast in Versailles, Missouri (pronounced Ver - Sales) which was so cute and the owner reminded me of the character Mrs. Fletcher from the tv show Murder She Wrote. The breakfast was really delicious!
We drove further into the Ozarks the next morning and really enjoyed seeing all the sights. It's the off season right now so there weren't a lot of people, but we still got to see the beautiful Lake and even some castle ruins.
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| I had to take a picture of this sign for Emma! |
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| Our first glimpse of the lake |
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| We have arrived in the Ozarks! |
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| Ha Ha Tonka means laughing waters. |
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| This was built in the early 1900s and was huge! It burned down in the 1940s and now all that's left of it are the stone walls |
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| View of the Lake from the castle |
I loved driving through the small Missouri towns. One was called Laurie and the tag line underneath the city sign said, "Home of the Hillbilly Fair"!
I'm still in awe of how many trees are everywhere, so thick you can't see through them at times. And there are so many rolling hills. Besides the freeway, most roads are like mini roller coasters - up and down, up and down!
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