On Day 4 of our family "stay-cation" we drove an hour and a half to Columbia, Missouri in order to go to Stephens Lake Park. It's a very nice park within the city limits of Columbia and has a large man-made lake with park-like attractions around: playground, picnic areas, etc. Beside the beach area of the lake they had a really nice sprinkler system for kids to play in. It was a beautiful day and the temperature was perfect!
Here they are in the shallow beach area of the lake. It may not look like it from these pics, but the water "seemed" really clear and clean for lake water.
We stayed there most of the day and enjoyed the hot sun! Afterwards we drove to a nearby Missouri State Park and Greg took Lexie and Leah on a hike to a cave. Meanwhile, I stayed with Mary Ellen and Molly while they napped. If I remember right, after that, we went to Wendy's for supper and then on to our friend's house, Mark and Teresa West, to spend the night. We sure appreciated their hospitality.
I might add that this day too was very affordable. Stephens Lake Park and the State Park and our lodging were completely free. Praise the Lord for giving us wisdom to take such a vaction! However, we did have the cost of gas and food! Nonetheless, it was an awesome day spent with our family!
Where to next on Day 5? Hmmm..... stay tuned!
