Despite the heat, Lexi Brown, 4, sunbathes on Tuesday afternoon, June 22 at the Finger Lakes State Park swimming beach. When asked if she liked the water, Lexi shook her head “no,” but her mother, Melissa Dinwiddie laughed and corrected her. “You love the water,” she said.

Shameka Simmons celebrates her graduation from the University of Missouri School of Law with her sorority sisters after the hooding ceremony on May 16, 2010 at Jesse Auditorium.

President Obama spoke to employees, family and local politicans on July 8, 2010 at the Smith Electric Vehicles plant in Kansas City, Mo.

Members of the University of Missouri Army ROTC wait in line to receive their certificates during the joint service commissioning ceremony on May 16, 2010 in Mizzou Arena.

Boy scout John Hiley, 13, holds the current United States flag and salutes during the recitation of the Pledge of Allegance on June 13, 2010 at the Columbia Elks’s Flag Day ceremony.

A little league player reacts to his teammates’ errors on the field during a game of the Show-Me State Games held in Columbia.

Nellie Dodd gives a congratulatory hug to Missouri pitcher Kristin Nottelmann after Saturday’s win against Oregon in the first NCAA Super Regional game. Dodd has attended every game this year. “Rain, snow, I’ve been here,” she said.

Mavis Coffman, 13, of the St. Louis Gateway Synchro team, has her makeup fixed during a short break at the Show-Me State Games synchronized swimming competition. Coffman just started synchronized swimming in October and performed in both the duet and team events. “I always look for a sport that I’m good at,” she said, “and this one is my favorite.”

Bob Gartner (left) from Lohman, Mo. stretches as Will Goldstein (right) from St. Louis takes a swing at the ball during the handball competition of the 2010 Show-Me State Games on July 17 held at Wilson’s Fitness Center on Forum Blvd. “Any time I play with [the Columbia-based players] it’s great fun,” Goldstein said. “They’re great guys.”

Missouri High School Rodeo State Championships