Nauvoo

Nauvoo was one of th e highlights of the trip. Despite heat and humidity that we have never felt before, we went to the country fair before the pageant and had a great time. The boys played stickball, Allie learned how to ragtie, and Jeff and I did square dancing and met people from all over the country. We enjoyed the pageant as well, the singing and dancing was great. Allie met one of the girls from the pageant, and they became instant friends. She enjoyed finding her during the pageant.
The next day we hit all of the Nauvoo sites including the post office, gunshop, school, blacksmith, brick factory and others. The bakers was the kids favorite since they were given a cookie.
Monday was our last day in Nauvoo. this day was dedicated mostly to the temple. Jeff and I went to a session in the morning while my mom roused the children from bed and brought them to town. We had stormy weather in the morning, a clear lunchtime, then stormy weather again in the late afternoon, just perfect timing to prevent us from going on a wagon ride. Oh well. The weather didn't prevent Maddie and Jayd from doing baptisms in the Nauvoo temple, which was the purpose of the day. We also visited the Joesph Smith nauvoo homes and saw the graves of Joesph, Emma, and Hyrum Smith. After we regrouped the famiy, the weather cleared again and we headed out to Carthage Jail. We really enjoyed Carthage. We were able to learn more about the last days of the prophet. It was a fitting end to our stay in Nauvoo.