Memorial Day weekend we went on our first family vacation ever - which sounds kind of strange coming from people who have traveled as much as we have. But this was the first time we went somewhere just to enjoy it, and for no other reason.
Saturday morning we met my brother and his family in Nauvoo, IL.
We went to the temple while all the cousins pretended to be pioneers. (Thanks Mike and Emily for watching them!)
Then it was our turn to watch the kids while Mike and Emily went to the temple. William found Danny's crackers and enjoyed feeding his cousin.
After that we were off to the Family Living Center for some more pioneer fun.
We said "goodbye" to our relations, and got a little more sightseeing in before bed.
Sunday after church we went to Carthage Jail (the place of Joseph Smith's martyrdom).
Monday morning we took a wagon ride tour to see everything else before leaving Nauvoo.
We had a great vacation!
8 comments:
How wonderful!! Nauvoo is one of my favorite places. So glad you were able to go and enjoy it!!
I'm so glad you had a good time! I love Nauvoo, and it is so much like home for me, as the landscape is a lot like Missouri.
We had fun too, thanks for inviting us!
I loved your black and white photo book/slide show. How great it was that you were able to go on a family vacation. Maybe I will be a better VT next month.
We love Nauvoo!! I am so glad you were able to take your "first" official family vacation! Your slidehow of Carthage jail was awesome. It gave me goosebumps and reminded me of when we visited there.
Sounds like you had a great time. Bert and I would like to take the kids there sometime.
That sounds like a lot of fun!
That is such a fun place to visit! Great for the kids! Looks like a great "vacation."
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