Last week we went with our neighbors to Nauvoo. They have a daughter and son both Lydia and Colton's age. We shared a three bedroom hotel room and let the girls have a sleepover. We all had a good time. I've posted some pictures to highlight. This is an example of one of the buildings. It is actually the Browning gunsmith shop, where Browning guns got their beginning. This was one of the nicest houses in Nauvoo. The Brownings had 12 children. One infant they buried in the backyard, and the other 11 they took to Far West where they lived in a one room cabin for 5 years because the prophet had asked them to stay and help people there. That's some faith.
Sorry it's crooked. We were waiting to see the blacksmith shop and just goofing around. Lydia learned to play duck duck goose and now whenever I sit on the floor, she walks around me, patting my head saying, "duck, duck, duck"
Colton and Isaac also waiting for the blacksmith shop.
The blacksmith shop: one of our favorite buildings. We watched them make a horse shoe and they gave Lydia one of those "prairie diamond" rings. She was elated! Mike and Lydia are in front of a real wagon. They were only 11 ft long by 3 ft wide. Can you imagine packing everything in that much space?
Monument of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in front of the Nauvoo temple.
Group picture in front of said monument. Not too great of a picture, but you get to see everyone.
Lydia and Elsie (BFF) sitting on the temple steps. (In case you don't know, like you Dad, BFF stands for Best Friends Forever. )
Lydia and Elsie with what is supposed to be a sheep. They had just made the rope that is in Elsie's hand, and then they were given the doll that is in Lydia's arm as an attempt by the elderly missionaries to keep them quiet.
An oxen ride. Those were some big boys!
Making rope. You would spin this wheel to tighten the rope and spin the strands together.
In the bakery. I can't imagine being a baker using these hot ovens- which were considered nice for the time. I guess I shouldn't complain about the labors of cooking dinner.
Like all good family vacations, some of us were exhausted.
And of course, the temple. The woodwork and spiral staircase are gorgeous. It cost $1 million dollars to build- the first time. Imagine the labor and love that went into that building and then to have to leave it.
Our last stop was Carthage. We didn't get many pictures because, lets just say our kids weren't being reverent by this time. This was probably the most spiritual place we visited though. I'm glad we took the time to go there. Praise to the man who was the instrument in ushering in this last dispensation.
Last week we went with our neighbors to Nauvoo. They have a daughter and son both Lydia and Colton's age. We shared a three bedroom hotel room and let the girls have a sleepover. We all had a good time. I've posted some pictures to highlight. This is an example of one of the buildings. It is actually the Browning gunsmith shop, where Browning guns got their beginning. This was one of the nicest houses in Nauvoo. The Brownings had 12 children. One infant they buried in the backyard, and the other 11 they took to Far West where they lived in a one room cabin for 5 years because the prophet had asked them to stay and help people there. That's some faith. 
Sorry it's crooked. We were waiting to see the blacksmith shop and just goofing around. Lydia learned to play duck duck goose and now whenever I sit on the floor, she walks around me, patting my head saying, "duck, duck, duck"
Colton and Isaac also waiting for the blacksmith shop.
The blacksmith shop: one of our favorite buildings. We watched them make a horse shoe and they gave Lydia one of those "prairie diamond" rings. She was elated! Mike and Lydia are in front of a real wagon. They were only 11 ft long by 3 ft wide. Can you imagine packing everything in that much space?
Monument of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in front of the Nauvoo temple.
Group picture in front of said monument. Not too great of a picture, but you get to see everyone.
Lydia and Elsie (BFF) sitting on the temple steps. (In case you don't know, like you Dad, BFF stands for Best Friends Forever. )
Lydia and Elsie with what is supposed to be a sheep. They had just made the rope that is in Elsie's hand, and then they were given the doll that is in Lydia's arm as an attempt by the elderly missionaries to keep them quiet. 
An oxen ride. Those were some big boys! 
Making rope. You would spin this wheel to tighten the rope and spin the strands together.
In the bakery. I can't imagine being a baker using these hot ovens- which were considered nice for the time. I guess I shouldn't complain about the labors of cooking dinner.
Like all good family vacations, some of us were exhausted.
And of course, the temple. The woodwork and spiral staircase are gorgeous. It cost $1 million dollars to build- the first time. Imagine the labor and love that went into that building and then to have to leave it.
Our last stop was Carthage. We didn't get many pictures because, lets just say our kids weren't being reverent by this time. This was probably the most spiritual place we visited though. I'm glad we took the time to go there. Praise to the man who was the instrument in ushering in this last dispensation.
6 comments:
That's for sharing all those pictures. It looks like you guys had a lot of fun. It makes me want to go visit everything while we live out East. Your kids are growing up so quickly. They are so cute!
What fun you guys have, Heather! Sounds like something we need to do before leaving here. I especially love the picture of you and Colton sleeping. That's the perfect vacation isn't it?:)
Oh, I'm jealous! I've been wanting to go back there for a few years now! Looks like a lot of fun. Glad you guys got to go.
That little girl's name is Elsie?! Bummer...
That is a great vacation! Jon has never been and we hope to go this summer! We'll see! Are you guys very far from Nauvoo?
Heather! I was actually thinking about you last weekend when I went up to visit my parents (just home from their mission) and was pretty sure you had fallen off the planet. I'm glad you found my blog and it was fun to look through yours and see your cute family. Looks like you are enjoying life!
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