Nauvoo

Bryce finally had a break from school so we decided to pack up and go somewhere. We drove to St. Louis to visit some friends (and catch a Cardinals game) then we drove on to Nauvoo and spent 2 nights there. Because we were there after school starts and just before Labor Day weekend, we had the town to ourselves.

We arrived on Wednesday afternoon, checked in to our hotel and walked down to the visitors' center. They suggested that we attend Rendezvous at Old Nauvoo that night, so we did. The senior missionaries are fun to watch- what a FUN mission! Carter loved the show and desperately wanted to see along at the end.

Thursday morning it was raining, but that didn't stop us from taking a wagon ride around old nauvoo. It was kind of chilly, so we were all content to sit and snuggle together under blankets. The narrator on our ride had all kinds of great stories.

Later on that afternoon the sun came out so Bryce grabbed his clubs for a round of golf on a "beautiful but really hard" golf course on the edge of town. Carter and I trekked back down to the Visitors' Center where we watched the new movie: Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration. Well, I watched it and Carter napped- so we were both happy!

Thursday we braved the rain and visited several of the sites. We stopped by Scovil bakery where Carter ate his gingerbread cookie, and ours!

Thursday night we ventured over to the Nauvoo family fun center. This blurry picture is one of the greatest toys ever made. It is an indoor, two story climbing structure that is completing enclosed to keep kids from falling (or leaping) out. We were the only ones there, so CArter and Bryce had a fabulous time climbing around and sliding on the slides. I even joined them at the end. It was SO fun! They have outdoor things too so, maybe next time we'll go when it's not raining :0)