Nauvoo

We made it to Nauvoo and got to go on a wagon ride.  We were the last ones to hop on and had to squeeze the 5 of us onto a seat meant for 2.  It was nice and cozy though since it was quite chilly.

We were able to visit The Sandstroms, family friends who are on their mission in Nauvoo.  Sister Judy Sandstrom showed us the lovely print shop.

Brother John Sandstrom showed us the Brickyard, where each child got their own Nauvoo brick, and Brother Sandstrom showed off his raccoon - his own special, personal project.

 

Our ever studious children loved spending time in the old schoolhouse.

 

 

 The covered wagon ride was a lot of fun.  We compared our trip across the country to the pioneers heading west and asked the kids how they would feel about stuffing all of our belongings into this small covered wagon instead of our huge moving van and having to travel in the walking and in the wagon.  They weren't thrilled with the idea of walking but they were sure gung-ho to trade in the mini-van and moving truck for the covered wagon.  They thought "It was AWESOME!"

 

Nauvoo had so much to offer and we wish we had more time to spend there.  We are definitely looking forward to returning and spending more time to explore it all and it will help for the kids to be just a tad older.  But so grateful for all that we were able to do in the short time we had.