Nauvoo Trip

 Our nephew, Alex, got married on Saturday, October 22nd.  Therefore, we needed a family trip to Nauvoo!

We went earlier in the week and rented a home that we love.  We don't really love the house, we love the location and the price and the homey feel of the house.  Only one bed in the entire house is good for sleeping on unless you're just a kid and don't know better.

 As a family, we went to see Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo.  We also did some touring.  That was done on our own time and seeing what each of us wanted to see.

 We took the trek via the ox wagon.  Butchy loved touching the oxen.  Evie was a little more timid about it.

 We also got to go to the temple!  My favorite!

 We took a walk on a late afternoon before going to see the show and found the stage for the Nauvoo pageant.  We decided that we needed a pose from the old City of Joseph pageant so we created one.

 I love the scene of the temple at night all lit up.  Butchy loved the horses and since then he sees a picture of the Nauvoo temple and proclaims, "Horses!"  Then he tells me it is also a temple.

 Here we are on the ox ride.  Not everyone was with us as you can see.  A few of the guys were busy visiting the gunsmith.

 Here's our pose yet again.  Clint obviously was never part of the pageant as he doesn't have a clue how to do the pose.  The kids did their best.  All except Ev.  I don't know what she was doing.

 A selfie following the tour of the Carthage jail.  We sure did miss Erin!

What a wonderful weekend we had with our family.  I'm so thankful that we get along and we love one another.  I think that personalities could clash and we are lucky to have such a great group of people we call family, that even if we don't mesh perfectly, we still get along.  I couldn't have asked for a better weekend weather-wise or with better people!