June's Summer Trip

The photos from our trip to Nauvoo and surrounding Church history sites

are jumbled up here as I loaded them. This is from ride home, after picking up the girls from Grandma and Grandpa.

We had ice cream when we stopped for gas.

The only shade was under the sign for the station.

Note the pioneer hat on son #3.

Although it's blurry, this documents our LOOONG drive.
Liberty jail was a favorite of the boys.

Of course, each hotel we stayed in had swimming pools.

This was the REAL HIGHLIGHT for the boys...

swimming every night until they kicked us out.

Yes, we did stop at Adam-ondi-Ahman.

Dad loved it, but by then

the rest of us were just hot and tired.
Do those white legs blind you?

Dad and I did a session.

Son#1 did baptisms for the dead.

The Nauvoo temple was MY highlight of the whole trip.

The boys had never seen fireflies before.

We spent a couple hours one evening trying to catch them.

They're pretty neat in the dark.

Son #3 and Me.

Nauvoo Temple.

Sons #2 and #3.

I think son #1 is taking the photo.

Learning to make rope in the Family Living Center.

It was nice to get out of the heat into air conditioning for an hour.

Outside the window that Joseph Smith fell from at Cathrage Jail.

Cathrage Jail statue.

At a show in Nauvoo.

The evening shows were incredible.

We saw the Nauvoo Performers and the Young Ambassadors.

Both were great shows.

Meeting the horses who took us on a carriage ride.

Kanesville Tabernacle.

Winter Quarters Temple.

Winter Quarters Visitor Center.

My boys say it was cool to visit.