Tuesday in Nauvoo

Tuesday morning we woke up to rain. It was fabulous because it washed off all the bugs on my car, but sad because we wanted to visit all the sites that day. We started at the visitors center and got tickets to go on the wagon ride.

We had to wait for the rain to stop, so we went to visit the blacksmith. It was interesting, but I had to exit with Dylan to go get snacks. They made us all some fun rings that we were able take home.

Finally the rain stopped, so we went on our wagon ride/tour. Don't let Blake's jacket foul you...it wasn't cold. It was cooler then Texas (doesn't say much) but it was humid! It actually was nice weather...considering it is the summer.

The wagon ride was great because we went by all the sites and they gave a brief highlight of each site so you knew which of the sites you really wanted to do. We heard some fun stories and got to see this view of the temple.

After the ride, the kids were able to pet the horses and Blake actually did. He only did it for about 1 second, but he still did it.

After the wagon ride, Amy and Gregg had to leave to do their last day in Carthage.

Blake really wanted to go get a brick, so we went and saw how they made bricks. He did get a brick and he was happy.

Dylan was a bit young for these tours. He was usually playing games on our phones.

Here are Porter and Blake outside the brickyard.

We went to the Browning Home and Gunsmith Shop. His son actually is the one that got all the patents and made Browning guns famous. This was a cool place for the boys.

I didn't get a picture of everything, but we went to John Taylor's home and the post office.

Then we went to the Log School.

The kids all got a little chalkboard to do some math and to keep them busy. Then we got some food.

After lunch, we did the drug store and the Family Living Center. Blake was able to help make rope. He even got to take the rope home that he made. He learned about pottery, rugs, and barrels. We then went to the pastimes park so the kids could play because they were all bored, but we got there and it was closed, so the kids just ran around and the adults talked.

We made one last stop at Wilford Woodruff's home. He had 8 fireplaces...this is the only thing that Blake remembers about the house.

We were all really hungry so we went to the Hotel Nauvoo to have their yummy buffet. We all ate plenty. Afterwards, we went to find a weather vane that my brother, James, told me about. The kids ran around and played while we hunted.

Then we found it...on the top of some building behind the Mercantile. This is similar to the angle Moroni that was on the original temple.

Playing with cousins is the best.