We love Nauvoo! Since its our favorite place in the Midwest, we just had to brave the rising flood waters to visit it one more time. This year we went on a mile long handcart trek. It was definitely not a walk in the park. We pushed and pulled while the wheels creaked as we rolled along. Creak, creak, creak, creak was our song. I really appreciated the fact that it wasn't a lovely stroll. We pulled it up steep climbs and and held it back from rolling down bouncy, bumpy drop offs. We even pushed through three stream beds. Of course our only cargo was our precious little fellows, so it was much easier than if it was loaded down with all of our earthly posessions. We read little vignettes of journals from pioneers along the trail. It was very touching. I am so glad that we had that experience. 
The kids favorite stop in Nauvoo is the Pioneer Pastimes. They have loads of pioneer games for the kids to try their hands at. The kids and I mastered the game of fox and geese. We walked on stilts, threw hoops, raced up ropes and tons of other fun things. The Nauvoo band came by and we danced and marched to their patriotic beat. It was delightful. The high light of the trip is a night at Sunset on the Mississippi. It is where all the young and elderly missionaries entertain us with skits and music. It is always a hoot.
Cute little pioneers!
The kids favorite stop in Nauvoo is the Pioneer Pastimes. They have loads of pioneer games for the kids to try their hands at. The kids and I mastered the game of fox and geese. We walked on stilts, threw hoops, raced up ropes and tons of other fun things. The Nauvoo band came by and we danced and marched to their patriotic beat. It was delightful. The high light of the trip is a night at Sunset on the Mississippi. It is where all the young and elderly missionaries entertain us with skits and music. It is always a hoot.
Cute little pioneers!
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