Pictures of Thanksgiving in Nauvoo. (better late than never)

I finally have a day to catch up on some things! (as you may have noticed, blogging was sent straight to the bottom of the list this month) Now, you have the treat of seeing some pictures of our visit to Nauvoo, Illinois for Thanksgiving. My cute Grandpa Gary Warr and his also cute wife, Sherry, are on a mission there until next Fall. I've been dying to get over there to see their performance in the play and all the historical sites that I have never seen before. These pictures will be especially appreciated by my family... because they miss those two! So enjoy the show! (Sorry the pictures aren't in order):

(Henry is excited for the pictures to start)

Sherry gave us a tour of Wilford Woodruff's home. She made her mission dresses and aprons that look similar to what the people in Nauvoo wore... it was like a "time warp" to Nauvoo because they all played the part!!!

Grant's FAVORITE day was the visit to see the oxen. They. Are. Huge. Especially standing next to my toddler. We rode the wagon. I'll take a moving truck over an ox and wagon anyday.

This is my grandpa. He switched days with the horses to show Grant the oxen. The oxen's names were Gary and Gabe, by the way.

This made me nervous.

Elder Mitchell. He was so sweet. At the end of our ride he sang us the song, "Bessy the Cow" from his part in the Summer play in Nauvoo. It was one of my favorite parts of our trip.

Grant has wonderful grand and great-grand parents. He is so lucky! Grand and Henry are the only great-grand-kids on the Warr side (so far).

This is the house where they live. It is across the street from the temple.
The Catholic nuns used to live there.

We took a short drive over to Carthage. Everything came to life for me here too.

Somehow, after a long day, grandma and grandpa perform in a play about Nauvoo. They are the best part of the whole show! Grandpa's character's name is George. Since the show, Grant refers to him as "Grandpa George".

Spencer and I went to the temple in Nauvoo. It was beyond beautiful. So special.

Here is Grandpa on the horse/wagon tour. We rode through town and the kids did great until the end (as usual). It was cold. They say the Summer time is very busy and very hot. They are troopers. I can't thank them enough for being such great examples.

The twelve hour drive was so worth it. We loved spending time with them! Grant still talks about it. The missionary life is fascinating to me and I loved seeing it up-close. Thanks for making us so comfortable, fed, and welcome. We pray for you, love you, and miss you!

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Merry Christmas!