We made a little extra trip to visit Carthage Jail and Nauvoo. So worth the extra miles! It was neat to be where the Prophet had been and to see and feel the spirit.
The Women's Garden
The Mississippi river. It much wider now then when the Pioneers had to cross.
The ferry that they brought the wagons over on.
Had dinner outside the Nauvoo Temple.
Nauvoo was super kids friendly! Our first stop was the oxen wagon ride. The kids learned that the oxen are driven by works and were cheaper and easier to maintain while crossing the plains. One of the reasons they were used more then horses.
We also did a wagon ride with Horses as well.
The gun shop(Jer's favorite stop in Nauvoo).
We learned how to make bricks.
Saw Lucy Smiths home.
Got cookies at the Bakery.
Danced on the community center where Joseph and Emma would have done city functions.
Learned how to weave a rug.
We learned how to precess of baking bread.
Got to make our own rope.
Learned how to make a wagon wheel.
Got to make a mini horse shoes and got rings made from nails. The kids enjoyed every stop we made and it was humbling to learn how the pioneers lived and worked so hard for everything they had.
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