Backyard fun

We had a fun Sunday evening with Nate and his family. As you can see Christian was getting quite bored with all the horsing around... Who is that cowgirl taking charge with the horses? Oh! Thats mom!

What a fun surprise! We got home from vacation, only to find three horses in our pasture.....wish we could keep them......

Trever, the crazy horse man. He is not afraid of them at all. He goes out into the pasture all by himself, and the horses surround him like he is a big bag of oats or something, they love him...

Here we are at Mt. Rushmore. It was a beautiful day, Trever, Hailee and I took a little hike that they have, in order to view the faces on the mountain from several different angles. It was a hike with many, many, stairs. Trever's feet really hurt when he would try to walk that night, and the next day, but as usual, he was a trooper.

Above, we are standing by a statue of the Prophet Joseph, and his brother Hyrum. This depicts the last ride out of Nauvoo, before they were killed. Joseph says to Hyrum, as they look over their city of Nauvoo. These are the greatest people under the heavens, they have no idea what trials await them.

These photos Dad took of some of the scenery around Nauvoo, it really is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. It is so green, and there are thousands of trees, they just never seem to end. Apparently it is usually really hot this time of summer, however it stayed in the hight 70's to lower 80's during the time we were there, making it just perfect. Dad, Trever, and I didn't notice any mosquitoes either, thats because they were all on Hailee. Ha!

There is nothing for sale in Nauvoo, literally no money is exchanged whatsoever. However this "Joseph Smith Red Brick Store" is owned by the "Community of Christ" church so there is stuff you can buy. Here I am picking out a pioneer bonnet to go with my dress back home.

This picture is taken outside Carthage jail. There are flowers like this everywhere! Seriously!

This is the front of "Joseph Smith Red Brick Store" Hey who's that old..Oh, never mind...

This is a picture of the Nauvoo Pageant. This was incredible! I can't really describe what it was like, only to say that it was the crowning jewel of our trip.

This is a picture of the Nauvoo Temple at night. Isn't it beautiful! Dad and I were able to go to a session one morning, it was a sweet experience.

Here we are at Winter Quarters.

This is a pic of the Winter Quarters Temple, there are two tiny people on the steps in front, that would be mom, and Hailee.

This was truely a trip of a life time for us. Yes, it was a lot of driving, but we wouldn't change a minute of it. (Well I did miss a turn one time , that caused us some backtracking and I think Dad would change that....) Hopefully we will be able to take the whole family sometime in the near future, as we would love for all of you to be able to have this experience.

FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!