Christmas in Nauvoo

 
The city has a big program for Christmas - more strategies to get people here to spend money. All of the activities occured while we were working in the temple except the Bed and Breakfast tour. We went to five beautiful places and were given a taste of food. We enjoyed the log cabins. They are real log cabins, some of which were here originally and some of which have been imported. Each cabin has a history of who lived there. They are cosy and Wayne loves them. We were given chili. We enjoyed the Nauvoo Grand Bed and Breakfast where this picture was taken. It is a Victorian house and beautifully decorated. We went with the Carpenters and Sister Watkins. Our favorite was the Willard Richards Home which is on it's original site. It is beautifully done and Sister Richards gravesite is by the highway. When you come, we know where to keep you.

Snow

 
 
 
We were very excited when it snowed. It was very cold, but Wayne was out in it. We loved the birds that visited our bird feeder. The deer come in at night and knock it around while they are rooting at the tree. The bird seed ends up on the ground. There are cardinals in this picture. We were excited to see them since this was our first sighting. Who would have thought I would turn out to be a bird-watcher! I must be getting old!

Christmas Tree - Visitor's Center

 
 
The Site Missionaries got up on the balcony and sang a song "Light Up the Tree" and waved flashlights covered with celephane paper. It was very pretty. When they finished, a child flipped the switch to turn the lights on. It was fun and a great end to our Thanksgiving day.

Fall colors

 
 
Fall colors in Nauvoo. There isn't enough camera to capture it all!

Thanksgiving - November 2011

 
 
 
Lauren and Eric drove down to spend Thanksgiving with us. We toured as much as we could - We took a wagon ride which gives you an overview of all of Nauvoo. We went back to the Webb Blacksmith Shop and the Browning Gun Shop. We drove to the old Nauvoo Cemetary (all the sites were closed and it wasn't dinner time yet) and then we had dinner at the Stake Center with the Site Missionaries. Great dinner - served quickly.

 
Eric came home and we all went to lunch. It was a great Mexican Restaurant.

Lauren and Eric

 
 
 
We drove to Des Moines (about 3+ hours from Nauvoo) to see Lauren and Eric and their home. It was a lovely day and they have a nice home.