So I failed to mention in the earlier post that my Mom, Dad, two brothers, and sister all flew out to make the 2700 mile, 46 hour drive west with us. We drove the two cars and the one Penske truck. We were quite a sight. The two cars drove much faster than the Penske so they would often arrive at our intended destination a few hours before the truck. Each car had a boy, which made the travel much easier. The boys traveled great especially with the help of technology. I believe between the three vehicles we had two laptops, two portable DVD players, two Nintendo DS, and one leapfrog pen with about ten books. We also had a few fun, new activities including a bunch of new magnets which we put on a cookie sheet for Donny, a child's play laptop, dice game, blocks game, and 6 new Bakugan toys just to name a few. We were set. Thank you so much to my family for helping. It made the trip more of an exciting adventure rather than a long car drive.
Our first stop was Nauvoo Illinois where my Grandpa and Grandma Wells were serving a mission for our church. The city is where many of both Steve and my ancestors gathered all of their belongings and left to go West in a covered wagon or handcart. It held a lot of meaning for both of us and it was fun to get the specially guided tour by Grandpa and Grandma. The first night we arrived we went to hear Vocal Point, a singing group from BYU, put on a show. Thomas was watching the show and wiggling his front tooth when out it came. He was very excited to show everyone his new big gap. Thankfully, the tooth fairy remembered to come at the hotel even though Mom fell asleep really early. Thanks Dad.
You would think that these pictures would be cute to me and would bring back fond memories. They don't. This was Hewitt refusing to move from this spot on the hill. I finally just left him there hoping he would follow me. He didn't. We finally drove to the bottom of the hill and Grandma Wells coaxed him into the waiting van. Hewitt can be extremely difficult when he sets his mind to something. There is absolutely no bribery or threat of discipline that would move him. I wonder how long he would have sat on this hill.
Nauvoo's Main Street is lined with many working trade shops as well as refurbished pioneer homes. We enjoyed watching how things used to work. Our favorites were learning about how pioneers made bricks, printed the newspaper, and mailed letters. The best part of the afternoon for me was when my family took the boys from the printing press back to the pioneer games area and I laid on the grass and fell asleep in the warm sun. I wonder how often the pioneers did that activity.
Our first stop was Nauvoo Illinois where my Grandpa and Grandma Wells were serving a mission for our church. The city is where many of both Steve and my ancestors gathered all of their belongings and left to go West in a covered wagon or handcart. It held a lot of meaning for both of us and it was fun to get the specially guided tour by Grandpa and Grandma. The first night we arrived we went to hear Vocal Point, a singing group from BYU, put on a show. Thomas was watching the show and wiggling his front tooth when out it came. He was very excited to show everyone his new big gap. Thankfully, the tooth fairy remembered to come at the hotel even though Mom fell asleep really early. Thanks Dad.
We walked from Grandpa and Grandma's apartment to the place to play pioneer games. Uncle Tim got Aunt Sarah a really cool game where you throw a wooden hoop between two sticks. It was interesting that these simple games could be as entertaining to the kids as our current games technologically enhanced games.
You would think that these pictures would be cute to me and would bring back fond memories. They don't. This was Hewitt refusing to move from this spot on the hill. I finally just left him there hoping he would follow me. He didn't. We finally drove to the bottom of the hill and Grandma Wells coaxed him into the waiting van. Hewitt can be extremely difficult when he sets his mind to something. There is absolutely no bribery or threat of discipline that would move him. I wonder how long he would have sat on this hill.
Nauvoo's Main Street is lined with many working trade shops as well as refurbished pioneer homes. We enjoyed watching how things used to work. Our favorites were learning about how pioneers made bricks, printed the newspaper, and mailed letters. The best part of the afternoon for me was when my family took the boys from the printing press back to the pioneer games area and I laid on the grass and fell asleep in the warm sun. I wonder how often the pioneers did that activity.
Steve standing in front of his great, great, great, great grandparents headstones.
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I'm so glad you guys had a good trip west! It looked like a lot of fun!
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