Day 11

Day 11

Thursday July 18, 2013

So here is the super crazy weird part! My family, the Wallin's, had been planning this trip for months! Emilee's, Lance's wife, family had planned to head to Nauvoo and happened to plan touring Nauvoo the 17th and 18th! Bethany Amberson had a trip planned to Wisconsin to visit Matt's family and although she didn't plan to leave for a few more days she heard Lance and McKay would be there the same time so she extended her trip and went a little more West then planned and arrived in Nauvoo on the 17th, then Teddi didn't like the fact that Beth was driving alone with kids for a far distance, so she flew out to Florida to drive with Beth and then Beth and McKay convinced Brett and his family to head down on the 18th to visit with all the Jones' that were already going to be there! So on this day the Jones had a mini reunion in Nauvoo, Illinois! Kinda of silly it was the middle of the country for us to see each other but it was so fun to visit while we could and to see all the cousins play and meet the new additions even though one of those new additions was already 1 years old!

So we started out the morning by going to the temple and doing baptisms for the dead! Everyone went besides McKay and the kids! It was so neat and I was so happy my Dad was able to do the service!

After baptisms for the dead we walked out the temple to meet Beth and her 4 kids and Grandma Jones! We then headed to get ready for the day and then we went with the Jones' and my family headed to Carthage Jail! It worked out perfectly because McKay and I two years prior to this already toured Nauvoo and Carthage so we were able to play and not miss out on anything!

At the visitors center and of course the first question Kaitlyn asked me was, "Can I hold Baylee?" it didn't surprise me because she was the same way with Carter when we lived with them for those 3 months back in 2011!

Kaitlyn and Baylee! What a good little mommy she is!

Jake, Beth, Max, Kim, Easton, Ainslee and Brett

We all were getting hungry so we headed to a little sandwich spot and feed the many kids!

The cool kids table!

Quinlynn and Kennedy!

Easton, Avery, Carter and Kaitlyn

Next we went to the Family Living Center to let the kids see some of the things the pioneers did!

First we learned how to make a rope!

Kennedy helped spin the wheel!

Kim, Easton, Avery and Quinlynn helping make the rope! Which each kid was able to take some home!

Later we met up with Lance and Em and let the kids run around and play while the adults talked!

Easton, Brett, Kim, Quinlynn, Kennedy, Avery, McKay, Carter, Jake and Ainslee!

Emilee, Brett and Lance!

Beth and Baylee!

Watching the kids do somersaults, cartwheels and round-offs!

The Family!

Kim, Teddi, Max, Emilee, Lyndon, Lance, Baylee, Amanda, McKay, Carter, Beth, Ainslee, Brett, Easton, Avery, Kaitlyn, Jake, Quinlynn and Kennedy!

After this pic we all said our goodbye's and Teddi, Beth's Family and Brett's family headed to Iowa to Brett's house and Lance and Emilee headed that way the next day!

McKay the kids and I headed down to the monument of the pioneers and found a relative of ours, Samuel Miles Sr. on the Jones side!

After we did some more looking around we headed out to dinner across the Mississippi River into Iowa! We really had a good time I think people were annoyed with us because we were a little giggly!

Then the kids crashed! They were super worn out from a fun filled day with cousins!

We were stoked we got to see our family out there!

This night we stayed in Nauvoo again!