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We were supposed to go to Utah this summer for a family vacation/reunion of sorts. My parents have a cabin in the mountains above Cedar City they built in 1969 or so. Now they are getting ready to build a new and improved cabin in the same area. So far it's a driveway. We were going out to see my parents, possibly my brother's family, and the new cabin. But the way dates worked out, we were going to miss my brother's family, and there is not yet a new cabin to see. Add to that the gazillion hours in the car to get there, the fact that our car is a lemon, the cost of gasoline, the cost of missing a week of work... we ended up going to St. Louis and Nauvoo instead.
Our kids were reconciled to this idea because on the other two occasions that we've visited Nauvoo (or Nannoo, as Boy christened it on this trip because it's hilarious to them) it's been off season. Either September or April. And off season, the pioneer dress-up area is closed. Knowing that she would be able to dress-up like a pioneer in Nauvoo about made Princess Sparkley's summer.
Here are the pics:
Princess Sparkley and Boy in front of the Nauvoo Temple
Princess Sparkley finally got to dress up in the pioneer girl clothes
Princess Sparkley, new pioneer outfit
I think it would break her heart to know she'd probably wearthat one dress for months if she was a real pioneer girl
Have you lost count of the costume changes yet?
While Princess Sparkley is dressing up, Boy and Daddy are playing pioneer games.
Cute Boy spinning a top.
Princess Sparkley and Boy riding "sheep"
Princess Sparkley and Boy in front of Schofield's Bakery in Nauvoo.
We've done this picture every year, I need to track down the other versions to post.
We had a bet on the drive from St. Louis to Nauvoo that whoever fell asleep had to kiss an ox. Only the girls fell asleep. We refused, but Daddy kissed one on the head.
Pretending to drive a covered wagon.
