Nauvoo Anniversary

Paul took a portion of the bar exam on Friday and then we headed down to Nauvoo to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. We went to dinner at Hotel Nauvoo and then to the Nauvoo pageant. It was absolutely wonderful and Aubrey was so well behaved. She watched for a while and then fell asleep in Paul's arms. We stayed at Motel Nauvoo that night, (and for how much we payed, I would give this 4.5 stars! It wasn't the most amazing place, but it was pretty cheap and it was VERY clean and smelled good. It also had a quilt on the bed rather than one of those itchy comforters you usually find in hotels. I was quite impressed.) The next day we took turns going to the temple and watching Aubrey, then we headed to Carthage. We took a tour of Carthage Jail and saw the window Joseph Smith fell out of and the whole in the door where he was staying. (I believe the bullet that went through the door hit Hyrum.) It was a great experience and afterwards we went back to Nauvoo and Parley street to the trail of tears. Then we went to a musical show performed by the Young Nauvoo Performers. In all it was such a fun trip and a great anniversary!