They had these fun little toys to play with right next to the State Penitentiary. 
While the kids tried to have quiet time in the hotel with Gramma and Grampa, Nathan and I went to visit some of the buildings. Nathan enjoyed the 70's home, the Red Brick Store and the Masonic Lodge.
That night we went to the Pageant which had games in the field right before it started. Robert had a tough time until I took him to the back and he cried to sleep. Hailey, after standing on Gramma's lap to see better, simple sat back down and was asleep the next minute. It was a great pageant and a very long day for the kids.
Nathan and I woke up early the next morning to go to the 8:00am session in the Nauvoo Temple. I rarely have the opportunity to go to the temple in general which made it special for me. However, even more then that, I love the old temples and this one was reconstructed to be like the original pioneer one. It is a very beautiful temple. This was the best part of Nauvoo for me.
After an early lunch we went to Carthage Jail. Unfortunately, there were tons of people there so it was hard for me to get the time and space to soak in the power of the events that took place. This would be my second favorite place that we visited from this trip because it showed that God's hand is in everything. Even though Joseph and Hyrum Smith died, who were great man, it was their time and the Lord's plan and the other men survived to carry out their missions.
Robert got carried around by Grampa in the backpack to help keep him contained and happy (grampa had snacks).After Carthage Jail, we went back to Nauvoo where they kids to run and play pioneer games.
Hailey loved this game but didn't get the concept. She thought the goal was to stand up instead of being the person to stay on the ground.
Hailey is cheering them on in the background. 
Here are the other fun activities that we enjoyed. 
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