Mother's Day at Nauvoo

Katelyn & Andy are getting married later this month! Yay for them!! We are so thrilled for them!!!
In preparation for that, they went to Nauvoo this past weekend to get their endowments at the Nauvoo Temple.  We won't be able to go back at the end of the month again for the wedding, so we were excited to be able to go with them now for their endowments.  I was able to convince Jared to make a mini vacation out of it and we packed up our van and went over on Friday.  When we got there the weather was sublimely gorgeous.  One for the record books.  Especially for a pregnant mama who was nauseous for the past few winter-y months and feel like I'm coming back to life with this gorgeous spring weather.  We dropped our bags at our hotel and went for a picnic at the park.  I could've stayed right there forever.  It was like heaven.  We let the kids run and play until they had all their energy out from being stuck in the car for 5 hours.  Then we walked around and saw the Old Nauvoo village.  Katelyn and Andy arrived while we were seeing the village and we walked around together.  It was beautiful.  That night we went to dinner together with the Haseks when they arrived.  Oh and we went swimming because no vacation is complete without an indoor swimming pool.  My kids would be happy going to a hotel in town (not traveling anywhere at all) if there's an indoor pool to swim at.  When Greg and Stephanie got there later, we all went swimming together. That was pretty fun indeed.
Saturday was spent at the temple and with the Hasek family at a picnic.  I was so glad that we got to be there for this very special time with Katelyn and Andy. It was a wonderful experience. Then we stayed behind another day to enjoy the relaxation and Mother's Day weekend.  I woke up Sunday without a care in the world- no Primary on vacation.  It was a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.  Absolutely wonderful.