Easter Egg Decorating and Hunting

The die on our Easter eggs did not turn out very dark this year.  The crayon wax would not stick on the eggs. So to make a long story short…our eggs were not very pretty this year, but we pretended to have fun anyways.

       

We had so much fun that even Derby tried to get in on the action.

       

The finished project.

 

The next day the eggs were hidden and found along with the traditional scavenger hunt for the baskets.

 

There were clues everywhere this year.

The baskets were finally found in Tennyson’s bed.

      

And now it was time to get the dinner in…..this is Eddie’s favorite…. scalloped potatoes.  The recipe is my Mom’s.  Potatoes, Cream of Mushroom soup, Golden Mushroom soup, a little milk and some salt and pepper.  My family is known for their ease in cooking.  The simpler the better.

A Rainy Day in Nauvoo

Eddie and I started the day taking Shaylin on a run around Nauvoo.  Even in the rain it was beautiful.
The main part of the day was spent finding lots that our relatives lived on.

Here are a few of the Robinson lots.

We loved this lot.  They had a view of the Temple.

The Ashby house is still standing.
We then followed the path our relatives took on the way to cross the Mississippi.  We found some names of our great relatives who died in Nauvoo.

We even saw a barge going down the river.

We did some touring of the different sites.  When we were in the post office we realized our missionary tour guide was Mrs. Peterson…Shaylin’s 4th grade teacher.

Our favorite part of the tour was the Temple.

As you can tell…we were freezing!!!!
   
We ended a wonderful day in Nauvoo by visiting Carthage.


At the Carthage Jail on June 27, 1844, a mob murdered the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, who thus sealed their testimonies of Jesus Christ with their blood.
Several days earlier, the Prophet and others voluntarily went to Carthage, the county seat located about 20 miles southeast of Nauvoo, to answer charges of civil disturbance. Joseph and Hyrum were held in Carthage Jail pending trial and were guaranteed protection from mob violence by the governor of Illinois.
Joseph, Hyrum, John Taylor, and Willard Richards were in the jailer's upstairs bedroom when a mob stormed the jail shortly after five o'clock. The Prophet and his brother were shot and killed, John Taylor was seriously wounded, and Willard Richards escaped unharmed. The mob fled, and the martyrs' bodies were taken back to Nauvoo the next day.
The jail was used for about 25 years and then became a private residence. The Church purchased the building and property in 1903. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Martyrdom in 1994, the jail was restored to its appearance at the time of Joseph and Hyrum's death.


It was a very spiritual day.  I am so thankful for all the early pioneers did so that we can enjoy the blessings of the Gospel and the Temple.