Summertime

Looks like it has been 3 weeks since I have blogged. I guess we have a pretty quiet month. School starts 3 weeks from Monday and I feel like I havent had much fun time with my kids. We are planning a trip to Nauvoo next weekend with my friend Kelly and her daughter Cailin. They are flying into St. Louis from Utah. We will get to catch the last night of the Nauvoo pageant. I havent seen it for a few years, so this should be fun! Our kids are finally old enough to maybe understand a little more about church history. Britni is excited to see the Joseph Smith Homestead and Spencer will love to see the Browning gun shop. We have some pioneer heritage in Nauvoo as well. William Pitt is my great-great-great-great grandfather. He formed the Nauvoo Brass Band and travelled with the Saints as they headed west to Utah. He and the band would perform for the camp to bring cheer and happiness after a long days trek. The band would also perform for local communities to earn money to help the pioneers pay for provisions along the way. What a great example of service and sacrifice! William died as he was working on the Salt Lake Temple with a scaffolding fell and hit him. He was loved by the whole community because of his great service.
After our Nauvoo trip, we will head to Branson for some fun at the Dixie Stampede and Silver Dollar City. Hopefully we will get some swimming and shopping in as well. I'm sure Kelly won't want to go home!