P Day Trip to the Villages of VanBuren, IA

This home must have been the mayors.

This one needs a lot of work!

Grist Mill in Bonaparte that is now a restaurant

The thriving Main St. of Bonaparte, IA--no stoplights!

What used to be the Post Office--beside the DesMoines R. in Bentonsport, IA

The Dutchman's Store in Cantril--Amish owned, Mennonite run--you find everything here!

May 19, Thurs. "P" Day Group Tours the Joseph Smith Sites (now owned by the Community of Christ (RLDS)

Our Group in front of the red brick store

The room where RS was organized

Tour Guide Lach McKay

Nauvoo Mansion--Never fully completed as planned

Joseph and Emma lived here--white part was added later

Final Resting place of Emma, Joseph and Hyrum Smith

May 18,Daytrip to Keokuk to watch trains--Quilt Barns--Bridge across the Mississippi in Burlington and a sight you seldom see--John mowing the lawn!

May 8, Mother's Day. I took a walk to the Womens' Garden at the Visitor's Center. These tulips were 3 ft. high!

 

And this could be Laura and Dyana who are in the "challenging" season of raising kids.

 

This one could be Cindi.

 

This statue reminds me of Hyun Sook and Hanel June

 

Meet our neighbors, the Hatches(SLC) and Schulzs (San Antonio Texas) This group does like to eat together a lot!

 

Through this door is our walk-in closet and roomy bathroom.

 

And here's the bedroom--finally comfy after shelling out $138 for a foam mattess pad!

 

Here's the kitchen--dishwasher and everything!

 

May 5, Here's John in our living room. Seeing as I can't seem to figure out how to get more than one picture at a time I'll send each room separately.

 

Here's our house on Parley St. There are 3 apts. in our building. The style is called "Salt Box" and is a replica of houses built here in the 1840s.

 

April 30, Civil War Battle Reenactment at Keokuk, Iowa. John shared the cannon "booms" over the phone with the grandsons.

April 28, We are here--tulips in front of the Nauvoo Temple and Elder and Sister John Watkins--MISSIONARIES!