Baldwins visit

Austin & Allison and the kids were here in time for Sara's birthday.  She is now five years old.  How about that!  Patty made watermelon cupcakes. 

They stayed at the Willard Richards Inn.  Because they were guests at the Inn, they have bikes for them to get around Nauvoo.  Sara was in the one with the trailer.  It is a great way to get around the town.  Carolyn only learned to ride a bike about two weeks before the trip.  The best part is, here in old Nauvoo,[the area of the missionary apartments], there isn't much traffic to worry about. 

After a carriage ride through the woods, we stopped to talk to our two horse power carriage motors.  They seemed to enjoy  being stroked on the nose by the children.  The teamsters called the horses "Missionary Horses" because this is all they do - all their life.   

We were able to make two shows of "Sunset on the Mississippi".  It is an one hour variety show featuring the senior missionaries and the YPM's that are here for three months.  There are about 40 YPM's ages from 19 to 24 that had to audition for the opportunity to pay their own way here, and pay their own living expenses so they can entertain all the folks that come to Nauvoo between June 1st and August 10th.  Isn't it wonderful that they would want to do something like this.  This is a skit they were performing called the "Audition" where they pretend like they are selecting players for next year's show.  It is a very well put together comedy skit. 

As you can see - the skit was enjoyed by all.  I took this picture by holding out my camera as in a 'selfie', but I couldn't get Carolyn in the picture as she was sitting on my lap.  Plus I just guessed where to hold the camera not being able to use the viewer.  R & R laughed so much and enjoyed this skit the best of the show.  Matter of fact, they played "Audition" in the car on the way home. 

Allison did a great job driving Sara around in her 'Rickshaw" carrier.  The weather held out for the visit, we didn't get any rain for the four days they were here. 

Time to say good-bye.  Short visit but so many memories of Nauvoo.   

Great to see them.  It took all day to drive back to Texas.  Thanks for the visit.