Crescent Island

 On Sunday we watched Conference in the morning and then wandered out into the city. We found the grave markers for Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy...

 On Saturday, we balanced touring with General Conference. We felt bad for the missionaries who had to work during Conference talks, but we ...

On Day 2, we continued driving toward Nauvoo. We came to Montrose and could see the temple from across the Mississippi.  Jackson found a fis...

 We returned to the airport and flew to Omaha, Nebraska for our week of church history traveling. It was easy to rent a car there and head t...

 We were excited to retrieve Jackson from the airport, but all the other siblings had moved out. So there was no great reunion. But I gave h...

 It's time to celebrate Jim's 2nd birthday! He still loves balloons, balls and bats, toy cars, and books. He's a smart little bo...

 The word "busywork" implies the work is not valuable, so in a sense this is an ironic title. I needed to do a little organizing w...