Fun with the kids!!!!

Being in Nauvoo is a blast. Many asked if I was going to be on stage. But...Nope...I had a better role to play than that. I was on the Blue Cast Family Support Team. Meaning...while the parents and youth practiced I got to do fun activities and play....like....making sock puppets...playing crab soccer or "upset the fruit basket"....making Nauvoo Tote bags...building sandcastles....playing baseball....having to hold adorable little babies...making chalk drawings....and the best one....WATER FIGHT!!! It was so much fun! These kids are so amazing in every meaning of the word! They truly helped bring the Spirit to Nauvoo!!!

Karlie and I played baseball. She was an awesome hitter! We would have to remind the pitcher "that we wanted a pitcher not a belly itcher".

Caleb LOVED baring himself in the dirt. He did this on more than one occasin.

This kid can make some of the funniest faces. He was having a blast taking pictures and movies with my camera.

We had so much fun tracing eachother!

Who could resist this cute little Lacie with curlers in her hair!?!

Umm....this is my outline...I really hope my calves aren't that big!

Sister G said to me "Heather, I am a little worried!"

Poor Alexander...who wouldn't be scared with Sister C standing over them.

Oh Alexander...poor kid!

Lacie does an awesome job at outlining Carly.

Poor Oliver...is a little upside down here.

Audrey is such a good sport at letting her sister Ashley outline her.

Lacie is so much fun! We did a lot of racing! And of course she was always so much faster than me!

I think Conner is falling a sleep. And who could blame him? We had had a busy day!

I love his enthusiasm!

Sister G's best friend was Ella. She is such a cutie!!!

Miriam builds a fabulous sand castle builder!

Ella was very content with playing with her legos.

Hyrum is a hoot!!! I love his hat! I think we should all wear our hats like that.

Addie!!!! I love this little girl! She is so much fun! Her mom is Emily that plays Emma Smith. She is not a small little 2 year old. She loves to sit on my stomach and bounce. I have to make sure I go to the bathroom before I play with her or there would be a little Heather River.

Me, Boyd, and Caleb....What awesome faces!!!

This is Courtney....she was in the Red Cast. She is so sweet and cute as can be! She is one years old or a littel younger. She is very independent for a one year old. I was amazed that she could drink out of the water bottle by herself and not dump it all over her.

Janet and me...she was with us working the puppet show. She handed out the beads to the children after the puppet show. Her testimony was amazing. I was so impressed with her wonderful missionary skills.

Wilamena the Puppet, Oliver, and Me. Oliver is such sweet boy...very shy.

Sam, Wilamena, Carly, and me.

Jaylee, Wilamena, and me. Jaylee is such a wonderful girl. Jaylee loves to help us take care of the little babies.

Caleb was so sweet. He came up to me at the Pre-Show and asked if he could buy me a treat at the consession stand. I had to take a picture with him so he could show the ladies how rich he is. :)

Adenen doing his dead man look.

Sister C and Boyd sporting their sunglasses.

Lacie making a funny face! So cute!

"Look at my muscles!!!"

Just a little game of Crab Soccer!

"Go Caleb! GO!!!!!"

Watch out! Don't kick them in the head! ....both commonly used during this game.

Poor Jamee was playing so much that she got sick. She was down for almost a week with a sore throat.

Brother R teaching the kids how to fly the airplanes.

"I'm going to get you my pretty!"

Caleb was being very sneaky....he took this water fight very seriously.

Some of the girls were a little thirsty...Lacie was there to help them out.

Serving everyone else made Lacie thirsty too.

Watch out! Lacie is going to get you! She is behind the bush!

"Watch out kids! Sister Porter is coming after you!!!"