goodbye Nauvoo

We stayed in Nauvoo for a few days and the few days got away from us because we waited till the crack of dawn (as we were leaving Nauvoo) to take pictures of the family in front of the temple.

 I was not going to add these two pics but in later pictures you will understand why I did.  Because of it being so early in the morning Katie was not in the mood to take pictures.  I really had to do some "Mom talk" with her to get her to cooperate. 

 Here she is with puffy eyes trying to cooperate but still not wanting to be in pictures.  She took a few and then she was done.

 Here is Jim, John, Judy, and Ken.  Seriously these four were worse than the kids.  Trying to get them to cooperate was crazy.  The belly grabbing and teasing was funny for a while and then FINALLY we got a good picture of them smiling and looking at the camera. (Although the others are just as fun to look at)

 Cameron and Trevor

 Braden and Grandma

 Ok back to Katie!  Maybe it was the jovial mood that the Welburn boys set, but after I had taken their pics I heard Katie's voice calling me.  I turned around and there she was in perfect picture pose.  I laughed and ran over to her and had a little photo op with her. 

 As you can see I took full advantage of this cute little opportunity!

 Cameron looking very handsome!

 JJ holds his own with all of the other boy cousins!

 Trevor is a favorite...love his fun personality!

 Sweet Sweet Megan