Like many women my age, I grew up with a major Laura Ingalls Wilder obsession. Ire member. Visiting her home Mansfield, MO when I was a kid but for obvious reasons a trip to DeSmet, SD never happened. (If you don't know that Laura's family settled there and she married and had her first child there, just don't ever tell me. I will judge you. Sorry)
It turns out that we arrived in DS, SD (as Duncan so wittily pointed out this evening) in perfect time to see the last performance of the DeSmet Pageant retelling of Little Town on the Prairie.
We ended up losing too much time with the time change, the pancake breakfast and a visit to Wall Drug to go to the campsite I had reserved. Instead we are staying in a municipal park, with electric hook up, bathrooms and showers (that are cleaner than yesterday's KOA) and directly adjacent to a large green space and a playground. The kids ears happy for that and I'm grateful for the convenience and the possibility that we'll be able to leave the camper up past 8:00 and let the dew dry of our stuff for once.
Well, enough chatter, here are some shots of the day:
Mini-golf at the KOA while he grown ups hitched up the camper
Wall Drug. Last time I was there 10 minutes before close and the trip didn't do the place justice.
And a fountain with jumping water. D got soaked!
Even Grandma got in on the fun!
Ainsley's enthusiasm and desire to get autographs from all the actors was charming and saved my dignity. If she hadn't gone and talked to all of them, I would have had to do it on my own!
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