DeSmet

The girls and I continued our Little House on the Prairie adventures with a trip back to DeSmet with the Clarks.  We stopped for lunch at the state park we picnicked at the last time we visited DeSmet.  When we arrived at the Ingalls Homestead, we set up our tent and explored the homestead before dinner.  The kids especially enjoyed the horse rides and kittens! 

After dinner in town, we attended the pageant, which is something we hadn't known about the last time we visited DeSmet.  It was a beautiful night, and we all enjoyed the play. 

That night was a rough one on the prairie--we got back and settled into our tent for the night, but spent a couple of hours listening to the wind and having the tent blow in on us (Norah and Henry were the only ones who got any sleep...).  Around 11:30ish, Tiffany and I decided we had had enough, so we called the local hotel and got a room.  We packed up everything quickly, including the tent, and enjoyed a much better night's sleep at the hotel room (even though it wasn't the nicest hotel, it was better than our camping situation!). 

The next morning, we had breakfast and spent a little more time at the homestead before making our way back to Minnesota.  Our adventures with the Clarks are always memorable, and this is a trip I don't think we will forget!