California Visitors - 5

We took the long way to Branson, to visit The Little House on the Prairie in Independence, KS. This is where the Ingalls family lived for about two years and where daughter Carrie was born. It is DEFINITELY LITTLE and in the MIDDLE of the PRAIRIE! It is the little log structure among the trees. All of the kids have read, or are in the process of reading, the book series, so we thought this wouild be a fun place to visit. And it was!


Above the door hung a ziplock bag containing water and a coin, supposedly to keep away the wasps - an "old time remedy".


You can tell how short the doorway is, measured against our heights!


Inside the one room house.


Caroline, Rich and "Caroline Ingalls" writing in her journal.


Allison and Audrey checking out the tiny little post office.


We loved the one room school house. It brought back memories of my school days spent at desks just like these! A poster on the wall listed rules for the teacher such as, her skirt couldn't be more than 2" off the floor, she was to be unmarried, she was to arrive early to start the fire in the stove, was to sweep the floors each day and mop them once a week. A couple of display cases contained fascinating memorabilia, such as a teacher's TINY little shoes, record books, lunch boxes, etc.


Jeff, Caroline, Lauren, Cole, Jordyn, Katelyn, Allison.


The grounds included picnic tables - perfect for our picnic lunch - with cookies! Such a lovely, cool, breezy spot. A nearby sign said that just beyond the fields, before the hills, was the covered wagon trail.


Katelyn and Allison - two little city girls in a hay field!


Suunyside School and the post office.


It was a lovely stop. Out of the way, but we all enjoyed it!