This morning we took the jeep to a little pioneer village on the outskirts of Mansfield. The family that owns and operates the village also owns a large heirloom seed company called Baker's Creek. The village had beautiful gardens and several little shops and a yummy bakery (there's nothing better than fresh baked bread!). When we finished up there, we went to tour Laura's houses on the farm she and Almanzo bought when they moved to Mansfield. We got to see Pa's fiddle (it's still played once a year at a town celebration!) and the desk where Laura wrote her wonderful books. Visiting her house as a child is such a special memory of mine (thanks Dad and Mom!), so it was extra special to experience it again with Big Sister.
We had debated staying one more night in the area so that we could take the kids to Silver Dollar City tomorrow, but the heat index has been near 110 in the Branson area this week, so we decided that might be a bit too hot for Little Bud, who has always been sensitive to the heat. On our way out of town, we saw some signs for Fantastic Caverns and decided to look it up (Google is so helpful! How did we travel before Google and GPS??!). When we read that you ride in a jeep to tour the cave, we knew we couldn't pass it up! Little Bud thought it was super fun!
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