Our Weekend

     In one of my recent posts, I mentioned that Caroline had just started volunteering at Voice of the Martyrs for a while.  She is really enjoying her time, and we are all looking forward to having her back with us soon. :)  This past weekend Mom, Laura, Amelia and I made the drive over to see her and do a little sight-seeing. We had a great time.

     Forty minutes North of Bartlesville - just over the border in Kansas - is the Little House on the Prairie Museum. There is a replica cabin sitting on the spot where Laura Ingalls lived in the early 1870's. The well that Pa dug is still there - fascinating! Also on site are a local one-room schoolhouse (1890's) and a local Post Office (1870's).

Little House on the Prairie

The Post Office

One-room Schoolhouse

Amelia enjoyed the livestock

     After touring the site we made our way back to Bartlesville for lunch at a local tea room.  On our way into town I noticed an iteresting building about two blocks off the main drag and told mom we should turn around and look at it up close. When we did, we noticed that it was an old hotel - and open for tours. :) We made our way back to tour it after lunch.

Lunch

 

The Dewey Hotel

On the third floor

Gorgeous Wrap-around Porch

     Afterwards, we made our way to the Frank Phillips Home and took an hour-long tour there. Very informative and interesting. We then made one last stop at the Nellie Johnstone oil well - the first commercial oil well dug in Oklahoma.

Amelia made friends with "Miss Callie" the calico cat

The "Nellie Johnstone"