The dress says, "Today"... but these three play "Little House on the Prairie" nearly every day. Early this fall they had the opportunity to visit Plymouth, Mass. & were enamored with the village & those in character dress (who also spoke in the language of that time period.) So imagine their delight when we took a little surprise side trip a few days before Christmas...
and they were transported back in time once again to another era in beautiful Colonial Williamsburg.
A little leftover snow on the roof added charm to this already charming house.
Period dress included long capes for both men & women for warmth...
How they would have loved to ride in this carriage! But since this was such an impromptu trip, we couldn't make reservations to do so.
The thrill of visiting this particular historical site for the girls was that it is where the American Girl movie, "Felicity" was filmed. Since it is one of their favorites, they felt as if they were "right there".
Although these oxen were yoked, the brown one obviously was NOT color blind... he followed my every move with his eyes & when I moved to this side to get a good photo he swung his head around toward me & mooed loudly. The farmer gently used his stick to get his attention. Guess what color my coat was? RED!
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Williamsburg is one of my favorite places. My boys? Not so much. I want to go back alone so I can wander into every store and home at my geeky leisure and soak it all up.
PS - If I had a sister, we would have played Little House, too.
It was SUCH a fun visit. Hard to believe the last time we were there for Christmas was my 13th birthday. Thanks for another wonderful memory!
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