Buffalo Hunt

Hi there Papa,

your little Lily here! We had a really fun day today. First we went to Emanuel Baptist Church where Finn and I played in the toddler room. Then we went home for lunch and a nap, and this afternoon Mama put sunscreen on us (we made it a lot of fun for her), gave us big hats and off we went with her and Grandpa. Grandpa had asked us if we wanted to see the buffalo in front of the Dakota Dunes Casino and of course we had shouted "yeeeeEEESSSS!" So we got in the car and went a few miles down the highway to the Whitecap Dakota Reserve. You know, where the people live that Finn calls Indians and Grandpa calls Aboriginals. This is how it went:

"Hey, Finn, do you know where Grandpa is taking us today?"

Finn said we were almost there. When he saw the parking lot with hundreds of cars he said, "Look at all the people who came to see the buffalo!"

That is the Dakota Dunes Casino is in the background.

"Look, Finn, they are HUGE!"

They have a whole buffalo family there, Papa. It's really neat.

We also checked out the tipi, but it was empty. Then we peeked into the Casino and saw a lot of people gambling on machines. We had to go back out right away though, because a man came and told us no kids or cameras are allowed on the premises. But we didn't like it in there anyway.

It's much nicer outside, where you can see the prairies!

Then we went exploring some on the reserve. Finn wanted to know if the nice girl he met at the pool lived here, but Mama didn't know. You know, the one who helped him go down the big slide so many times? We saw some kids, but not her, but then we saw THEM!

REAL buffalo! They were very big.

We were lucky there was a fence between us and them, although to be honest, it didn't look like it would keep a mad buffalo from running right through. So I guess the Whitecap Reserve buffalo are pretty tame. They had cute babies, too! Mama said they are called cinnamons because of their color.

We also stopped at the Reserve School. They have a really nice playground! Finn and I wanted to stay and play right away, but Mama said we didn't bring any drinks so we will come back soon.

And on the way back home we stopped at Ross' place, but that will be a post for another day. We miss you Papa! Good night and hugs and kisses,

your little Princess :)

P.S. Finn says he wants to be an Indian when he grows up.