A Day at the Heard Museum

This resort is proving to be the best thing in the middle of a road trip! It gives us time to unwind, time and space to unpack, facilities for home cooking and an enormous pool for swim time. The otters are on dry land this morning and earning "points" for swim time. Al has joined the group and has found the fitness facilities every morning during this scrapbooking time. Everyone has delighted in the pool and kitchen! Plus, we can do a little laundry to make sure everything gets at least one cleaning before hitting the road once more. Once we have a little time indoors, we will be heading out to the Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix to see a wonderful collection of Native American art.

All otters busy at work! These books will be a treasure of memories.

Emma's scrapbook pages of Cave of the Winds and Pike's Peak.

Kate and Nora hard at work on their Mesa Verde and Four Corners pages.

Once at the Heard Museum, the kids found a lot of hands-on activities from doll making to bead stringing. We even had an opportunity to create a tipi and some tissue paper flowers. All of this before our guide took us on a tour of the Native American art collection.

Jack admiring the blown-glass cacti fence.

The incredible collection of Kachina dolls.

Playing house in the Navajo hogan.

The incredible craftsmanship of the Navajo jewelry collection.

Navajo weaving

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life, Angry Bird style!

After a wonderful lunch at the museum (and some time spending points in the gift shop) we were all ready to beat the heat out by the pool. As Al said, today was a perfect day; well-balanced with activity (the museum) and pool-time. Considering that the mercury has been reaching record high temperatures in Phoenix, pool-time is fast becoming a necessity. I guess when the Hansons get their retirement home in AZ, those of us visiting will have to insist on the installation of a pool! Don't worry Hansons...the Johnson retirement home in CO will be near ski runs!

For now, the pool awaits!

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