Monday, June 20, 2011

El Pueblo Grande Museum

For our first field trip this summer we decided to see what this museum was all about!

We learned about the ancient Hohokam people that used to live in Arizona. The museum has tons of artifacts and hands on activities about archaeology.

Grant stayed in his stroller the entire time and was a trooper!


Taylor was surprised that a cactus has a skeleton--scary!

Kennedy creating symbols on her pottery.
ps--I made her short's ruffle /headband...it only took me forever to figure out the ruffle :) I am trying!

The kids standing in front of what's left of the ruins. It was fascinating to learn of the intricate details of the housing, canal system, gardening and even the ballcourt. It really was!! We stopped to read a lot of the signs...but the highlight of the trip was the gift shop! The girls bought some postcards and were thrilled to have their own receipt. They crack me up. And they save everything!

We even swung by the Last Chance (Nordstrom's leftovers) store while we were in the area for a few great deals. Love that store. Next time---no kids! It takes forever to weave through the isles and wait in line.

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