Memorial Day Weekend

Right after Joey's "Night at the Museum," we hit the road for a four day weekend in Phoenix. The kids and I haven't been to Phoenix since January, and we could NOT wait to get there. The first day was Friday, so we just hung around the house while Andy worked "from home." My goal was to not get out of my pajamas for the whole day, and I'm proud to report that I nailed it! All the blog posts I've posted recently have been courtesy of that day.

Every once in a while, Andy would take a break from work to chase the girls. They love running away from the tickle/kissy monster, yet somehow he always manages to catch them!

Saturday we all went to the Pioneer Living History Museum a little north of Phoenix. The "museum" is 90 acres of an old 1800's town. It has authentic buildings and historically accurate reproductions.

This was the blacksmith's shop.

We did a lot of walking that day. Thankfully the weather wasn't too hot!

This was by an old mining cabin.

When we first got there, we watched a gun fighting competition using targets and timers to see who had the quickest draw. One of the guys gave Joey that wooden gun. He was pretty excited about it!

Our favorite place was probably the carpenter shop because they had a volunteer dressed up in 1800's clothing and demonstrating how to use some of the tools. Then he let us try out some of the tools for ourselves.

After we got back from the Pioneer Living History Museum, Andy glued a clothes pin on Joey's wooden gun so that it would shoot rubber bands. Then, Grandma made him a holster and two little drawstring pouches, one for his rubber bands and one for his gold. (He said that as a cowboy he plans on "hunting for gold.")