Becoming In-“Cultured”

I have a confession to make. Until last month, I haven’t gotten a new library card for our new city.  But last month Jared and I went and finally got our cards.  Our city has culture passes that allow us to go to places like museums and parks for a family of four for free twice a month.  We have had fun using our culture passes so far.  We went to the Mesa museum of modern art, where I came to the conclusion that I should make a rust farms in a Ball jars and try to sell it for $500 in the name of art ;). And I also decided that I needed a dirt collection of all the dirt in Arizona including mile markers.  I could become a famous artist….actually the dirt was really cool and I think I will get baby food jars and collect dirt just to display.

We also went to the Pueblo Grande Archaeology Museum where there is a site where Hohokam native Americans had a compound.  They’re not sure if it was a temple or a giant home/living place but it was pretty large.  It was pretty neat to see.     Here’s Jared, Christian and Vivian in the middle of the trail by the sight.   Here’s one of me with the kids by the site.   Here’s a better view of the site.  You can see it looks kind of like the foundation of a house when it first is dug.     Because of the various erosion factors, on top of improper excavation techniques and the noise of the city (the airport is right next door to the sight and the vibrations are breaking it down), it is not what it once was though they are doing what they can to preserve it.      Here’s Christian standing by the “Ball court”.    Here are some replicas of the single family dwellings that the Hohokam lived in.

We also went to the Desert Botanical Garden this past week.  It was nice to see that even though we still live in the desert, there is still hope for beauty.  They also had a cool bingo game that the kids could find as many things as they could and receive a prize at the end of it.  This kept Christian pretty occupied.  It was a really fun day and actually there was a nice breeze so it wasn’t too hot to be there…not that I recommend going there in May in a regular year.  Maybe if you look at these photos you’ll want to visit us and see this gorgeous place too.  *Wink* *wink*!