Duffy's Spring-ish Voyage part 5

We are STILL at the Sauder Heritage Inn!

Looking out at the pool area.

There are a lot of quilts around, probably because of the Mennonite heritage of the place.

The pool is near the Great Oak Tree, where they serve breakfast. It smells chlorine-y but I got used to it.

"I'm so tired!" said Tiny Duffy. This is a little area you can just hang out in. I think it's by some conference rooms. (With a place to hang your coat???  This place is SO Northern. We don't really need that kind of thing in Arizona.)

Duffy's Spring-ish Voyage part 4

We are still in the Sauder Heritage Inn. They have a beautiful indoor pool and almost no one was at it!

"This is comfortable," said Tiny Duffy, "but it is hard to sunbathe when there is no sun."

"May we please go swimming now?" asked Tiny Shellie May.

Poor Tiny Duffy was just too small to cover the Sign of Doom.

They even had a lift to allow people with mobility problems to easily get into the pool.

"Whee!" said Tiny Duffy.

"You need the key to move it," said Tiny Shellie May.


"I can still say 'whee' if I want to."

"Now may we PLEASE go swimming?" asked Tiny Shellie May.

Well, I DID make them those tiny swimsuits...

The bears had a GREAT time at the pool...

"That was SO MUCH FUN!" said Tiny Shellie May.  She blushed under her fur. "Sorry. I did not mean to shout."

There was no one around to mind, so it was okay.

Duffy's Spring-ish Voyage part 3

We are still in the Sauder Heritage Inn.

"What a beautiful fountain!" said Tiny Shellie May. "May we go swimming, please?"

"Maybe later," I said.

Tiny Shellie May liked to blend in with the courtyard.

Who knew that swim cap could double as camouflage?

Duffy's Spring-ish Voyage part 2

Tiny Duffy and Tiny Shellie May came with me, my mom, my cousin, my aunt, my brother, my sister-in-law, and their baby...whew!

I advised Tiny Duffy that he could not go swimming without trunks.

"Can't I just wear my sailor outfit?" asked Tiny Duffy.

"No."

"Aw."

Not too bad, considering I hand-sewed them on the fly. Tiny Shellie May's swimsuit is made from a bear sleepshirt (???) I found at a doll sale, with a hand-sewn skirt and of course the adorable bathing cap, modeled after the Cannery Clothing Company swimcap, but with colors of felt I happened to have on me.

Here is our room (beforethebearstrashedit). We visited Sauder Village and stayed at the Sauder Heritage Inn. It was a tiny bit dated but really very, very nice. We had 3 rooms for our party (2 adjoining)...we felt like we owned the place!

They had a game room...

...which the tiny bears enjoyed. Tiny Shellie May more than Tiny Duffy, because she seemed to do better at the games.

"It's because of these swim trunks," said Tiny Duffy. "They're distracting me!"

Okay, then.

 

"Ah," said Tiny Duffy. "This is the life!"