Funk Heritage Center

February 4, 2012 - Daniel's parents came up for a visit for his birthday.  A friend of theirs told them about a tool museum up in Waleska, GA, so they had mentioned that the next time they were up here that we should all go...so off we went to Waleska that Saturday. 
The museum is called the Funk Heritage Center and is on the campus of Reinhardt University.  As you will tell from the pictures it is alot of Native American collections as well as architecture. 

There is also, as I mentioned, the Sellars Gallery of Historic Hand Tools.  It's a collection featuring tools from more than 100 crafts and was quite impressive not only from the vast amount of tools that were there but just how they were displayed.  What beautiful works of art!  Here is a little blurb from the website about this display: "Acquired by Marietta businessman Alan Sellars, this astonishing exhibit includes thousands of tools dating from as early as the 17th century. The individual panels depict a wide variety of trades -- and the design of each panel is a work of art in itself. Why tools? Because they tell the story of the rise of craft and technology in western Europe and North America."

As you can tell, I couldn't stop taking pictures.  They were all just so amazing.  I also wanted to be able to go back and enjoy the exhibit since I didn't really get to while we were there.  It was either Charlie running around and screaming/squealing or this...

I wanted my inlaws to have a chance to enjoy the exhibit, as well as Daniel, so I wrangled up the kids and took them outside.  Luckily, there was back area for them to run around in.  Papa eventually joined us as well.

And, I tried to get a cute picture of the boys.  Charlie wouldn't sit still long enough and with Philip, I either get this...

or this...

I did get the sweetest picture of them with their Papa though...