Kennecott Copper Mine

Yesterday, I was in a blah mood and wanted to get out and do something. So, we decided to go on the Kennecott Copper Mine Tour and Visitors Center. Josh and Tiffy had never been and I haven't been since I was 15..so it's been a long time.

There was this BIG tire that is so huge. Each of the trucks have about 6 of these tires on them. It was pretty fun to see the comparison.



There was a really good view of the mine. It was pretty cool to see.



There was this bucket that miners used to ride down the mine shafts. We were going to get a picture butthen this old lady cut in and just plopped her kid in the bucket. it pissed me off that some people are so inconsiderate and oblivious to everyone else in te world. But whatever! I wasn't going to let that ruin our trip. After they moved, Tiffy tok a cute pic. :)



Afterwards, we took quarters and used them to see out of the telescope things that they had to see up closer and in detail. It was pretty awesome. There was this BIG semidown below and it looked tiny in comparison to one of the big hauler trucks. It was neat to see though.



After that, we saw this mine shaft train thing that was pretty cool. Tiffy took a cute pic on it.



It was a long way out there, but we had a lot of fun and it was a good fun free (since its free family week) family fun. lol.

Faux Camping

After fishing, we went farther up the canyon and built a campfire so we could all roash smores. We all sat around the fire...




Jeanie and Coby got a bit goofy when roasting the smores. LOL.




Tiffy and Josh had so much fun roasting, but she was a bit ticked when she had to stop eating smores. lol.



We all hung out for a while and then went home. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad that we took the day to do something different.

Fishing

We decided that since we have been really busy and haven't had a chance to go camping or go on a vacation, that we would take a day and go fishing and do some smores up in the mountains...kind of a faux camping trip. Jeanie and Coby btought the kids and we all went up to butterfield canyon.



Jeanie and I mostly chilled and watched the guys and the kids fish. They didn't catch anything, but had fun anyway.



The kids were so cute fishing. I smiled just seeing the joy in doing it.





Most everyone got into the fishing action.

Red Butte Gardens- part 3

We went over to the wedding area, and there were covered areas and open fields. It was really pretty.



We found another resting picnic area.



There was a cool bridge but there were lots of spider webs on the bars so the kids had to make sure they didn't touch the edges. lol. Tiffy wanted to "pose" and Brieann copied her. It was pretty funny.






As we walked along, there were some great picture spots.











Mostly, the kids were holding up well under the heat, but you could tell it was started to wear on them. Next, we went on to feed the fish. There were fish and ducks in the same pond and the kids had a blast feeding them.






After we had rested and played for a bit, the kids decided to play on a big fish and take some pics on it. Tiffy's facials cracked me up!




Down the path a ways was a moose. The kids played on it and took some pics.





After that, we were all really hot and tired and decided to walk back to the beginning, which wasn't far away. All in all, it was a fun activity and trip.

We did get some dinner at California Pizza Kitchen (good food- yum!) and then we got the kids some clothes. I got some great deals on clothes for Tiffy- 3 whole outfits for 15.00. I was very proud of myself. Woohoo!