Kennecott Copper Mines

While I was at the Relief Society Session of General Conference, David took the kids up to the Kennecott Copper Mines Visitors Center. They had a blast! (Please note, I was not there and thus Lexie does not have her hair fixed and is looking like little orphan Annie.) There were some Asian tourists at the mines and one couple in particular was enthralled with the kids. David had asked/pantomimed them to take a picture of him with the kids. When David got up to get his phone back, the woman took his spot to have her picture taken with the kids. Once she was done, she switched spots with her husband. Apparently, children have been such a novelty on their trip to UT that they had to document the siting. David thought it was hilarious, whereas, Garrett, Collin, and Lexie hadn't a clue what was going on and why strangers were cozying up to them for a picture.

The kids were fascinated by this big pit. It was 2.5 miles wide and 0.75 miles deep. David, who is not a big fan of heights, would not let the kids even step away from the car unless they were holding his hands. Instantly upon arrival, he had images in his head of them tumbling off into oblivion.

Garrett inspecting a mine cart.

Nothing like a huge tire to make a kid's day.

The kiddos checking out minerals dug out of the mountain under the microscope.

The boys were acting out being miners. They got helmets with lights on them as souvenirs and demonstrated using picks. Somehow they got it in their heads that the miners use jack hammers so they were acting that out as well. I wish we had a decent video camera that could upload to the web. It was hilarious!

Lexie had to get into the action as well. She chose a pink, heart-shaped rock rather than a helmet but she got out and danced as her brothers 'worked.' Quite fitting for a princess if you asked me.