First up was Hoogle Zoo. We have a membership to the zoo in Boston and one of the perks that came with it was half off at different zoo's across the country. We decided to take all of the cousins to the zoo. We had a great time but I don't have any pictures of the Mickelson's because we went our different ways throughout the day.
After the zoo I took the kids to the This Is The Place Monument that is right by the zoo. I figured I could get the kids good and tired before a drive to American Fork to stay with the Schiess family.
In American Fork we got to experience American Fork Days. There was a fun carnival just through the block, a parade on main street and a classical car show in the park. All the kids had a great time, especially on the rides except for the very end when Guss and Jacob got puked on while riding on the Ferris Wheel. They were good sports about it and the rest of us had a really good laugh.
We also visited the Kennecott Copper mine while we were in the area. It was really amazing to see but we unknowingly went on their annual free weekend and it was a madhouse. We had to wait in line for over an hour to be bused up to the top and then when we got up to the top there were so many people and such a long line to get back down that we didn't stay long. The kids and I went back later when Dad came back to Utah.
While we were waiting in line a 5 minute rainstorm blew through.
Luckily, there were canopies we could get under.
Actual tire from one of the mine trucks.
Looking down into the mine.
It is so large that it is actually visible from space.
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