This past weekend on Saturday, Amanda and I took the kids to Meteor Crater. It's about a 45 minute drive away, so we loaded the kiddo's up in Amanda's suburban and headed out. Meteor Crater is a place where an asteroid hit the ground 50,000 years ago (? I guess if you choose to believe that) and there is basically a big hole in the ground. The kids definitely took the idea of a big hole in the ground home! Learning in action, right?! The kids had lots of fun hanging out with each other. Things are always so much better with close friends. There were a couple of strangers who looked at Amanda and I, and I think they thought we were crazy to have taken six young children out there by ourselves! Even with crying babies, runaway babies, and a few fits from no naps it was a successful event!
Standing in front of the meteor, you can see some of our obstacles we encountered! But hey, we're all in the picture! The funny thing is a couple had offered to take a picture for us and he really wanted to help us get a good picture, but I think Amanda and I just wanted it over as fast as we could to avoid anymore issues with the kiddo's! Six kids in one picture, not an easy task!
Best little buddies!
Hey, at least everybody is looking this time!
Sweet little Nathan loved exploring, too! Those cliffs just made his Mama a little nervous!
climbing around
Touching part of the meteorite that was left behind! The kids got to experiment with some of the meteorites in their interactive visitor center. They learned that the meteorite can actually act as magnet!
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