Empire Mine

My sister Janae and her boys came to visit, which is alsways so fun!  We love it when family comes to visit us, even though it isnt often enough. We are so lucky that we have so many cousins and we have such a good time when we get to see them!  We try and take our visitors to do fun things when they are here so that they will have a good time and want to come back and visit. I had seen pictures of a friend I know that had gone to Empire Mine and it looked really cool so I wanted to take everyone. It ended up being such a fun day!  

It was a pretty warm day so we tried to stay in the shade as much as possible. The grounds there were euper amazing!  The landscaping was breathtaking!

WE walked around the grounds for a while while we waited for the mine tour. We wanted to go on the cottage tour but we arrived too late for it, so we just walked around.

This was the cottage.  It wasn't actually a cottage but more of a mansion, but it was designed to look like an English cottage so that is what they called it.

They had a pond type of thing but back in the days of the mine it used to be a pool.  There were so many cool things to see.

I'm so glad that it was a Flex Friday so Kevy could come with us.  Its always more fun when he gets to be with us.

I'm loving all these kids getting big and independent.  We had such a fun time and it wasn't too crazy, and we didn't have to try and wheel a stroller around which is always nice.  We started on the mine tour but the poor tour guide started out okay but quickly went downhill. He rambled on and on and tried to crack jokes but they weren't funny. The kids were not excited and were getting restless. So we decided to just finish of the tour ourselves and check out the mine.

It was pretty crazy going down into the mine and imagining the workers going down deep in the earth for a job. I'm glad I didn't live in that time

It was fun that Judy and Grandma could come on our little day trip with us. We love having adventures and I am so excited for many more things to do and explore. 

 After the mine it was lunchtime so we went into Grass Valley to eat. I wanted to be adventurous and eat at a local place but when we went in and Janae and my mom saw the prices, (even though they weren't that much) they said no, lets find a Subway. The thing that sucks is that by the time we buy food for everyone it ended up being super pricey even at subway. Oh well.