Frisco
We got to spend the day exploring Frisco. The kids had a hard time understanding what a ghost town was at first. They thought we were taking them to a haunted house. They finally got the meaning of ghost town as we explored the cemetery and the empty town. They were amazed at the amount of graves that belonged to children. Grayson found one that belonged to a boy his same age and he couldn't believe it. We got to have lots of discussion about how hard life was for people then, and how easy life is for us now. These first pictures are of the cemetery.
Grayson walking from the cemetery to the houses. At this point he was still thinking it would be a haunted house.
The kids were surprised to see how small the houses were. They hadn't realized that all the kids shared bedrooms, and they didn't have a bathroom inside.
Aubrie was having a grouchy moment.
Nate and Nate loved exploring the ruins and collecting all kinds of treasures. Uncle Nate helped point out neat old nails and core samples from the mine.
These two just had to climb down and peek inside. The younger kids wanted to but I just couldn't let them.
After Frisco we stopped at the gun range and spent the rest of the afternoon shooting guns. Nate loves to shoot. He shot and shot until Grandpa and Dad made him get in the truck.
Grayson loved shooting too. He almost gave everyone a heart attack several times with his lack of safety knowledge. Dad had to keep a close eye on him the whole time.
So Cool!
It turned out to be a great day. The kids had a great time.
