SNOW

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Halloween Fun

Halloween was fun!

Corn Belly's Thanksgiving Point

We had a great time at Corn Belly's Corn Maze at Thanksgiving point!

Zoo Day!

ZOO Day with K12 and Washington Online was a blast! We had fun watching the animals. And the Bats were Scary!

Science Day! Air and Pressure

We had fun at our Science Day! We learned about Air and Pressure! Brendan did the Parachute with the other kids. Carson Loved the Air Bag. It flew far with the wind. Bailey had fun with her friend using the pipes and the air pressure. They used a bike pump to put air into a pop bottle filled with water. They used the scientific method to figure out what would happen with the bottle. It was a fun day!

Foster's at Seven Peaks Water Park

We had so much fun at seven peaks! We all loved the water slides!

FUN FUN in the SUN!

Brendan's B-day

Here is some fun pictures of Brendan's Bday Party.
He Turned 6 and had a fun time with his friends playing Super Mario Kart and Race Cars.
Thank you all for a fun time!
Happy Birthday Brendan!

Copper Mine

We had a fun time at the Copper Mine. We learned a lot about copper. And had a great time with the playgroup.





Kennecott Utah Copper

As one of the largest copper mines in the world, our desire to be the mining company of choice drives us to set and reach high environmental and safety standards that benefit our employees, our neighbors, and the community we call home.

Amazing facts



About the Mine

* Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history - about 18.7 million tons.
* The mine is 2-3/4 miles across at the top and 3/4 of a mile deep. You could stack two Sears Towers (now known as the Willis Building) on top of each other and still not reach the top of the mine.
* The mine is so big, it can be seen by the space shuttle astronauts as they pass over the United States.
* By 2015, the mine will be at least 500 feet deeper than it is now.
* If you stretched out all the roads in the open pit mine, you'd have 500 miles of roadway - enough to reach from Salt Lake City to Denver.





About the Equipment

* The giant electric shovels in the mine can scoop up as much as 98 tons in a single bite -- about the weight of 50 cars.
* The newest electric shovels each cost more than $20 million and weigh 3.2 million pounds.
* The trucks that haul the ore are larger than many houses and weigh more than a jumbo jet. They stand over 23 feet tall and can carry from 255 to 360 tons of rock.
* The truck driver rides about 18 feet above the ground -- nearly two stories high.
* Each tire on these big trucks costs from $18,000 to $26,000 and lasts just 9 months.
* The crusher in the pit takes in about 140,000 tons of ore every day and grinds it into chunks smaller than the size of a basketball.
* At 1,215 feet tall, the Kennecott smokestack is the highest structure in Utah.





About Mining in General

* Every deposit of ore in the world is unique. No two ore bodies are alike.
* More than 320,000 people work directly in mining throughout the United States.
* Only about one tenth of one percent of the land in Utah has been touched by mining.





About the Minerals We Use

* The first known use of copper dates back 10,000 years.
* To make all the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in 1999, the U.S. Mint used about 36,000 tons of copper. That's about as much refined copper as Kennecott produces every 41 days.
* Each American uses more than 40,000 pounds of new minerals every year.
* It takes about 15 different minerals to make a car ... 35 different minerals to make a television ... 30 minerals to make a computer ... and as many as 42 different minerals to make a telephone.

Camping Pirates JULY 4th 2010

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Camping was a blast for July 4th Weekend!

Orienteering Solitude Ski Resort

Orienteering at Solitude Ski Resort. FOSTER Family
What is Orienteering?

It is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points.[1] Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but basically any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation using a map is a type of orienteering.

FOSTER's

This was our first time reading this sort of map. With Mom and 4 kids ages 9, 7, 5 and 5, it was hard to figure out. We got lost 3 times and started from the beginning twice! LOL! But it was beautiful and we saw so many birds, chipmunks, squirrels and beautiful wild flowers. We finished in 1 hour and 4 minutes, but we missed 3 of the check points! LOL! IT was definitely an adventure! Let's do it again next month!

http://www.o-utah.org/

Hike to Rocky Mouth Trail

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We had a great hike on our Outdoor Adventure Club!
Rocky Mouth Trail in Draper UT

Reuel Call Afton Hall of Fame

July 4th Parade Afton Wyoming!

Our Camping trip to Wyoming

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Timpanogos Hike

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Pioneer Village May 2010 Liberty Girls Club

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End of School Year Pool Party

We had tons of fun at the End of the School Year Pool Party.
Here are a few pictures of our fun!

Lemonade Stand Sandy

ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION CELEBRATES DECADE OF STANDING FOR HOPE,
HOSTS ANNUAL LEMONADE DAYS

Sandy Residents to Host Annual Lemonade Stand

The Foster family will host their 1st Annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand as part of the National Lemonade Days weekend on Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 9am-2pm, 11242 S 1000 E, Sandy, UT. The Foster family decided to get involved To help raise money for Cancer. The Kocher family got involved because one of their 6-year-old neighbors battled stage IV neuroblastoma. After holding their first stand, the Kocher’s concluded that they would host a lemonade stand every year to contribute to the battle against childhood cancer.

Making this year even more special, 2010 marks 10 years since cancer patient Alexandra “Alex’ Scott held her first front yard lemonade stand to find a cure for all childhood cancers.

Founded by Alex Scott (1996-2004) in 2004, Lemonade Days is a three day national event that grew out of Alex's front yard lemonade stand, and is held every year over the same June weekend. During Lemonade Days, dedicated volunteers host thousands of Alex's Lemonade Stands across the country, raising over $1 million for childhood cancer research in one weekend. June 2010 will mark the 7th Annual Lemonade Days with an estimated 10,000 volunteers at over 2,000 Alex’s Lemonade Stands around the nation making a difference for children with cancer. Lemonade Days 2010 is set for June 11th, 12th and 13th!

WHAT: FOSTER FAMILY HOSTS ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND DURING LEMONADE DAYS

WHEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010
9AM – 3PM

WHERE: 11242 s 1000 E, SANDY UT
SANDY, UT 84094

Happy Mothers Day from Bailey

Happy Easter! We had a wonderful morning with Banana Pancakes and Coconut syrup. Don't forget the pineapple tea! It was an aloha Easter. Thanks Papa and Nonni. The kids look so cute in there new Easter outfits. Thanks Nanny K and Granddad. The Frisbees are fun and the Skip Jump is very challenging. We loved the Cinnamon buns were so sweet. Thanks Grandma! We've had a wonderful morning with more Easter Fun to come.

Holi Krishna Festival in UTAH!

Fun Times in UTAH!