Now THESE are the rock treasures of the world

They are so big that they look fake!

This one is amethyst from Uruguay
What looks like a rock, is not necessarily a rock. Can you imagine an 1800 pound rock? I always hear of people stealing copper wire. I wonder how much this 1800 pounds of raw copper is worth?
Jaden sifted through sand in a search for gold. It was actually pyrite, or "fool's gold".


This amethyst is from Uruguay, too. As you can see by the note card below, they named this one "Mickey Mouse" (Morgan's favorite)

The bunny wanted to check out the pretty rocks, too :0)

I took Morgan and Jaden on a play date with Jadyn and Jake. We were originally going to go to some bounce houses, but the place we were going has shut down business completely. Good thing we had a plan #2 lined up!!! All of the kids had fun checking out the gems, and it was educational... What more could I ask for?

I have more pictures of the outing that I will post tomorrow, so stay tuned...

Jaden's picture for Andrea

Cousin Andrea took care of the girls on Tuesday so that I could do one of the audits. Morgan and Jaden always have fun with her, and usually come home with their hair done up, too!!! On Wednesday, I gave Jaden a piece of paper so that she could make Andrea a thank you letter. This is the picture she drew. I love how she draws her people... It cracks me up every time!! The legs and arms come directly out of their round heads!! Since Patrice's hair is long, Jaden drew it long (but it's standing straight up instead of laying on her head). Since Aunt Sally has short hair, she put dots for her hair (she calls the pokie dots). And, now I just noticed that Uncle Ray doesn't have a mouth!!! She is too much sometimes!

Don't let this face fool you

She is only 2!!!! I am in the middle of potty training her, and I hate this stage... I hope she gets it soon. She is so tiny and cute, but she is in charge of the house (so she thinks). I have to keep reminding Jaden that Morgan can NOT tell her what to do, and if she does, Jaden does NOT have to do what Morgan says. Can you imagine!!! This tiny little girl tells my big (almost 5 year old) girl that she can't leave her room. Then, I hear Jaden crying in her room. I go to check on her, and Jaden says, "Morgan won't let me leave my room." Or she says, "Morgan said I can't change my clothes." There are a million different "Morgan said I can't" situations. The crazy thing is that when Morgan says it, Jaden does what she tells her to do. Hmmmmm... And I thought the oldest child was always the bossiest!

Playing at the park

Jaden has gotten somewhat braver...





She is now scared to death of the way the swing makes her feel!





I was wondering how Morgan got the bruise on her forehead that is shaped like a pole... Now I see!

A ride on the train

The best part of the zoo (so says Jaden)

Maybe this looks more like the zoo

There was so much to see, and the animals were not on Jaden's and Morgan's priority lists. They somehow humored Grandma Leslie and me by seeing some of the animals... Coming up tomorrow, their favorite part of the zoo!