On Monday, our homeschool group went on a field trip to the Gem Mine!
It was such a fabulous day!
Chelsi found several pretty stones...in various sizes.
This is one of many things my girl loves to do!
She found rose quartz, tiger's eye, green tourmaline, jade, emeralds, garnets, amethyst, peridot, smokey quartz, champagne quartz, morganite, TV stone, pyrite, and others that we are unsure of the correct names.
The adventure begins with this bucket of "stuff". Next, the sifting begins, as the water in the flumes rinses away the sand......and reveals such beautiful treasures!
It was so much fun to listen to the shouts when one of the children made a "Great discovery"!
Then we'd all look to see what fabulous gem stone they had discovered!
It always amazes me to see the dirty bucket of sandy rocks....then after rinsing them in the water.....these little beauties appear!
So colorful!
The day was full of sunshine and crisp autumn air!
After gem mining, we had a late lunch/ early dinner with sweet friends. Then we all went to see a movie together!
The daddies and daughters saw Beverly H*lls Chihu*hua and we, Mommies saw Nights in Ro*danthe! *(Spoiler...if you go to see Nights...take your tissues!!!) Oh boy! It is great....but oh what an emotional roller coaster ride this movie is!!!!
This had to be one of the best Mondays in a long time!
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Humm...now how did I know you'd be up this LATE...making a post!!!
Great pictures friend. What a fun time you had.
What a fun field trip! You got some great pictures too!
You are always up to something fun! Love the gems, how pretty.
I would love looking for gems too!
My daughter also recommended the Nights movie. Sounds good.
I'm glad you had such a great Monday. :)
Wow...that looks really fun! Now I can say I have been gem mining...through my friend Denise! lol!
Beautiful colors in the stones!!!!
What a great field trip! Hands on learning is the best. I'm so glad that you had such a perfect day! : )
What a terrific field trip...those stones are beautiful!
I want to see that movie....sounds like a good one!!
Have a wonderful day Denise!
Wow, you got some great gems. We do god mining (not near as rewarding!!) And what a great opportunity to talk about how God sifts US! And we are like the dirty bucket of sandy rocks before knowing HIM and He transforms us into something beautiful!
Denise,
This looks like so much fun! You and your daughter are both gorgeous. I love seeing the collection of your daughter. I wish I had detailed every little thing about each of my kids when they were growing up. It is all so precious to us and later we wish we could recall so much more than we do!
The name Tucked Inside My Heart is just right!
wHAT GREAt shots!! I'm so glad you had such a great day. YOu are so lucky to be homeschooling and have her with you! (Do you still?) I miss my big b people so much when thye are at school!
Such a great trip, the gems are gorgeous, are there plans to use them , make some jewellery?
Hey chick!
I popped over from Sharon's.
LOVE the Well-Trained Mind.
Have SWB's History Cd's for the little ones!
Girl...I am learnin' all kinds of stuff.
Andrea
Hi Denise
I loved the pictures of this field trip! I miss those days of home schooling field trips.....my son is a senior this year, and he's just not into that any more.
You and your daughter look like twins! I can't figure out how old she is. I'm sure she looks older than she actually is...
sherri
What beautiful gems you mined. Sounds like an awesome Monday. You've got me intrigued about the movie...sounds like a great chick flick.
You got some beautiful gems. My hubby is a geologist and he loves this kind of stuff. We did this in VA once but it was 900 degrees and we had Kate (she was 1). It was not so fun.
We did this back in the summer with the kids & we had sooo much fun!!!
What beautiful finds you have there!
Thank you for your encouraging words you left on my blog. You always make me feel so good about my work! :)
love you,
Keisha
I remember going gem mining with my parents when I was a little girl! What fun!
Thanks for your sweet comment today! As always, you are such a wonderful encourager!
Love to you!
K :)
I love your blog! First time visit!.......Loved seeing those beautiful GEMS after the dirt was washed off......couldn't help think about my HEART and how GOD washed it with the precious BLOOD of Jesus so many years ago and now it glistens like those gems and will for ETERNITY! Thanks for inspiring me today.
Love your music on your blogsite....GORGEOUS!
A NEW FRIEND!
MIMILEE <><
I thought I had left you a message on this post. It looks and sounds like the BEST day! I just love the fall.
I am sending a little early Christmas package your way! I was in a Christmas store and you came to mind for this little present. So,watch for it my lovely, lovely, friend.
Lea Denise
xo
My boys would love this. I have to find something like this closer to my home. I love the music you have playing. I used to have the same song. George Winston is great.
Blessings,
Linda
oooh you are always doing something I think The Treasures would LOVE! HOW FUN!
Have a wonderful weekend Denise.
How fun...and you both look gorgeous as always! ;)
These are soooo gorgeous!! ; )
You always find the neatest things to do! The picture of you and Chelsi is beautiful!!
Love,
Monica
What a great time -- I love the photo of you and Chelsi together! It's beauiful! Have a wonderful week my sweet friend!
What a fun thing to do. I had no idea you could find such beautiful stones.
I read that book (nights in ...) it was a tear jerker, but good.
I love this!! I would love to do this and those pictures of you and your sweet daughter are really perfect, what a treasure.
Hugs,
Heather
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