Rocks

Our boys LOVE rocks!! They have very extensive "rock collections" that consist mainly of random river rocks they have found in our yards over the years.  I finally convinced Zack that he needs to try to stick to "special" rocks for his collection like geodes or a rock that is shaped like something cool or that he found somewhere fun or that has some sort of meaning to him before we ended up with 10 tons of river rock in our house.

When we went to Zion's National Park a few years ago with our friends John and Jan, they let their sons each pick a special rock while we were there to have as their souvenir for the trip.  She said they pick a rock everywhere they go and they write the place and the date on it to remember the trip.  Now that's my kind of souvenir...FREE!!! 

Well, yesterday they were having a FREE "Rock and Fossil Show" at the college.  We decided to take the kids to it.  They LOVED it!!  We actually enjoyed it a lot too.  It turned out it was really a sale. It was set up like a craft show is where tables are set up with crafts to buy but there just were tons of rocks and fossils for sale.  It was still fun to see all of the neat different types of rocks and fossils. 

Zack really enjoys geodes.  He used his allowance to buy a geode. It was actually quite cool!! You buy the geode as a solid rock (his cost $4) then the guy puts it in some sort of hydrolic jack that has blades on the top and bottom and it breaks the geode open and you get to see the coolness of the inside. Of course each one is different on the inside.  His is really neat!  My Grandma Zickefoose liked geodes and rose rocks and things and I just couldn't help but think of her and how neat she would have thought that was.

 Matthew is totally into sharks so he bought a large shark tooth with his money.  Max got a star fish.  Anyway, it was fun, free entertainment that the whole family enjoyed.