Digging for Diamonds

We got a ton of rain here last Friday, so (even though it was gorgeous on Saturday) last week's soccer games got canceled. Jeff saw on the news where some lady had recently found a 3.6 carat diamond in Murfreesboro, so we made our second trip ever to the Crater of Diamonds State Park. We enjoyed a few hours of sunshine, but we found nothing but rocks. Ashley had a far better time than the first trip when she was only 3 and hated being wet or dirty. Nate got filthy but did not require power washing of his body nor immediate disposal of his clothing this time. 

And because I can't resist some throwback pics, here are a few from our first trip with the Fowlkes in 2009: