We were invited by the Hyde family to go crystal digging at the Great Salt Plains in Oklahoma.
I am always up for an adventure especially when it involves something outdoors and nature.
When we first got there I wasn't exactly sure how the kids would react to it. But kids love to dig in water and mud especially when there is something to find! (at least mine do!) And there were plenty of crystals to find of all shapes and sizes.
The challenge was on for finding the best "hourglass" crystal. Oklahoma is the only place in the world where this type of crystal can be found. Because of the particular way the sand, salt and water combine, the sediment collects in the center of the crystal to form the hourglass shape.
I barely saw Austin cause he was off on his own exploring and searching the salt plains with his friend Russell. His family unexpectedly showed up about 10 minutes after us and the Hyde family arrived. Such a funny coincidence!
Brooklyn was so excited when she found her first crystal all by herself!
Katelyn wanted held at first but then discovered that getting wet and muddy wasn't so bad after all!
Every seemed to be enjoying themselves! We were crystal digging for a couple hours.
It was super windy out there! But that didn't slow them down when there was "treasure" to find!
Honestly, I think the older kids would have been happy out there another hour or so but figured we better rap it up before the little ones got too cranky. 
We walked away with a bucket full of crystals. It was definitely a unique and fun adventure!
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