.: July 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008

C is for candy factory!

The other week my sister and I thought we better get going on our ABC project and took the kids to the Sweets Candy factory for a tour. Yes, we are only on the letter c, but you know how it goes-summer gets busy yada, yada! But let me tell you, we had so much fun! I highly recommend going! I took Alexis when she was about eights months, but this time was so much more fun! First of all you get to wear these awesome hair nets that definitely fulfill your lunch lady dreams! Next you get to watch a little video explaining a little at what goes on at the factory. You then get led around the factory and get to see how the candy is made, and if you are lucky you get to taste some of the candy fresh off the conveyor belts. We came on a good day because we got to taste the orange sticks, chocolate covered marshmallow bears, and candy corn flavored taffy! (yes they make the holiday candies like six months in advance!) I have a killer sweet tooth that has been passed on down from my mother to me and then onto Alexis so- WE WERE IN HEAVEN! The air was filled with the smell of chocolate that permeated into our nostrils! It was like watching an episode of the food network's unwrapped, but in person! You end the tour by taking a spin around the candy shop, and naturally spending a fortune on candy because you just can't help yourself! I think we have finally now recovered from our sugar coma!

The lunch lady hats were a huge hit, and caused hours of laughter!

Tommy, Alexis and their cousins Kate and Jack

I just had to show this picture of Alexis the first time I took her!

can you believe how chubby she was?!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Happy Fourth of July!

We had a great time this Fourth! We started the festivities with the Kaysville parade. Alexis and Tommy loved it! Alexis scored on the candy, mostly because her cousins so graciously shared theirs with her. She wasn't quite fast enough-though she did catch a weird looking chicken thing off the Bukos truck that some crazy lady tried to steel right from her hands, but Alexis held on tight as I gave the lady the stink eye! We then went to Oakridge Country Club for dinner and fun. We even got to ride the golf carts! The kids got a huge kick out of this, and Tommy turned out to be a good driver- go figure! We played so hard that the kids couldn't stay up for the fireworks- maybe next year! But Nate and I had a great view of about three different shows from our front and back yard. A perfect end to a great day!

Tommy enjoying his first parade