Jelly Belly Factory

We left at 4:30 a.m. on Friday morning, and Katie and I drove to Vacaville to visit my daughter, Kristy and her family.  She has a great husband, Matt,  and two darling kids, Lauren who is 3 this month, and Andrew, who is 5.

We were sooooo busy while I was there.  I took some photos and will post them this week with brief discriptions of where we were.

One day we went to the Jelly Belly Factory - just me and Kristy and the kids.
 

Matt was working, so although he loves jelly beans, he couldn't go.  I got him a bag of belly flops, though. (Those are the jelly beans that didn't pass muster, too big, too small, or not the right shape or shine.  They are collected and sold at half price in big bags.)

BELLY FLOPS

In the shopping area they have free samples of different kids of fudge, various other candies, and every jelly bean flavor available.  You ask for the flavor you want to taste, and they give it to you, in your cupped hand, from a little tiny spoon.  Lauren learned how to make her hand into a cup during the sampling.  : )

SAMPLE BAR and FRONT OF SAMPLE BOXES

Following are photos of Kristy and the kids - none of me, thank goodness - wearing the official tour hat.  We were waiting in the outer room for the tour to begin.  If you don't wear the hat, you don't take the tour.  It's a requirement.  Lauren put on her own hat.  Kristy later told me my  hat was upside down, too.  Like Grammy, like Granddaughter.  You can see by the expressions on their faces that the waiting room wasn't too exciting.
 

ANDREW

 LAUREN

 KRISTY

It was a neat tour, very interesting, and I'd recommend anyone in the area taking the time to tour the factory.  You get samples as you go along the tour, and a little bag free at the end.

FREE SAMPLE BAG AT END OF THE TOUR

We were in Fairfield, CA but they also have tours in a factory in Wisconsin. 

You won't get Jelly Bellys any fresher than this!

From Me and My Dog, have a good night, everyone! : )

Katie at the Mount Olympus Games XXIX

WELCOME to my new Follower, Dave.  Thanks for signing on - I hope you enjoy my journey to fulltiming!

I'm back home again.  I thought I'd be too tired to put a blog together today after driving eight hours, so I have another JibJab for you - my grandkids love these little videos!

Here's Katie at the Mount Olympus Games XXIX:

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If that isn't at Gold Medal performance! : ) 

I'll tell you about my trip during this week, and show you some pictures I took.  

From Me and My Dog, Winner of the Gold, have a good evening, everyone!

Butterfly conservatory

Today my daughter, son-in-law and grandkids took me to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA. I couldn't believe all the rides and exhibits and animals there.

I've never been in a butterfly conservatory before. When you walk in, it's warm and humid, junglelike, full of flowering plants, bushes and trees. Then you notice butterflies every where. Small, medium and large butterflies of all colors, drifting down toward you, lighting on a leaf, chasing each other. It was like being in a fairytale.

Unless they were sitting on a leaf, they were moving too fast for my camera to get a good photo. I have a new Canon, and it's not the fault of the camera.  I'm just learning how to use it, and today I had a lot of practice before the battery started going out.

Here are some of the photos I took:

From me and my dog in her princess dress, have a good day, everyone! :)

My entertaining and talented grandchildren

I'm still visiting, so here are my very talented grandchildren - to entertain you:

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From Me and My Dog, have a nice evening, everybody! : )

From Loopy Diapertush and Buttercup Diapertush

Sometimes when you have a stressful day or week, you need some silliness to break up the day.  Here is your dose... Follow the instructions to find your new name. The following is an excerpt from a children's book, "Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants", by Dave Pilkey. 

 The evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names. It's a great book for little relatives. Use the third letter of your first name to determine your new first name:

a = poopsie

b = lumpy

c = buttercup

d = gadget

e = crusty

f = greasy

g = fluffy

h = cheeseball

i = chim-chim

j = stinky

k = flunky

l = booger

m = pinky

n = zippy

o = goober

p = doofus

q = slimy

r = loopy

s = snotty

t = tulefel

u = dorkey

v = squeezit

w = oprah

x = skipper

y = dinky

z = zsa-zsa

 
Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of your new last name:

a = diaper

b = toilet

c = giggle

d = burger

e = girdle

f = barf

g = lizard 

h = waffle

i = cootie

j = monkey

k = potty

l = liver

m = banana

n = rhino

o = bubble

p = hamster

q = toad

r = gizzard

s = pizza

t = gerbil

u = chicken

v = pickle

w = chuckle

x = tofu

y = gorilla

z = stinker

Use the fourth letter of your last name to determine the second half of your new last name:

a = head

b = mouth

c = face

d = nose

e = tush

f = breath

g = pants

h = shorts

i = lips

j = honker

k = butt

l = brain

m = tushie

n = chunks

o = hiney

p = biscuits

q = toes

r = buns

s = fanny

t = sniffer

u = sprinkles

v = kisser

w = squirt

x = humperdinck

y = brains

z = juice

Thus, for example, Barack Obama's new name is Loopy Diapertushie, George W. Bush's new name is Goober Chickenshorts, and Bill Clinton's name is Booger Liverchunks. 

 Remember that children laugh an average of 146 times a day; adults laugh an average of 4 times a day. Put more laughter in your life!!!

From Loopy Diapertush and Buttercup Diapertush, have a good evening, everyone!  : )