I then decided to snap a shot of everyone . . .
First, goofy smile Payden
Second, big Shelby. She looks SOOOOOO big in this picture. I was shocked when I saw it. I wonder if I just think of her as small because I'm her mom because I definitely don't think she's as big as she looks in this picture.
Third, big-eyed Taylor.
And fourth, drool-chinned Declan (he's my first drooler).
After a LONG drive (we got stuck behind a work crew going about 10 mph . . . AHHHH), we finally made it to the creamery. We got there around 1:30 and the next tour was at 2, so we had a little time to kill. I took the girls potty, and then Tom and I switched so that I could feed Declan. He and the girls headed outside because being with the girls in the gift shop while waiting was NOT a good idea. It was good because I think they were able to burn off a lot of energy by running around. Tom got a shot of Declan and me as we came out to find them.
Here are the girls standing outside part of the factory. Those were also the lawns the girls ran around on while we waited.
Just before 2 we headed into the factory. The tour started in a little theater where we watched a video about how the factory got started. They really did a nice job with the film. It was short and funny. Perfect for our girls. After that we headed into the factory. We got to see how the ice cream was made. The girls really did an awesome job. We were afraid they'd get bored, but Shelby and Payden would just sit at the windows watching the whole process. Taylor would look for a bit and then kind of go off and do her own thing, but she was still fairly calm and not bothersome to the other people, so we were happy. At one point, Shelby and Taylor had found a spot at the windows, but the spots on either side of them were taken by an adult who was looking on. Payden just went up to the man standing next to Taylor and pushed herself in front of him. Tom and I thought it was too funny. She definitely knows what she wants and is not going to let someone get in her way. After the tour, we headed down to the ice cream shop attached to the gift shop and got our free ice cream . . . soooooo delicious. The girls really had an awesome time, and you can't beat free ice cream, especially if you haven't had lunch yet, so you get ice cream for lunch.
After the tour, we decided to take a few more pictures of the things outside the factory (you can't take pictures while on the tour). Here is one of the old-timey delivery trucks.
They got these hats after the tour. Payden LOVED wearing it, but it kept falling off, and so she'd smush it back on her head and walk around. Needless to say, the hat was demolished by the time we got to the car.
There was a statue of 3 men looking at clipboards. I'm not totally sure why they had these statues made, but we headed over to take a picture with them. Payden turned to look at us, and it was so cute. Of course you can tell who's putting her hat on her head, and there was definitely no allowing Mom and Dad to fix it (she's definitely 2).
Finally we got a shot of them in front of the three men . . . I guess I should have read the inscription to see what it was all about.
On every bucket of Bluebell Ice Cream is their logo - a girl pulling a cow. Taylor was DYING to go see the statue of their logo and of course we had to take a picture with it. You can tell who set up this shot . . . the girls are milking the cow . . . Tom of course.
As we started to head back to the car, Tom had us stop to get a picture in front of the factory.
While snapping that picture, the girls caught sight of a train, so we made one last stop before we headed to the car.
On the way to the car, Tom and the girls played Follow the Leader and jumped, hopped, skipped, crazy-walked all the way to the car. It was fun to watch.
It was a fun family outing, and we love doing these sorts of things. There's a few more things we're hoping to do before we finish here in Texas, so it was fun to be able to check this off.
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