Sunday, March 14, 2010

Jelly Belly Factory

Sometimes I bring the kiddos with me on daddy's business trips, especially when they're fairly local. A few weeks ago he went to San Jose, so we tagged along. We did some fun stuff, like going to the Children's Museum and spending time at local parks and the YMCA , but the highlight of the trip was driving north to the Jelly Belly Factory!!
We took a free tour of the factory, where we saw the whole process of making these delectable treats, and got many free samples.
This is the super-cool snack bar area with fun ceiling decorations.
This is the lobby where we waited in line for our tour.
This is one of the many mosaics made entirely of Jelly Bellys. Ronald Reagan apparently LOVED Jelly Bellys and is a major reason for their success.
Eating in the snack bar after our tour, where we had to wear these hats. How cute is that little boy's face?!?!?
Posing in front of the giant inflatable Jelly Belly man at the front entrance.
We brought home some slightly lower-priced Jelly Bellys as souveniers, along with a package of the misshapen Beans, known as "Belly Flops."
I LOVE JELLY BELLYS!!!!

2 comments:

Lara Neves said...

When I was in elementary school, I remember doing some project where we sent a giant card and hundreds of jelly beans to President Reagan. Love that mural...way cool!

PS...you won the book I was giving away...send me your mailing address at lalakme at gmail dot com and I'll get it to the publisher ASAP!

Cristina said...

I'm way jealous!! I LOVE JELLY BELLY's!!!