Blue Bell Creamery Tour

My friend from Dallas, Karen, and her two boys, Steven (age 12) and Jack (age 11), came for a visit from Dallas last week. Karen and I love to take the boys on day trips so this time we drove to Brenham to tour the Blue Bell Creamery. Mom kept Bryce so we could make this a special trip for the older boys.

During the tour, you watch a short video of the history of the company and then they take you on a 1/4 mile walking tour. You get to stop and overlook many of the manufacturing rooms and see how they combine the ingredients and package the products. The boys (and us) were excited to see our favorite flavors being made and packaged. The tour ends with a free scoop of ice cream. You get to select from several different flavors. They also have a country store where I purchased a cook book (one of those things I love to collect). Here is a link to the website: http://www.bluebell.com/. On our way there, we stopped at On the Border for lunch:

Jack, Jacob, Steven and Karen

The boys being silly...check out their Blue Bell hats!

In front of the original Blue Bell truck

Karen and the boys...have you noticed yet that Steven is too cool to smile?

All of us in front of the truck

In other news, Karen is getting married July 3rd. We will be making the trip to Dallas with our boys on the 1st and staying in a hotel while there. I am the bridesmaid. We are very excited for Karen and can't wait for the wedding. Her boys will be giving her away. On the other hand, I only have my dress. So, I have lots of shopping to do before the wedding, including buying shoes and jewelry and getting my nails done.