Jelly Belly Factory

 Mrs. Ciaramitaro, Thomas' Mom, had us give the girls this 

gift from her... they're family is just so sweet & giving!

 We went and toured the Jelly Belly Factory this past

Tuesday on our way to Placerville, California, 

for the next week of the War.

 This was on the ceiling!

 I thought the pictures made with 

Jelly Bellies were pretty awesome!

 Headed in to take a tour... I snapped this before we

had to put our cameras away.  Hence why there

aren't as many pictures as I'm sure you'd expect! ;-)

 Anyone up for a little different flavor?!

 Matt about to try some...

 And this is what he thought... 

I think his face says it all! :-)

 Matt makes a perfect nerd! ;-)

 Thomas (and others) got ten pounds of Jelly Bellies!

 Picture perfect spot outside the Jelly Belly 

Factory, so, of course, we took advantage of it! :-)

 Here's the whole team!

 Enjoying lunch outside before we head on our way...

 Thomas is such a kid at heart! :-)

(notice he still has his hat on long after the tour is done!)

 California is a beautiful state!

It's not often that you can get a bridge, mountains, 

water, and a beautiful blue sky all in one shot!

We stayed overnight at a hotel on Tuesday night

and the Vans stayed in a trailer park close by.

On Tuesday night we all went to the Vans for

dinner and some games and testimonies :-)

Mrs. Van and Leesie taught us a game of 

high skill and coordination... here are Matt

and DJ giving it a try as well! :-)

By the end, we all had given it a try except

for Dr. Jim... I guess these kinds of games

don't thrill him... he'd rather have the big ball? :-)