Field Trip to Mrs. Cavanaugh's

We were going to take this little field trip last Friday.  I called and they didn't have any available tour space but, Dee Dee still wanted to go somewhere.  I wanted to do cheap and easy so, I got online looking for Free Museums in Salt Lake City.  As I was looking I saw the LDS Church History Museum on the list.

I haven't been in  years and I can't remember if the girls have ever been.  I decided to take all of the kids.  It was great to drive up and park because you can pay for parking on your smartphone.  You can get the app here.  Definitely cheaper than taking all 5 kids on the tracks.  $2.50 vs. $30...I think I will just kill a little bit of the air quality, thank you very much.

 


We got to the Museum and found it closed until Fall of 2015.  Looks like we will have something to go and see next Fall/Winter.  Just across the way is the Family History Library.  I worked there for a few years and loved it.  It has been 15 years since I worked there and things have changed a lot.  It is amazing what technology can do.  I took all 5 kids there.  It was amazing how good they were.  We toured all 5 levels and I even sat down with DeeDee and let her put some info in her Family Search file.

I did make an appointment at Mrs. Cavanaugh's for the following Wednesday.  So, with the help of my wonderful sister to watch my little kids, DeeDee, MiMi and I went to the Mrs. Cavanaugh's factory.  It was really interesting.  We were able to taste chocolate that hadn't been sweetened yet.  It wasn't to bad but was especially good followed by some milk chocolate.

It was fun watching this lady hand dip the chocolates.

The video and the tour were fun.  We love chocolate.  They have a really wonderful gift shop.  They even make their own ice cream.  This was  a great supplement to the Chocolate report that DeeDee put together.

What are we up too and a little gratitude

I know it has been a very long time.  I have been exploring options for earning some money from home.  I have decided to blog.  I will still keep this blog for more personal things and things that don't relate to my other blog.

I am going to launch my new blog that will focus on homeschooling on January 5, 2015.  In the meantime here is a few things we have been up to.

Halloween:
We did trunk or treat in our neighborhood.  Then did trick or treat in Grandma's neighborhood.  The kids had a blast and we were all worn out by the end of the day.

We had our primary program at church.  The kids did a wonderful job.  It was beautiful.

With it being Thanksgiving month I want to share my gratitude to all of you who read and share a little of my life vicariously.  I am grateful for my extended family who is so supportive and loving.  I am so grateful for my children who, despite my craziness, still love me and are such good kids.  I want everyone to know how wonderful my sweet husband is.  He is so strong and works so hard for our family.  I am so blessed to have this wonderful man.  I am most especially grateful for my Heavenly Father & his Son, Jesus Christ without whom my life would be miserable and chaotic.

At this time of year I hope we will all remember the things we are most thankful for.