Jelly Beans & Wine

The Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield California

Does Al's head look like jelly bean to you?

The gorgeous Sonoma Valley

Takin' a break after dinner

Yesterday we went touring. First stop, the Jelly Belly Factory. Did you know that this one factory produces 1.2 million jelly beans a day? Who eats these things anyway? And who knew how popular this tour would be. We had to wait in line for 45 minutes before we got our official paper hats and started what turned out to be a very interesting tour. If you're ever in the bay area, this is a fun stop...and they give out free samples:-)

After dealing with sugar headaches, sugar nausea and sugar hyperactivity, we headed to Napa Sonoma for some wine tasting. However, God was watching over us and all the wineries were closed. We did see some beautiful vineyards though and the village of Sonoma is darling. We ate dinner at a fun Mexican restaurant and did some window shopping then headed back to Davis (with one extended stop for the three that ate too much everything and had severe diarrhea that looked remarkably like Jelly Bellies).

Once back at the "ranch" we settled in for an evening of Olympic Opening Ceremonies. We feel sorry for London in 2012 trying to top the Chinese torch lighting. Yikes! Who volunteers for that duty?

Today we've lazed around all morning and may or may not go to Old Sacremento this afternoon. We'll see.