Our first stop was in Layton, where we visited the Smith's Grocery Store Dairy. I had no idea it was that big. They receive over a million pounds of milk every day to keep products in stock. We were able to see how they make cottage cheese, yogurt, and ice cream.
I was amazed at the size of their production room. It was 20 times the size of Caspers production room. In fact, that day they were making popsicles, icecream sandwiches, 1/2 gallon ice cream tubs, and another type of popsicle. I couldn't believe they were making all those types of ice cream at the same time. At the end of the tour, they brought out some treats for the kids and adults.
Our next and final stop was in Ogden at the Nature Center. Its one of the oldest nature centers in Utah. The first thing we did was eat lunch. Cooper had lots of cute friends come and sit by him. Afterwards, they played games and ran around on the grass.
They took the kids into a class room where they taught them about pond life. The instructor dressed Cooper up as a dragon fly. He thought it was fun and he liked it when the class laughed at his outfit. He says he likes to make people laugh and so he really enjoyed this. After this demonstration, they went out to the pond to collect little creatures. Tayson and Cooper shared a net. They would drag the net on top of the mossy pond and then search through the "junk" and pull out little organisms. All of his classmates had a blast doing this activity.
Next they took the kids on a little hike. While we hiked, each group had a scavenger hunt list to check off. The kids enjoyed looking for the different objects. They saw different animal tracks, beaver dams, birds, and many other things.
I had a great time spending the day with Cooper and some of his classmates. It was nice to get to know some of his friends and I enjoyed visiting with Mrs. Engstrom and getting to know her a little better.
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