Smoothie Update!

After a long day at Hershey Park and not very much sleep (still haven't figured out why), we woke up this morning very tired.  Wasn't in the mood to cook a fancy breakfast and I had a ton of fruit from the Farmer's Market at Elverson (see previous post).  So I decided to make some smoothies with a slightly different recipe.  Here is what we tried today that helped brighten our morning!

Blueberry, peach, melon, banana smoothies!!!

Handful of blueberries
1/4 of a peach
a few chunks of cantelope
1/2 banana
1/2 container of Blueberry flavored greek yogurt
Ice
Water to desired consistency

This combo was awesome! At least we thought so! We ran out of protein powder so we left that out, and I also didn't have any kefir left so I decided to try it with the greek yogurt. I had bought it a week ago and just couldn't get used to the different taste that greek yogurt has, but thought maybe mixing in a smoothie it would taste ok.  And it did! The greek yogurt also has sugar in it, which I am sure was one of the reasons it tasted so good! Planning on making some more tomorrow!

The Sweetest Place on Earth

When my husband told me his company picnic was going to be at Hershey Park, I was so excited! I had such great memories of the Park from when I was little, I couldn't wait to take my baby girl! I hadn't been there for a few years so I wasn't sure exactly what to expect.  But we packed a bag (or two, or three, I always overpack for everything) and took the trip for the day! 

We had a blast! It was a bit warm with temps around 90, but we found some ways to stay cool and drank plenty of water (and although I packed some we still had to splurge on the $4.00 bottle when we ran out).  Here is a little bit of info for anyone wanting to make the trip: 

It took us about an hour to get there from Berks County. The parking is around $10, thankfully we had a free parking pass.  The admission is a bit pricey, thankfully that was pretty much covered for us as well.  Despite those 2 negatives, there is a TON to do! It is great fun for all ages, however, my daugther was a bit young (22 months) for most rides we still found things to do that we all enjoyed. Thankfully, a nice ride attendant let her ride the small carousel by herself even though she wasn't tall enough.  She is still talking about "riding little horsies". And when it got to hot we made the short walk to Chocolate World to take their free tour in the air conditioning.  They have a great water park there as well, but we honestly only walked through and didn't venture into any of the pools as they were really crowded.  Crowded water parks just really aren't our thing especially with a toddler! But they looked fun and seemed great if your kids are swimming on their own.  Zoo America is also located at the park and is included in your admission.  They had a few nice exhibits, but wasn't too exciting (probably because that was the last thing we did and we were hot and really tired by that point). They have some great shows to see at the Aquatheater and other spots throughout that park.  Overall I was pretty impressed with the Park and was surprised that it wasn't as crowded as I thought it was going to be!  We had a great day, but definitely came home worn out!