Two Fieldtrips while on Vacation

We went on vacation to visit our family back in Utah this month. While we were there, our mom and Aunt Erin and Grandma Putnam took us on two cool fieldtrips.

CHEESE FACTORY


On August 13th we went to the Deseret Cheese Co. in Uintah, Utah and took a tour of their cheese factory. Only Aunt Erin and Connor came with us on this fieldtrip. The cheese factory owner gave us these cool hats to wear so that our hair would not fly around and accidentally fall into the cheese vats.


We went in the back and saw the big silver vats full of milk, and we watched as they siphoned off the whey from the curds (they taught us that the whey is the yellowy water stuff and the curds is the thicker cheese stuff).


Then they took us into their huge fridge. It was a warehouse fridge full of aging cheese! This is a picture of Elizabeth down one aisle of the fridge. We only stayed inside for a few minutes but we were cold! The tour ended with samples of "squeaky cheese" for everyone to try. Squeaky cheese is what our mom calls fresh cheese curds because it squeaks on your teeth when you eat it. Everyone except Ammon tried it.



UTAH STATE CAPITOL



On Saturday, August 16th we went with all our cousins and Aunt Erin and Grandma Putnam to the Utah State Capitol. A copy of the Declaration of Independence was on display inside, and we wanted to see it. Ben asked if this was the building where the President lived.


We waited in line for about 15 minutes and then Mom went to see how long the line really was. It wound around the entire building! The Declaration stood in the middle of the building directly below the Rotunda (the circular top to the building). So instead we got a glimpse of the Declaration from a distance and spent some time climbing the huge staircases and staring up at the painted ceiling of the Rotunda then decided to go home. We are glad we did. As we were leaving we heard one family talking about how they had stood in line for six hours and didn't get to see the Declaration up close. They had finally left, disappointed, because the wait was just too long.