This past Saturday I was invited with a group of bloggers to explore some of the retailers at The Shops at Riverwoods in Orem. I lived in Orem while finishing up school, but boy have things changes!! They have some of the funnest places to visit!

We started off at Blickenstaff’s and you already know how much I love that store. Mix an old fashioned toy store with a candy shop and I am totally there. I know I am a mom, just makes it that much easier to disguise a grown woman in the toy aisles! Kyle, their media savant, is always so much fun!

I just saw on their site that they carry imported candy. If they have Cadbury Wunderbars, I am going to cry that I missed them and then make a special trip down to Orem. They are like a mix of a Butterfinger, Reeses and a Carmello. Uh, you just have to taste it!

Who doesn’t love a store with a VW bus parked inside?! DYK in high school my dream was to road trip down the Cali coast in a VW bus. Shoot for the stars babe. 😉

I guess if I could not find a VW bus, a three wheeled cruiser would do just fine. I was dying over the bathing suit, see that coral ruched ruffly number in the top right of that pic. I believe it was Juicy Couture $190ish bucks. No wonder I liked it.

I have a thing for tiny shoes and they had the most adorable little boy shoes. Yay for cute boy stuff! It can be hard to find these days!

Last but not least I saw this little gift pack up by the check out and got a good laugh.

Next it was off to explore the Provo Beach Resort. Are you wondering what to do with the kids in this insane 70 degrees one day snowing the next weather in Utah? Well they have a ton of things to do!

They let us try out a few things. Talk about 20 grown women on a carousel. I think the teenage boy running it was totally scared out of his mind.

A few tried their hand at mini croquet. After this pic, she totally made an amazing shot through someone walking in to her path!

This sign inspired some great wicken chat.

Then there is the flow rider! Wouldn’t this combined with the biggest ropes course in the west make for a fun date night?! I told them they needed to open up the flow rider after hours so I could come try it out with out an audience to laugh at me.

Did I mention they have a spa you can escape to right inside the resort. Nice, let the kiddos play while you get pampered.

By this time we were starving; but the owner of Malawi’s Pizza, Kent Andersen, is wise and had beautiful salads waiting for us on the tables. I tried out the Apple Berry Salad,

Chicken Caesar Salad, and Chicken Satay Salad. And that little sliver of bread, divine.

You know how sometimes at pizza places you get your salad and then sit and wait for-e-ver before the actual pizza arrives. Not so at Malawi’s. They had 22 pizzas out in 8 minutes. Amazing! And just look at them. {WARNING: may cause excessive drooling}

Pictured: Malawi Capri Pizza, Spinach Artichoke Pizza, Barbecue Chicken Pizza

The Spinach Artichoke and Pesto Roasted Chicken Pizza were by far my favorites. Yes, I was the one who thought the asparagus was green beans from across the table. Leave it to me to sound like a dork in front of the Chef (the former chef to President Gordon B. Hinckley mind you).

Though the food was delectable, the best part is for every meal YOU buy, THEY will provide a nutritious meal to a hungry child in Malawi Africa. I love it! Not only can you feed your children, but they can help feed the children in Africa. What a great lesson for your kids to know the world is bigger than themselves!

So, now that I have given you a tour of some of the fabulous things to look forward to a Riverwoods I will send you over to my girl Amanda, who hosting a fun giveaway for $40 to Blickenstaff’s and $40 to Provo Beach Resort so that you and your family can go have a fun filled day. Head on over to enter the giveaway on Every Creative Endeavor

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