Candy Making and Train Riding

No matter how many times we go to Denver, we still manage to find new things to do. Today we took the kids to Hammonds candy factory. A factory that specializes in hand made candies, specifically the ribbon candy and candy canes you see around the holidays. They offer a free tour, so we thought we might as well check it out.
We were a little bummed that we ended up on the tour with a very large "camp" group as it made it much harder to see things. But we did have a great view of the ribbon making area. It was really cool to see the process in real time. They have to move pretty quick to get it put together before the candy hardens.
We also went to the Denver Botanical gardens for the first time. They were having a special exhibit called Jurassic Gardens. It sounded like it was going to be a lot like the Dinosaur park up in Ogden. And although they did have some life size dinosaurs, it was not near the scale of the park in Ogden. The kids did have fun finding the statues, even though there were not as many as we had hoped for.
The highlight of the park was probably the fish pond. There were tons of giant fish that loved the ritz crackers the kids decided to feed them! Lincoln also really wanted to touch the fish and could not understand why I would not "get it" for him!
After all this fun and excitement we still had time to kill before dinner, (Wednesday is FatBurger night in case anyone was wondering!) so we took the kids to ride a train and pet some animals at the Farm. Both of which were located at the park next to the water park we went to yesterday. Both things were a $1 so it was a pretty cheap activity. The kids had fun on the train and loved the animals. It was nice because we went in right before closing so there was not much of a crowd! The kids got to pet all the animals they wanted without much interference.
After all that fun, it was amazing the kids stayed awake to enjoy dinner. I guess the family in Denver have started going to Fat Burger every Wednesday night for half price baby Fatburgers. I have actually never been to Fat Burger before, so it was a new experience for my family. We met a few of my uncles and aunts there for dinner. It was fun and the burgers were not bad either! I wonder if that special exists in Vegas? Maybe I will have to check it out when we get home!