Day 4:
Downtown Denver & Family Night in the Park
The BIG BLUE BEAR
I was soooo excited that we were able to sneak into the U.S. Mint, as stand bys (I can be quite persuassive when I want something . I had tried to reserve a tour 1 1/2 months ago only to find that it was completely booked. The only 2 U.S. mints that allow tours are Denver & Philadelphia. It was fascinating to learn all the history behind our coins. Interesting fact: The U.S. Mints are the only federal building ran without using a single cent of tax money. They can make a $1.00 coin for .26 cents but sell it for..can you guess? $1.00, therefore making a profit! Now if the rest of the government could work out their fiscal kinks.
Ryder and the concrete cowboy
I found this ice cream place online at www.roadsideamerica.com (it lists all the quarky and fun things to see and do from state to state) and had to try it. It was DELICIOUS, homemade, and huge! A perfect treat to end our tour of downtown Denver!
Cousin time! The boys were excited to get to know their cousins. It had been years since they had seen each other and Matthew and Jonathan had never seen Ryder. Ashley and Austin were visiting from San Jose too, which made it fun for Skyler. We had a great time playing Monster Tag and the adults played a riveting game of HORSE on the basketball court..of which I was the CHAMPION!!
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