We met some friends at the Denver Botanic Gardens on a hot day at the end of August. They have a children's garden that opened about a year ago, and we hadn't seen it yet.
We couldn't believe what we'd been missing. There was a sandy creek with rocks and logs and a pool at the top of a waterfall, enclosed in rocks. There was a huge sandbox, a "mountain" with a swinging bridge and a fire pit. And there were kid-sized gardens everywhere - lots of tundra flowers that grow low and sprawling so even toddlers have a good view.
The boys went straight for the water and stayed there until it was time to go, except when I made Jonah get out because he kept throwing sand at other kids. So he explored the tunnel for a while - a big one made of a hollow tree trunk.
After many attempts to sneak back into the water, I let Jonah back in, and he and Isaac played together in the pool at the top of the waterfall. They loved it.
As we left, the boys caught sight of the swinging bridge, so we went up the mountain to see what was there. Then we spent about 15 minutes stomp-running across the bridge, one by one, with lots of giggles, until I decided it was really time to go.
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