Train Museum

Sam and Ed's little guy Jack is obsessed with trains! Henry has a love of them too, but not like Jack. So when Sam had heard about the Greeley Freight Station Museum and invited us to go along, we figured why not!

I really had no idea what to expect, but it was actually the coolest thing! A gigantic warehouse with the biggest collection of model trains I've ever seen! There must have been a dozen volunteers that ran the trains and the displays. They also had a collection of train memorabilia; signs, lights, tools, hard hat, etc. as well as an actual train car you could walk around in.

To add a little fun, they have a list of things to find in the displays as well as 5 dinosaurs that are hidden throughout as well. We had so much fun finding everything and exploring the museum!

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Henry's best smile all day, he didn't quite get the whole 'look scared' idea

Over Christmas break we took Henry to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to see the animatronic dinosaur exhibit. I think Henry was actually a little scared when we first went in, the dinosaurs moved around and the sound effects made it sound like we were in a jungle as soon as we walked in. But after we explained that they weren't real, he thought they were pretty cool.

We also spent a lot of time in the taxidermy animal exhibits, Henry just loved pointing out all the animals he knew and asking the names of others. We were thinking how even at the zoo, it's not uncommon for the animals to be hiding towards the back somewhere, where here they were all right up front and holding still so it was easy to spot them!

We were right in the middle of potty training Henry during this visit and we were so proud of him for warning us every time we had to make a quick trip to the restroom.



Henry was also pretty stoked about the dinosaur bones and we spent a good amount of time wandering around this area.

We ended our trip in the Mission to Mars area, and Henry absolutely loved the astronaut pretend area. He looked so darn cute in the tiny jumpsuits and backpacks! And of course there was lots of buttons to press, so he had a blast!