My parents rolled into town, so we decided to hit the town with them.
Hammond's Candies has been in the Denver area since 1920. They give free tours, so if you're in the area check it out.
While you wait for the tour to begin they sugar you up with a taste of their candy.
They also give you cool hats to wear.
All the candy is made by hand, and the same person who begins the batch sees the process all the way through. The temperature is kept pretty warm in this room. I think it's over 80 degrees.They have to keep it warm, so the candy doesn't harden before it's time.
The room next door is the packing room and it is air-conditioned.
Hammond's is known for it's ribbon candy. They even still use the original machine which is over 100 years old. Isn't it pretty?
After the tour you can visit the store which can be a dangerous place.
It's filled with beautiful candies. It was just our luck that we visited during a big sale. The flavored candy canes were just $1.00 and many other candies were discounted too.
The children keep saying they want to go back for another tour. Hmm. . . I wonder why they enjoyed it so much. ;)
Back in June we provided respite for our foster children's sisters, so they stayed with us for the week. Our house was crammed full with 11 children, and had so much fun! 
Hammond's candies is a local candy company here in Denver. They have a free tour that attracts many people for a visit.
It's a pretty intriguing process to watch. The children loved it.
After the tour everyone got a piece of broken candy and time to expore the store.
With the tour being short and sweet we decided to head to the park on our way home. Can you believe these foster children have never been to the park?
Living in Colorado we're spoiled with several nice parks filled with not only a playground, but also rock climbing.
These kids got along so well that it was almost easier having 11 children than just 6 of my own. Scary isn't it?
There's something about monkey bars that everyone just loves. We could have stayed at the park all day, except that everyone was getting hungry.
