Big Boy Steam Engine & Miniature Golf to wrap up our outing to Cheyenne

The Big Boy steam engine located in Holliday Park (very nice park!-lighted tennis courts, two playground equipment sites, lake) was an impressive stop for the whole family.  I'm not into trains but this bad boy was huge!  It was used to go from Cheyenne to Ogden, Utah.

 Cookies give you a chance to take in the train and it's size! (and put smiles on everyone's faces!)

 Our final stop on the Cheyenne outing was at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center.  This is actually located off the road in an industrial area so it took me awhile to locate it even with the GPS in the car.  I kept looking for mini golf....don't....look for the sign for the Events center.  We were the only people there that afternoon and the course was in great shape.  The kids had fun at their first outing even though we suspect the scores that were kept (by the little people) might not have been accurate!  Q even had a hole in one!

Fun things to do in Cheyenne, Wyoming: Paul Smith Children's Village

We headed to the Paul Smith Children's Village for our next round of excitement in Cheyenne.  I had no expectations and was more than pleasantly surprised but what we found.  Don't let the lame sign fool you (dated/70's looking-this is the designer coming out in me) this is a great place to take the kids and it's free.

 This 'river' crossing device was by far the kids favorite thing to do here.  I think they could have spent hours pulling themselves across the river.  The other great thing about this place was that wading in all the ponds was encouraged.  Nothing was deep enough for you to worry about drowning (unless you have small babies).

 This screw device was nifty.  The kids didn't think so as much as me but they did have fun turning it.  The exhibits were nice because the explanations were thorough but not long enough to bore your kids.  You could tell them a little or a lot based on their interest level.  The exhibits were also fun just for exploring purposes if you chose not to share anything educational!

 Lots of Interactive Exhibits:

 Noise Maker:

 Fanciful Chairs:

 Little people sized chairs and tables with indestructible games:

Beautiful flowers, plants, and grasses abound here.  The botanic gardens are right next door.

 Hot Wings Tatarian Maple

 Birthday/Sunset/Sunrise Calender:

 Lots of boardwalks dividing the water:

 Loved the look of this pergola:

 Pint sized willow tunnel:

 Water wheel:

A visit to the State Capitol: Cheyenne, Wyoming

Our exciting day trip to Cheyenne began with a visit to the State Capitol building.  Since we saw the Denver one earlier in the summer we thought we should take a peek at this one as well since it's so close.  We all agreed that the Denver one was nicer but that's not to say that this one shouldn't be visited as well.