#95 Take DeVore kids out on dates: Bella

This goal was originally to take my sister's oldest son on a "meaningful outing."  He's 9, and it's high time I go on a date with him.  Then I realized, it was high time I took each of them out on dates (and I can do it pretty inexpensively using the Pass of all Passes!).  So I started with the 5 year old.  I've given the kids pseudonyms to protect their identities (I'm currently rethinking how I use names on this blog...).  This girl shall be named Bella.  :)

Bella loves rock climbing.  So naturally I took her to Trafalga, where they have a huge rock climbing wall!

Isn't she adorable?! I love how the straps are hanging down past her feet!

 She wasn't heavy enough for the rope mechanism to let her down when she wanted to get down, so I helped her. ;)

We then had a blast riding bumper cars, free falling a bit from this tower ride, and riding airplanes.  Unfortunately the said that "parents can't ride."  I stopped myself from saying that I was the aunt, and took the role of the doting parent, cheering and taking pictures from the side.

When we came inside and got food, we noticed this funny french fry that had a little one attached to it.  Bella smiled at said it was like "me and Aunt Sabrina!"  I'm the big one, and she's the little one, of course.

The best part of the whole thing was her reaction.  "This is the best day ever!"  "This is SO fun!"  "Can we do this every year?"  One date a year?  Yeah, I can definitely do that.  In fact, I can probably do more than that.  So fun to spend it with you, kid!