Eden is 10!

   We officially have a "tween", we are in double digits.  And suddenly Eden cares a little more about what she wears and how her hair looks.  We celebrated by taking her on a special outing with just me and Scott (and Charis).  She's been begging to go to the aquarium in Denver ever since we moved here.  It's definitely not the best aquarium we've ever been too (we are a mile high and no where near the ocean), more like an attraction that includes an aquarium.  But we still had lots of fun!  And it was nice to spend time with just Eden, talking and listening and connecting a little more than we usually can when the whole family is together.

First stop, the bubble by the ticket counter:

Inside the aquarium:

That's one BIG fish!

There were a few of these 'bubbles' where you could crawl under the aquarium and look through the dome a that the fish all around

Charis had a good time too!

Then there was the area that had lots of different attractions, Eden choose face painting...

and feeding the stingrays....

Of course, we had to take pictures in the shark tank survivor suit! 

The last stop was Yogi Bear's Wild Ride 4D Ride.  Just Scott and Eden went, I took Charis back to car to feed her before we headed to lunch at IKEA (Eden's choice).

Waiting for their turn on the 4D ride

Then we headed home and had dinner, cake, and presents with our neighbors the Meinholds.  They were also the ones who watched the boys for us so we could have this special date with Eden.  Thanks Meinholds!