Ever since the girls saw Frozen, so long ago, they have been asking to go ice skating. I knew I couldn't manage 2 girls on my own, and I kept forgetting to put it on the calendar so that Ken could come with us. Finally, my memory, Winter Break, and Ken's comp day coincided and we were able to go ice skating as a family at a local rink in Tacoma. The girls were so excited. They had been "practicing skating" around the house in their socks on our wood floors for days prior to us going. Here they are, ready to step out onto the ice for the first time, in their skates with their skate "walkers".
Both girls did so great with the walkers.
Here's Amelia showing her quickness on ice.
And here's quick Sophia.
Both girls have great balance, and neither one fell down much, and when they did, they quickly got back up, brushed themselves off, and kept on skating. I was so proud of them. That wasn't how I was anticipating the morning to go.
Pretty soon the girls got confident enough to skate without the walker, but still holding onto one of our hands. I was I had captured a video of that, but an "action" photo will have to suffice.
After a few hours, our ankles were sore, we had eaten all of our snacks, and we were ready to call it a day, but we had had a great time and I have a feeling we'll be back sooner than later.
