» Friday, 1 January A.D. 2010
ice skating
We took the girls ice skating yesterday. Becca liked it so much that she declared that she wanted to go back today. So we did that, with one change: I put on skates today and went out on the ice. Yesterday was mostly holding onto Ally while Becca was on the ice or vice versa. Tricia was going to send me out on my own.
“I'm not sure I've ever been out without holding onto somebody before,” I said.
“How many times have you been ice skating before?”
“Two.”
“How old were you?”
“Twenty-one.”
As you can guess, I haven't had much experience ice skating. By the end of the public skate session, though, I had managed to make it around the rink a couple times at a fair distance from the side. I even managed to take both of the girls out all by myself--and let me tell you, that was about the most fun I've had with my children in a while.
I was so proud of Becca too, for really trying to skate both days. She even managed to travel short distances (a couple of yards) on her own.
posted by Nate @ 11:33PM