Ice Skating

Don't ask me what "Professional Day" in the school system is, but I was grateful the girls had the day off school today. Perhaps Quentin was jealous because at the last minute he decided to take a vacation day. We took the girls ice skating - something none of them had ever done before, and something they've been begging us to do since their cousins went a few weeks ago. Anyway, they all did surprisingly well and we all had a blast! Kiera was a natural, probably because she rollerblades a lot. Makenna was a little hesitant at first and insisted on holding the side rail and/or our hands. But after a little practice, she was going around all by herself - and pretty fast! Kasidee had fun holding Quentin's or my hands, and her feet were soon steady. She loved doing tricks like holding up one foot or only holding one hand. The session was a little over 2 hours and we stayed the whole time - we even stayed to watch the Zamboni smooth the ice. We were all tired and achy - but happy!

(P.S. Don't laugh about the helmets. We would have wrapped them in bubble wrap too if we could have!!)