Winter Sport

The weather finally decided to behave enough for us to take a trip to McKennan park's ice rink.  The boys, mainly Jack, have been asking for months.  This winter has been so cold and snowy, that it has been hard to schedule a time to take them out.  I ideally wanted to take them without Ella, so I could skate as well, but it just wasn't working.

Friday was beautiful, 33 degrees, and sunny!  That hasn't happened yet this year.  So we took the opportunity and headed out after school.   The boys skated up and Ella and I stayed in our boots.  This was Ella's first experience with ice.  She loves being outdoors and this was no difference.  She was slipping and falling a lot, but she apparently didn't mind too much.  She was all smiles, and really enjoyed watching another group of kids playing some type of ice hockey ball. 

Will had on his double blades, and was able to stay up pretty well.  He took it slow and mostly made walking motions.  He was having a lot of fun until he slipped, about a half hour into it, and hit his heat.  We opted for no helmets this time, and maybe we shouldn't have taken the risk.  Oh, he is fine and everything, but he probably would have held out longer if he wouldn't have gotten hurt.

Jack had a pair of hockey skates this year.  They really helped keep his feet firm on the ice.  The was still falling quite a bit, but he doesn't play it safe.  He is trying swirls, spins, and all kind of crazy acrobatics.  I really think he spent more time on the ground then in the blades, but he is learning, getting exercise, and having fun. 

After we were done skating, we took a detour to the park.  The slides sure are scary fast when they are wet and covered in snow.  Ella wanted more and more and more.  I was getting worried I'd land on her and break her arm, and Will wanted to go home, so we called it a day.  I sure hope we can have a few more days to practice our sport.  Winter, please cooperate.