Adventures On Ice...

Today we had quite an adventure. Or at least I did... The PTA at the elementary school held an ice skating event at a local rink. Since the kids have never ice skated, I thought it would be fun to take them. Perhaps I should have considered that there is only one of me and there are three of them. I was way out numbered. Add to that the fact that none of us knew how to ice skate at all... I did go once, when I was about 14, but that was quite a while ago... The problem is that I only have 2 hands and there were 3 children reaching for them. So, I had to take one out at a time. Fortunately, one of the other Mothers took pity on me and offered to keep an eye on the kids that I had to leave in the stands.


The kids seemed to have a good time. Big A had a minor panic attack the first trip around the rink. But by the end of the session, she was having a great time on the ice with her friends. D did surprisingly well out there on the ice-- he went around the rink more than anyone. He seemed to have no fear of falling-- probably because he falls all the time anyway. He did get pretty tired by the end though. Little A wasn't too happy about skating, but she had great balancing skills. I think she would have been skating like an expert in no time if she wasn't so opposed to exercise. I am proud to report that I did pretty well also-- I never even fell!! I would love to take them back sometime soon... But next time, I think I will bring along someone to help me. I am definitely not Supermom....

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any photos of the kids out on the ice-- I was too busy helping them skate...

Ready To Go Out On The Ice

See The Skates....