On our first Friday here I took our girls to an ice skating lesson, courtesy of our Realtor, Steve. His wife is an ice skating instructor and she had graciously offered us a free lesson, free ice time, and free skate rental. All we had to do was make the 30 minute drive and she would take care of the rest. Taylor has been begging to ice skate forever so she was especially looking forward to the lesson.
Sorry for the poor picture quality, the lighting wasn't that great inside the rink and I couldn't get on the ice with them to get closer pictures, but I think they give you an idea. When the girls first put their skates on outside the rink they could barely even stand in them. But after a few minutes they got a feel for how to walk around in them off the ice.
When they started they each used bars for support:
The bars went with them, everywhere they went and gave them support but somehow still helped them to get a feel for how to balance on the ice. Cindy, their instructor, promised that by the end of the lesson they would be able to let go of their bars and skate on their own but I was really skeptical. She was so great with them though, and the kids were fearless on the ice, and soon enough they did go it alone:
The kids loved Cindy so much, and they loved ice skating. After the hour was up they didn't want to leave! They begged to stay awhile but it was so COLD in there! I let them make one more trip around the oval and then had to practically drag them out the door. They're already asking when they can go again!
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