One of our {meaning the kids and I} favorite past times in New England is ice-skating. We have really enjoyed having a rink nearly in our backyard and in the dead of winter we love having frozen ponds/lakes to practice our glides, stops, and sometimes fancy falls. Already we are watching our favorite ponds to see when we will be able to fit in some ice time.
--our cute friends Candace and JJ with Maddie
(I promise my boys and I were at the rink that night, just no pics due to a nearly dead phone)
The amazing Tuck Partner group arranged a special ice skating night at Campion Rink and we immediately signed up to go. Although Jesse ended up missing it, the kids and I still had a great time skating around the rink. Maddie basically stole the show (as always) and loved showing everyone just how good she has gotten at skating. She always starts out with a full winter wardrobe and by the end she has stripped down to regular clothes and gloves. She says that since she "never falls" she gets too hot on the ice and "the pretty girls that ice skate only wear tights and a fancy dress". Maddie loved skating with our friend Carreau, who nicely took her to the center and taught her some figure skating moves. Who knows, we may have a figure skater in our family?! The boys focused on staying upright and we even pulled out a chair for Eli to push around the rink. E really enjoyed falling to the ground on purpose and would proceed to lick the ice because "it tastes so nummy". Robby is very serious and focused on everything he tries and tends to get frustrated if he doesn't pick something up right away. He really is starting to get the hang of skating and although he still falls a lot, I can see the beginning steps gradually moving forward. I think by next year he will be whipping around the ice like Maddie.
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