Ice Skating

In March Grace and Hannah were invited to a birthday party at an ice skating rink. Neither had ever been ice skating, but they were excited to go. Of the two of us, Craig assured me that I was the better skater so I went knowing Grace and Hannah would need help. I hadn’t been ice skating since college so I was hoping it was like riding a bike – once you have learned you always know. When we arrived the father of the birthday girl, a great neighbor, took Grace out on the ice with his younger daughter. I told Hannah I needed to see if I could still skate so I took one lap by my self. Although I was a little rusty I felt I would be okay so brought Hannah out with me on the second lap. Both Grace and Hannah have strong legs and are athletic so they took to skating quickly. After about an hour we took a break for presents and cake and then returned to the ice. This time our neighbor took Hannah while I took Grace. I don’t know how he did it the entire time with two girls but I can’t thank him enough. I don’t think I could have done it.

Once Grace and I had gone around a couple of times I knew she could do it by herself, I just had to convince her of this. I eventually got her to let go (a nice way to say I forced her very strong grip off of my hand) and she did very well on her own. By the end I was tired but the girls were energized by learning something new and having fun. They are anxious to go back.





Photographers disclaimer: One of the weaknesses of my camera is inside lighting such as a concert or show and as it turns out ice skating rinks. In addition it doesn't handle action well. Add the fact that I was skating while holding hands with either Grace or Hannah when I was taking these pictures and you can see that these pictures are actually good given the circumstances.