Stars On Ice

Since we are going to be here throughout winter, I thought we might as well give Tyler the complete Canadian experience. So with that being said, we went out and bought him a hockey helmet and a pair of bob skates. Bob skates, for those not familiar, are the beginners' skates that you strap onto boots and instead of one blade, they have two. Today we brought him to the ice rink to test them out for the very first time. To our surprise Andrew was there too! Thank goodness Andrew's Mommy helped us out with getting the bob skates on Tyler because I had a problem getting them to stay on his boots. Andrew is already an experienced skater and got to wear his big boy skates. Once all the gear was on, the boys were ready to hit the ice! I was very thankful Nanny came along because it took the two of us to hold up Tyler. He did pretty good job considering it was his first time. After watching the big boys whizzing past us, Tyler insisted that he wanted to try skating by himself. Unfortunately, he didn't get very far' he would take one step and then fall. We'll need lots of practice before he'll be able to go on his own. Usually the aid of a chair helps the little ones learn by them holding on and pushing it along the ice. We'll have the rest of the winter for practicing though! Special thanks to Andrew's grandfather for being our photographer. His photos turned out much better than mine. Lots of birthday wishes are being sent to my good friend, Courtney, today!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COURTNEYKINS!!! xoxoxo