No More Bob

Today was our big skating day! Tyler finally tried out his new skates. Up until now, he had been skating on bob skates, however he really wasn't doing well on them because they kept falling off his boot and they were very dull and couldn't be sharpened. Tyler did a great job on the one blade skates, considering it was his very first time. There were many falls today, but he was determined. At first, he wasn't interested in trying out his new trainer so we took him around the rink ourselves. Several times we let him go and try skating to us. He was pretty good! Then as we were heading back for a little break from the ice, we passed his trainer and he seemed interested in trying it again. So instead of taking a break, he wanted to stay on the ice pushing his trainer around. Tyler never ceases to amaze me! We have some things to work on that include letting him fall and getting use to standing up again on his own. This will help build his confidence. Also we need to get him to look up instead of looking at his skates, this will help his balance. This is a lot of fun for all three of us. Mom and I are learning a lot too. Hopefully once Tyler gets more use to skating, I'll dust my skates off and join him.