Aunty Mel and Cousin Simone!
Going Good!
Baby Luke fell asleep.
Happy Sam!
I took the three boys to the Birds of Prey pond for some skating fun yesterday. I was very focused and determined and full of patience for this experience. We had taken Andrew and Sam skating on the weekend and they were more excited about sitting on the bench then even trying to stand up. Ken, being an avid hockey player his whole life, was a tad frustrated with their lack of excitement to learn how to skate. I decided to take things into my hands and try to teach them so their Daddy would be proud.
It actually went okay. I geared the boys up at home, skates and all and put them in the van, drove a block away and unloaded them and carried them to the ice. We met up with Aunty Mel and Cousin Simone and had some fun!
Sam is crying in the pictures but most of the time he was crying because he wanted another turn skating behind the stroller. I discovered they could both do okay as long as they were holding onto the stroller for balance. After about half an hour we put our boots on, grabbed our hockey sticks and hit some pucks around.
I must not forget to tell you about the cost of the boys hockey attire. I paid $2.50 for each pair of skates at a garage sale and I bought each of their hockey helmets for 0.25 cents each. Let's hope I continue to find such great deals on hockey equipment in years to come.
Tomorrow we are going to try again!
1 comment:
That's so cool! It looks like you had a great day out there, nice and sunny. I'm sure the boys will love it the more you go and the more they practice. Naomi and Jerry taught Meadow to skate using a pail. It's just her size and she can push it around and steady herself. I used a little chair when I was a kid.
Great deal on the equipment. We found some two pairs of free kids skates on an afternoon walk around Brooklyn. They're just the kind that strap over your shoes, but great for learning little ones. I hope you find many more deals in the years ahead. Hockey is so fun but a costly sport as well.
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