I have wanted to take our kids ice skating all winter. I LOVE when I get to tell the kids that we are going to do something for our Friday Night Activity that they have never done before. They go crazy all day asking me questions about what it is and the never guess it. Well, we have never been ice skating before. We had a brief experience with roller skating that was NOT good and we bagged it pretty quick. I was a bit skeptical about this little activity and hoped that it wasn't a complete disaster. Ice skating seems like it would be really hard for young kids.
I also was so freaked out when I found out that Palmer was too old for the little ice walker thing. I was so grateful for the helmet!
Josh quickly took each one of them on their own and tried to help them figure out how to do it and then we let them go. They Olympic Oval is AMAZING! There was a hockey game, ice skating and some sort of Curling thing going on at the same time. It is huge.
McKay and I hung out most of the time getting pictures of the kids.
I was so worried about the boys getting frustrated as they were falling. A lot (and I mean a lot). But they totally didn't. They picked themselves up and went at it again. I was so PROUD of them.
Hunter literally RAN around the track over and over and over. I kept waiting for the kid to collapse. His little feet were just going so fast back and forth that I really couldn't keep up with him. We skated for 1-1/2 hours and he ran the whole time. When we got home and looked at his legs, he had rubbed the skin off one side of his ankle (heavy socks NOT ankle socks next time).
I have never seen so much falling even with the little ice walker
thingys. But they didn't cry and they didn't quit.
See, it is huge.
Palmer took turns with Josh and I, but really he figured it out and went on his own for a lot of it. Palmer is VERY competitive and I think he was having a very hard time with the fact that there were some really little kids skating circles around him. At the end he was going really fast.
Getting up from a fall with a big smile. I saw this a lot.
And I channeled my inner figure skater. I totally missed my calling in life. Look at those girls in the background, they are saying "oh my goodness, she lifted up her leg, so awesome." Okay really I had 5 year olds skating circles around me.
McKay was also a trooper for the long time we were here. He liked watching all of the people and everyone kept coming up and talking to him. He is
irresistible :)
Palmer liked it best when Josh would come behind him and pick him up.
Josh was so cute with McKay. He had him laughing pretty hard.
When it was time to go we had to pry the boys off the ice. It was 9:00 pm and they were still going strong. Their hair was matted with sweat, they had all rubbed skin off somewhere on their feet and were covered with bruises (Palmer has some pretty big bruises on his elbows), but they were glowing with happiness and asked if we could go back the next day. They talked all the way home about how much they LOVED ice skating. We definitely have to go back again.
I have wanted to take our kids ice skating all winter. I LOVE when I get to tell the kids that we are going to do something for our Friday Night Activity that they have never done before. They go crazy all day asking me questions about what it is and the never guess it. Well, we have never been ice skating before. We had a brief experience with roller skating that was NOT good and we bagged it pretty quick. I was a bit skeptical about this little activity and hoped that it wasn't a complete disaster. Ice skating seems like it would be really hard for young kids. 
I also was so freaked out when I found out that Palmer was too old for the little ice walker thing. I was so grateful for the helmet! 
Josh quickly took each one of them on their own and tried to help them figure out how to do it and then we let them go. They Olympic Oval is AMAZING! There was a hockey game, ice skating and some sort of Curling thing going on at the same time. It is huge. 
McKay and I hung out most of the time getting pictures of the kids.
I was so worried about the boys getting frustrated as they were falling. A lot (and I mean a lot). But they totally didn't. They picked themselves up and went at it again. I was so PROUD of them.
Hunter literally RAN around the track over and over and over. I kept waiting for the kid to collapse. His little feet were just going so fast back and forth that I really couldn't keep up with him. We skated for 1-1/2 hours and he ran the whole time. When we got home and looked at his legs, he had rubbed the skin off one side of his ankle (heavy socks NOT ankle socks next time).
I have never seen so much falling even with the little ice walker thingys. But they didn't cry and they didn't quit.
See, it is huge.
Palmer took turns with Josh and I, but really he figured it out and went on his own for a lot of it. Palmer is VERY competitive and I think he was having a very hard time with the fact that there were some really little kids skating circles around him. At the end he was going really fast.
Getting up from a fall with a big smile. I saw this a lot.
And I channeled my inner figure skater. I totally missed my calling in life. Look at those girls in the background, they are saying "oh my goodness, she lifted up her leg, so awesome." Okay really I had 5 year olds skating circles around me.
McKay was also a trooper for the long time we were here. He liked watching all of the people and everyone kept coming up and talking to him. He is irresistible :)
Palmer liked it best when Josh would come behind him and pick him up.
Josh was so cute with McKay. He had him laughing pretty hard. 
When it was time to go we had to pry the boys off the ice. It was 9:00 pm and they were still going strong. Their hair was matted with sweat, they had all rubbed skin off somewhere on their feet and were covered with bruises (Palmer has some pretty big bruises on his elbows), but they were glowing with happiness and asked if we could go back the next day. They talked all the way home about how much they LOVED ice skating. We definitely have to go back again.
4 comments:
How much fun!!!! You come up with the best ideas.
We LOVE the olympic oval! It is a great family way to spend time . . . did you buy the family pass for $99! It would be worth it for your family.
I did see that Catherine, but we are moving and won't be able to use it. So sad!
Hi there, I'm a deal blogger here in Utah and I saw your cute pictures of the Olympic Skate park today. (They pulled up on Google.) I actually used one of the photos of your son here: http://savvysistershops.com/olympic-oval-skating-5-tickets-skate-rentals-for-10-50/ If this is NOT okay with you, please let me know and I will pull it ASAP.
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