ET's 1st Ice Skating Lesson...

ET had his first ice skating lesson on Saturday, January 8th. He was very excited, but we were a little nervous. We knew from the first time we took him on the ice, that he had a hard time staying up. I wondered if he might be a little embarrassed if he fell and was in front of other kids. Well, Jay and I were amazed at how well he did. By the end of the lesson, he was doing as well as all the other kids. He learned how to fall down and then get back up again by pushing off of one knee. He also practiced stomping his feet without holding on to anything. :)


It was so comforting to see a familiar face there! His friend Mary from daycare takes lessons on the same ice rink as ET, just in a separate class.


They warmed up off the ice first.

They escorted them one-by-one out to the center of the ice. ET was the last one out. I think he was happy to be patient and watch the other kids go out first.

Whoops! He took a fall right away.


They did a few exercises around a long bench while holding on. Then the instructors slowly inched the kids backwards from the bench and eventually removed the bench entirely.


ET was thrilled and is happy to go back again! :) Our only complaint was that we wished they would spread the kids out more. When one kid fell, it was kind of like Dominoes on ice. ET accidentally made one sensitive kid fall twice, and the kid didn't stop crying for a while after. :(