ET's 1st Time Ice Skating!

We purchased ET his first pair of ice skates last week and took him skating at the high-school ice arena on Thursday, Dec. 30th. We have an outdoor ice rink in our neighborhood, but Jay and I both wanted to be there to watch ET skate for the first time and it would have been too cold outside for Nate. ET was all revved up and ready to go skate and play hockey. Jay and I tried to get him to understand just how slippery it would be and that he probably would not need his hockey stick because it will be hard enough to keep from falling down. He didn't want to believe us of course, and so when he finally made it out on to the ice and he fell over and over again, he looked up at me with tears in his eyes. He was so frustrated because he genuinely thought he would just be able to go out and skate and play hockey like the big kids. With a lot of encouragement and help, ET practiced for about 20 minutes before wanting a break.

We watched a practice taking place on the other rink, and ET did not want to leave. He also asked us if he could stay in the warming room because he wanted to play with the kids in there. Jay and I agreed ET would have more fun skating with friends and so we signed him up for skating lessons. He will skate every Saturday through February starting January 8th. Along with music, skating and hockey seems to be one of his "loves" right now. With a three year old though, anything can change with the blink of an eye. :)





We gave him a five gallon bucket to use to push along and hold on to. It was a little short for him, and so luckily the rink had a net the perfect size for him to use.