Luli Ice Skates

Last weekend we took a little adventure to the Ashburn Ice Arena. The price is excellent there for open skate and skate rental. We only got Luli out skating because we felt Fiona was still a bit too young to attempt it. We got Luli all laced up and ready to skate and on the regular floor she was able to balance and walk in her skates relatively well. So I had hope that skating might go well for her.

Oscar took her on the ice, his skating skills are better than mine. At first he tried skating backward and her forward holding hands, but it worked better for him to skate forward and her forward in front of him. She really did take to it quite well. You know she can be a bit spazy with her body control but after a bit she was doing really good. Oscar said she talked the entire time (no surprise there) and from my view she smiled the whole time. After a few trips around she was actually skating to the point of pulling Oscar along. She would take breaks for a snack here and there but always wanted more skating. Fiona enjoyed watching all the skaters, but was also sad here and there that she couldn't skate. She'd say "me skate!" then "no skate, two" (which meant, she can't skate because she's two). It was a lot of fun, and certainly something we'll do again soon!