Winter Fun: Landon's First Time Ice Skating

Landon has been learning all about Winter at school this month. They talk about winter weather, winter clothing, and winter activities. Since then, he has been asking to "go to a mountain with snow to go sledding" and to go ice skating. Given the Sharks Ice Rink is a lot closer to home than the "mountain with snow", today we opted to give ice skating a try! A couple of highlights included:

- 5 gallon buckets stacked on top of each other might be the best balance aid ever! Whoever thought of this idea is a genius.
- We dressed warmly, but not warmly enough...it was freezing in there! Next time we will pack gloves, and a thicker jacket! (Thanks for the fleece lined jeans, Auntie Rah Rah...they were perfect)!
- After one lap, and a few falls...Landon was "all done", but we bribed him with a snack and a few race-car arcade games if he took one more lap around the rink...and, it worked!

All in all, Landon was a brave boy and had fun! As we were leaving the Junior Sharks team started to scrimmage. We watched a bit, then headed to the car. As I was buckling Landon into his car seat he said, "maybe when I am a bigger boy, I can play on the hockey team. I will be the goalie!"

Here are the photo highlights from our 23 minutes at the ice rink!

Halftime Negotiation.