Skating

Over the christmas break Jason and I took the girls skating (as we previously posted). The girls loved skating so much that they "skate" all around the apartment. We decided we would try to get to an ice rink so that the girls could skate again. Last week I went on the search for skates for the girls and myself. I found skates for Sofia and me but Ali's feet are just too small and I couldn't find any skates for her. We will just have to rent skates for Ali this year and hopefully buy her skates next year. Fortunately the skates we bought Sofia are adjustable and therefore should fit her for the next couple years. I am hoping we can buy the same skates for Ali next year. I was excited to have new skates as well but with bronchitis etc. I hadn't been able to use them until today. Today I went to an ice rink that was outdoors. I thought it was an indoor rink when I headed there since it was slightly drizzling outside but realized when I go there that it was an outdoor rink. I decided to stay and skate anyway. I was the only one on the ice for the first 20 minutes which was fun. It took me a little bit to get use to my new skates since they are more like hockey skates but they have a toe pick. After skating for a bit I decided to have my skates sharpened. This helped a lot and while I am no where near my high school days of figure skating I'm not too bad either. It was a lot of fun and I am looking forward to skating with the kids as well as skating with some friends.