When You Go to Florida Don't Forget Your Blades
Monday, November 30, 2009 at 9:07PM You would think that on a trip to Florida we would not want to forget our shades...but it seems that a bit of winter chill has snuck into the area and we found ourselves wrestling on some ice skates (and by "we" I mean the older of Wendy's and my children) and then slipping and sliding all over some ice!
Christian began by checking out his blades; maybe he was determining how fast he could go based on how wide and how long they were, added to the temperature of the ice plus his ability to keep his balance. He's good with math...
I took a lot of pictures of Christian because he was so dang funny to watch. He looked like he was having a great time, and he is really very tenacious.
He would eyeball his target...
and crash into it!
Fortunately, this did not involve people most of the time.
There was a little of this...
and this...
and this...
and this...
and this...
followed by this...
and a lot of this...
Now, this might be my favorite picture from the afternoon. Cousin N. did as well as any of them. They haven't been on ice skates since we went to Tahoe two years ago. But look at this...
I managed to catch him landing a double axel!
The girls offered a different kind of photo op...
They were very happy to go around and around, gaining confidence with each lap they took.
They stuck together most of the time...
and I hope they always will. They are so sweet and love each other so much. I truly hope that their friendship just gets better as they get older.
This is the best I could do to get a picture of all four of them...
I'm not great at capturing a non-moving target, much less four moving ones.
This was the finale with the cousins. We had to say goodbye to them for this trip when we left the rink (actually, I drove cousin C. to her house, and Christian went in Wendy's car and I picked him up, so they had a few more minutes together), and there were hugs and tears and sweet and hard goodbyes. I'll see Wendy tomorrow, but her kids will be in school. Saying goodbye is always hard, but it just means that we have next time to look forward to.
It also means that I have to pack. Which means I have to finish the laundry. And the night is not young.
Neither am I, which is why there are no pictures of me on the ice! No offense to all the lovely adults who are quite capable upon the ice. All I mean is that it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. Woof!
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Reader Comments (4)
It's been a wonderful week! I'm so glad you guys were here. I wish you were going to be here for Christmas too. Heck, I wish you LIVED here!! We will miss you ALL very much! But summer is just around the corner, right? (At least that's what I have to convince the kids.)
I have never taken my kids ice skating but that looks really fun. I might have to find a place to do that.
I'm so happy you're not eating sugar with me!! Misery loves company - and moral support.
Wendy, I'm glad we had one more crazy shenanigan!!
Mindee, I will say that we did not escape without a minor injury. But overall it was fun. (It was a cousin who got hurt, the chin...ouch!) I also have to confess I had one sugar cookie, that same day, since the kids made them with Grandma and it seemed like I should try one. Ha, ha. I did only have one, though! But no soda for two days. That is a big deal. :)
sorry to have missed you guys while we were in the same city! we almost did the ice skating ... were you at UCF?