Ice Skating Adventures

On New Year's Eve, my mom and dad took Payton and Brady to the DU Hockey Game. This was their first game ever, and as you can expect, they had an absolute blast. They got to see five goals scored by DU in the 3rd period, made posters in the lobby saying Go DU and thumbs down to the ""Green Team", AND they got hockey pucks from Uncle Dave. They had a great time, and a huge thanks to my mom and dad for watching the big kids so Wes and I could go out to dinner.

That was last week Friday night. Every day since then, Brady has asked/begged/pleaded for us to take him ice skating. So, this morning, we loaded ourselves into the car (this takes significantly longer with three kids) and headed over to South Suburban for some quality ice time. Payton did a great job...I think her roller blading experience really helped her out. She was able to get around the rink on her own, and she really got moving fast when she used the metal support.

Brady was a different story. I'm pretty sure he thought he would be able to step out onto the ice and skate like the hockey guys. Not so much. It was hilarious watching him figure out how to stand in hockey skates just on regular ground. He resorted to hitching rides with Wes and me. I think his favorite part was inching his way along the wall to the player bench. Oh, and wearing the hockey helmet.