The first Wednesday in January we went up to Bellevue and took Paige and Baylor ice skating for the first time. It was a really fun experience and they both wanted to stay so much longer. We got there right when it opened since I knew that they would both need the skate helper and I knew they had a limited number. It was so fun to watch them and help them along the way. They both struggled at first and I wasn't sure if they would ever get it, but by the end they were both skating on their own.
It was really fun to see the progression in both of them. Paige struggled even with the skate helper at first. She was not really understanding how to move her feet and after lots and lots of laps around and she said she would watch how everyone else was moving their feet, she finally got it. She decided to give up the skate helper and relied on the wall and me to help her stay on her feet. She had lots of falls (even pulled me down once!), but she always got back up and tried again. She loved it so much by the end and didn't want to leave.
Baylor wasn't quite strong enough to push the skate helper on her own at first since she didn't understand how to move her feet correctly either. So I helped push from behind until she got it. She also said that she watched other people's feet in order for her to figure out how to do it on her own. (I have some smart and observant little girls!) Eventually she could push it on her own and while I was helping Paige stay on her feet, Baylor was just zooming around, doing laps. It was so cute to watch because I would be looking away for awhile, focusing on Paige, and I would look around to find Baylor and she would be on the other side of the skating rink with a big smile. She also ended up giving up the skate helper and tried it on her own. She picked it up way faster than I thought she would and lasted the entire time. She isn't as persistent as Paige so I thought she would give up after about an hour or less (we ended up being there for about 2 1/2 hours!), but she also didn't want to leave and they both want to go again.
It was so much fun!
Dad's little buddy. She enjoyed walking around with dad and finding us and enjoyed lots of snacks while Dad was our personal photographer.
The city all lit up when we left the skating rink was gorgeous!
This was such a memorable evening that I always want to remember!
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