Nana and Papa hosted us and all the cousins on a big ice skating outing yesterday. Boy oh boy did we ever have a great time. Love ice skating. (Excuse these pics with my little camera accidentally set on a teeny tiny mode, but you get the idea, right?)
And it couldn’t be better than when you get to do it with cousins…
I’m so happy I got this video of Claire…it was her first try and man oh man I didn’t think she’d make it past our first circle around the rink….she was just like a spagetti noodle. But she kept at it and by the end she had the balance sort of down. (I’m using “sort of” pretty liberally.)
Similar Posts
The best way to parent young adults
My parents have always pointed out that there’s no instruction manual when you pack up that tiny newborn in that seemingly gigantic carseat and drive away with them from the…
the miracle of marriage and family trajectories
We didn’t fly back to the desert after we left Switzerland. We flew directly to Utah because there was something special happening there: Yep, another nephew was getting married. When…
teaching emotional resilience
How to Teach Emotional Resilience Did you know that labeling emotions can help create neurological patterns in a child’s brain? And an adult’s too for that matter. Putting a label…
I was JUST talking about needing to go ice skating! Now I REALLY need to go… besides, it’s so close!
AND love your Christmas Eve post. I can see it all….
Merry Christmas Shawni!
SHAWNI SHAWNI SHAWNI YOUR FAMILY IS SO DANG CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SO LOVE READING YOUR BLOG!
HEY, JUST TAKE A QUICK PEEK AT MY BLOG… 😉
way to go claire!
every time i go to the rink i get knocked over by some “professional” and end up having whip lash… thus we had to miss out on ice skating this year… i mean, its one thing if i get knocked over when i am not pregnant, but seriously…
such fun! glad you guys went 🙂
That looks like so much fun! It’s been forever since I went ice skating. You are so lucky to have family come to your house for Christmas! Have any New Years plans.
I’m so sad we missed out on the ice skating this year. Looks like a blast.
Shawni…I LOVE the video of Clair ice-skating. I laugh harder and harder every time I see it. She is so cute. And I love your blog…so inspiring!