Ice Skating

If you are not aware, Kate is in love with Frozen.  At the end of this movie, there is a part where Princess Elsa makes an ice skating rink for the people of Arendelle to enjoy.  Kate LOVES this part and she especially loves talking about Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven ice skating!  Being that she loves it so much, whenever we reach the end of the movie, I throw some of my slippery socks on Kate and we go "ice skating" around the hardwood floors of our house.  Once again, she LOVES this!  There are times where the movie won't even be on and she'll look at me and say, "Ice skimming?"  As if I'm going to say no to ice skating around the house?!  Of course not!  And off we'll go.  It's also gotten to the point where I will be folding laundry and she will see these socks and refer to them as "ice skimming socks"!

With this new found love, Brian and I both thought it would be fun to take Kate real ice skating!  So for Valentine's Day this year we took a little family trip to the ice skating rink after we ran a few errands!

It was another snowy weekend and Kate adored seeing
her new monkey, Bananas, get snow on his head!

Her skates were the most adorable little skates ever!

Getting suited up!

Walking to the rink!

Our little skater!

She thought it was hilarious the few times we fell!
Girlfriend is all about slapstick comedy these days!

Nearly a pro!

Ok, Kate's ice skating form is absolutely darling.
I know I am biased.

You see, practice makes perfect!

Family photo on the ice!

She's got it down!

Hunkered down in the bench area while Mommy
takes a few laps to stretch her hunched over back out!

When I asked Kate to smile she did, but she was so
enthralled at the other ice skaters that she couldn't
look at the camera!  Heart this.

Best ice skater ever...  [Insert eye roll here.]

Plum tuckered out after a bit of skating!

Kate, again, LOVED ice skating so much and she did such a good job!  I was so proud of her and impressed with her balance!  Even though she skated with me the whole time there were a couple times that I let go and she stood there, uninterrupted, without falling!  That's pretty good for a nearly 2.5 year old in my book!

Brian, on the other hand, who had claimed he was the best ice skater ever mere moments before we got on the ice, made it half way around the rink by holding on to the edge before he declared his feet hurting so much that he had to take his skates off immediately.  He took a little break on the bench while I triple lutzed it on the ice with Kate.  Let's just say if Kate continues to enjoy ice skating as much as she has already then she'll be taking after her Mama's skill set!

Best ice skater ever.  Riiight.  And he wonders why I give him "that look" when he says these things.  Five years into this marriage and I've got a few things figured out, Bri!