We've been wanting to take Bailey ice skating for awhile and we decided Monday was a good day to do it! She always talks about how she is going to play hockey with her Dada (while I cheer for her), with her pink hockey stick and skates and helmet. She cracks us up with her imagination!
She was so excited to wear skates of her own and be bundled up in her cold weather gear! She wanted to run over to the ice, but she was pretty wobbly so we kept a firm grasp on her.
Fortunately, there weren't as many people as I expected and we were able to move around the ice pretty freely.
Bailey wasn't too confident once she actually got on the ice because it was so slippery. We held hands and coaxed her along by reminding her that to be able to play hockey she had to practice and that kept her moving.
I was a little nervous about my own center of gravity, but I did pretty well {and it helped that we moved slowly!}
After each lap she wanted to get off the ice and sit down to watch the hockey players on the other rink. After a few minutes she would then jump off the bench and exclaim "I can do it myself!" and take off for the ice. Fortunately, she didn't mind holding hands and we made it around the rink together.
After the fourth lap (and 45 minutes) she was asking to go home, so we decided that was enough for one day. But as soon as we took off her skates, she was begging to go back out on the ice.
I have no doubt that she will take after her Dada and do some sport that involves an ice rink!
After we left the rink the sky cleared and the temperature rose (or it just felt that way after being in the ice rink!). We decided to head over to the park to feed the ducks.
Bailey loves all creatures and eagerly feeds the ducks whenever given the opportunity. She gets close to them and talks to them and loves watching them grab at the bread she throws.
The park has a cool {free} exercise/light game that plays music or makes noise as you try to hit the lighted buttons. I sat and watched while Chris and Bailey racked up the points.
We still had some bread left after playing at the park, so we headed back to the ducks and Bailey would reach as far out as she could to place the bread in the water. We were shocked she didn't fall in!
I'm so glad that we decided to forego running errands and had a family fun day instead. We ended the night with a BBQ at home, playing in the backyard until we couldn't see without the lights on.
I'm so thankful for days off all together, making memories and ending the evening cuddling in bed, reading books as Bailey falls asleep.
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