Saturday Skate

Josh wanted to take the kids skating Saturday morning, so off we went.  Anna had new skates to break in anyway. 

The last time we skated at this place, I told the owner he needed to get some of these skate mate contraptions.  He hemmed and hawed and said something about them taking up space and being expensive, but LOOK!  He had some this time ... and in more than one size!

Noah didn't really need it, using it only once or twice just for the novelty.

Anna definitely needed the extra support to get her footing straight and confidence up, so it was worth its $3 fee easily!  

And still she wiped out once or twice.  No pictures please! :}

Back in the saddle.  Scrawny, but tough.

 Noah had a much better sense of humor about his spills.

He still tends to take short, choppy strides to get around the rink, but he'll improve with more practice.  He had me timing him every lap.

Look Ma, no hands!

We decided by the end of this session, and by the tenth time Josh had to tighten them up, that Noah's second-hand skates were officially crapped out,

 

so we went directly to Academy Sports and got the boy a brand-new pair for a change instead of whatever I could find at consignment.  We'll give them a run this weekend at Emily's where we have cousins chomping at the bit, broke toe'd and all, to skate together again!