With all of the snow in Utah during Christmas, we were looking for a warm, family-friendly activity that would keep everyone happy. We decided to go ice skating at the Olympic Oval and it was such a blast. McKenzie has never been ice skating before, and I think I have only taken Cambrie once. I wasn't sure how they would do, but we bundled them up and hoped for the best.
The girls absolutely loved it. It took awhile for them to get used to the sensation of simply standing up, but with the help of some child-sized walkers, they picked up on the skating part pretty quickly. All of the adults took turns pushing the girls. Some pushed calmly.
Some spun them wildly.
And sometimes the girls wanted to do it on their own. McKenzie's skates often slipped out from underneath her, but she always managed to hold on to the bar and never truly crashed.
Once they were comfortable with the walkers, both girls wanted to try skating on their own. Cambrie actually became pretty stable and was able to go around the whole oval without falling.
Although when she did fall she was always a great sport and simply picked herself back up without any complaints.
McKenzie never made it far, she preferred holding hands and swinging...which is really hard in ice skates.
When we weren't on child duty, the adults had some fun. The boys would race, show off their awesome balancing acts, and hold their sweetie's hand.
The girls were truly tuckered out after our cool adventure, but it was well worth it.
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