Any ideas on what to do on a *no*school*because*it's*conference*time*Friday? How about ice skating with the kiddos?
Well, that's exactly what we did last Friday with our good friends the Cupps. The kids ALWAYS ask me whenever we walk by the ice arena (which in our town happens to be in the mall, therefore we walk by it often...) if we can go skating, and in true parent fashion I always respond with a lame, "ohhh, maybe next time" type of answer. Can you imagine my children's surprise when not only did they get to go skating, but it was MY idea?? (or at least not their's, maybe it was Vicki's? I don't really remember...) They were SOOO excited to go skating, and we all had a fun time.
Drew and his buddy Ben did pretty well all by themselves. Lars and Matthew did great after a few trial runs, and then could pretty much hang with (or fall with) the big guys. Maddi and Abby relied on lots of hand holding in the beginning, but by the end, they too were ok with trying it out on their own. All in all, they had a GREAT time, and it was a nice way for two momma's to fill the day for some active little kiddos!
