I feel the need to warn you in advance. This is going to be one of those extremely sappy posts about how much I love my daughter. Because I am so darn proud of her willingness to take risks and try a variety of new things.
For instance, on Saturday, in the space of less than three hours, she went from balancing on a beam,
To skating in bulky pads and a helmet. And always with a smile on her face. (At least I think that was a smile. It's kind of hard to tell when her mouth guard is in.)
Saturday was "Try Hockey for Free" day, sponsored by USA Hockey. And so all four of us laced up our skates for an hour on the ice. (That's Sydney in the foreground of the photo below.)
Though she's been on roller skates a couple times, I think this was Sydney's first time on ice skates since last February. Her toughness and enthusiasm was fun to watch.
For AJ, it was his first time on ice since a hockey camp last July. He, too, needed little time to find his rhythm. And to be able to skate circles around me.
For the most part Jeff stayed with AJ, playing hockey with him and whichever other kids wanted to join in.
I tried to skate with Sydney, but for the most part, she wanted to keep up with her friend Max, who's in her kindergarten class and apparently is now on her short list of favorite boys who are not her boyfriend.
I'm wondering if the photo below could work for our Christmas card? Hmmm.... It certainly would simplify life. Especially now that hockey season is starting. (More on that tomorrow...)
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