Ice World

While in Boise we decided to take the girls ice skating. Boise has an inside rink that I had seen many times but had not been to so we decided to try it. Matayia was a little reluctant to go because she was scared she couldn't do it but Kaitlyn was game from the beginning. After we rented our skates i had the girls walk around on the ground first to get a hang of the balancing thing. Matayia decided right then, maybe this was going to be easier than she thought. Kaitlyn on the other hand decided maybe she wasn't as brave as we had thought. Nevertheless we headed out on the ice. Greg started with Kailtyn and I took Matayia. I thought maybe I should take a practice run without kids myself since it had been years since I had been ice skating. but decide maybe ice skating is like riding a bike, once you got it down, you got it. The first couple of laps went well for me and Matayia, but not so much for Greg. I could see Kaitlyn starting to boil over and soon the tears started to flow. Luckily we had brought Grandma and Grandpa for a backup plan for Kaitlyn and they saved the day. After Kaitlyn settled down we tried skating with a walker, and this went a little better.

Don't let the video fool you, there were a few tears to finally get Kaitlyn to this point. But if you ask her if she wants to go ice skating, she would tell you she wants to do it again.

Matayia on the other hand, did really well. Matayia is definitely our conservative one, trying new things is really hard for her. But usually after I convince her to try something new, she has a great time. She had her share of falls, but quickly got up each time. I really enjoyed holding her hand and skating around and around and around. She did have one hard fall that brought her to tears. (I felt bad for her)

But for the most part we had a great time ice skating together as a family.