Ice skating

We found the kids some ice skates at Play it Again Sports yesterday. Apparently all the stores think it is summer and have nothing related to winter for sale. Kailyn has a fitness fun night at her school this week and one of the activities is ice skating with BYOS (skates). She has wanted to ice skate for a long time and REALLY wanted to make sure she would be able to at the event. So, I am happy we have PIAS nearby.
Kailyn wanted to skate just like the girls do on Disney's Ice Princess and insisted that she did not want to wear snow pants or a hat. She put sparkly glitter all over her face and had her tiara all ready. She picked out a dress and tights that she thought looked good enough to skate in. We kept arguing with her that it was outside skating and that she had to wear winter attire. She settled on a lighter coat and finally figured out what I was talking about. I told her that the people on tv were using an inside skating rink. She said ok, but she wanted to go to an inside rink soon.
So, we got there and the kids had a blast and actually did really well for their first time. I think Sam giggled the whole time we were there. Kailyn quickly figured out why she needed snow pants and agreed that she would have to bulk up the next time. I was shocked at how well she took the falling because usually she would give up, but instead she kept on wanting to try. By the time we left she had already gotten better at it and was going pretty far on her own. Both of them were. Sam took smaller steps, but when the wind blew it would push him so he would glide on the ice and then you could hear the giggles.
They both did not want to leave, but it was getting really cold and my feet were starting to get frost bitten so I know theirs were too. Kailyn insisted she was not cold, but once we got close to the car admitted that she was. Here are some pictures.