I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking when I woke up this morning and thought roller skating might be a fun activity for today! Neither of the girls had ever tried this before and helping them both was a lot of work for one adult!
Megan actually took to it pretty well and wanted to do it on her own, but at the same time didn't want me to skate too far from her.
Emily is fairly athletic and learns things quickly, but on skates the poor girl was a disaster on wheels! She's never reminded me of her father more than she did today... tall, lanky and with a seeming long way to fall. She spent a majority of the day on her bottom or hanging on the wall. I helped her as much as I could, but I have to admit, I was pretty afraid she was going to take me down with her!
When we first arrived at the rink it was pretty crowded with several camp groups. Once they all left it was pretty open and the girls felt a little more comfortable... we were even able to get Emily off of the wall a few times!
For me, I can remember spending entire summers on skates... I've not been skating in years and it felt great to be able to do it again. There were a few times when I encouraged the girls to sit and take a break, just so I could skate at my own speed. I'm seriously thinking of visiting the rink again soon without kids... it might make for an interesting Girl's Night Out! :)
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