Sunday, December 10, 2006

skating!

i bought the kids skates last week, finally! they have been so excited to go skating, so this weekend kipp and his brother (who is visiting from vancouver) took them skating on the lake a couple of blocks over. emerson and i joined them an hour or so into it, but without skates ;) being on that ice though, i sure got the ringette itch! i *might* put hallie in ringette next year, and i *might* coach ;) we'll see....

the beautiful view of the lake and people enjoying it this afternoon! there are 2 areas that people clear to skate on, and they also flood it (i thought that was weird?? flood a lake?? ok!) to make it smooth. there is also a little path around it that is shoveled, and a few paths to get down there without going through the deep snow... and even some chairs placed around it to put skates on and off! it's a great setup, and all just done by people who wanted to do it!
kai did quite well, considering it was his first time. although he did spend a fair amount of time on his bum!
hey wow, another pic of me. kipp had the camera for a little bit!
hallie tried pulling emerson...
hallie was great! i'm so proud of her! she had fun and did quite well too!










so cute! and cold!
i love rosy cheeks!
the ice was neat looking... dark... not like the ice i'm used to skating on!


the kids were enjoying being pulled in the sled by their daddy or uncle derek!
kipp...
uncle derek pulling emerson! she had fun!

kai had his tongue out a lot! LOL!


the kids LOVE uncle derek! we haven't seen him in so long, i told him the next visit HAS to be sooner!! hopefully next time we can see cousin paige too!
they are a funny bunch....









5 comments:

D said...

You and Kip are so photogenic!!

Deanna said...

weird, my brother's name is Derek!! :D

Unknown said...

Awww- I love those pics of the kids! They are so cute. I want to come skating with them too. We should go over the holidays. ;) You look so awesome in those pictures, Tasha. So pretty. :)

Andrea said...

you look great!
love the winter...i am jealous ;)

larson-ritzands said...

you look so good! total hottie...did you loose weight? i love the one with uncle and after with just the 3 kids.