The day after Christmas we were up and ready to do a fun activity - ice skating! It has been on our winter to do list and we were surprised to find an ice skating rink about 5 mins from our house. Yet another reason I love living in the city.
But before we made it to the rink we stopped off at Target for some after Christmas shopping. We desperately needed a new tree and some decorations for the mantle and outside the house.
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| Tree, lights, garland, and a new bulbs |
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| Lighted gift boxes for the porch |
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| Ornaments for where the hanging baskets used to be |
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| Trees for either side of the mantle |
I am actually excited for next year to decorate. I also got some new wrapping paper and bows!
Then it was off to the rink to skate!
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| She did great! |
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| We were a little nervous when we realized that I was the most experienced skater....at two previous occasions! Mike had been once and all the kids this was their first time....we may have been a little over our heads! |
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| She spent a lot of time hugging the wall! |
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I was impressed at how well he could walk in the skates....but ice was a whole other issue!
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It may be a while before we go ice skating again...It turns out I was the only Oliver who didn't fall and the only Oliver who didn't leave with a souvenir - an injury!
Mike fell while holding onto Owen...Owen smacked his cheek against Mike's head and Mike landed on his elbow! This was about 15 mins into our session!
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| Sad face and puffy cheek |
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| Pic doesn't quite show it but his elbow was really swollen! |
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| Savannah got two nasty blisters |
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| Kate got a couple scrapes from falling and her skates |
After 2 hours all three kids were fussy and wanted to go home! Mike and I were worn out and ready for some more low key entertainment! But I am glad we did it once!
