first skate!

We finally got Declan on both skates and ice today. He did really well considering the dull blades.
We went to BJ's in St. Albert last night to find skates - they had none in his size. As we were leaving the parking lot, I noticed a Salvation Army store in the next mall over. I ran in to look for a one-piece snowsuit for Mika (she's been begging for one and we're not into slapping down the $89 at MEC this late in the season.) and found skates in Deckly's size instead. w00t! $5.99 skates! Danny cleaned up the blades and they were good to go - aside from the dullness. We went out to Hawrelak Park this afternoon and had a blast. The boys' skates need sharpening, but they were too eager to get out there to wait in the rental/sharpening line. Silly boys.
Mika loves that she can skate by herself without holding on to anyone - or anything. Her big move today was twirling. The kid is far too cute, I tells ya.
Declan did OK too - not quite up to gliding on his own, but what can you expect for a first timer wearing dull skates on bumpy ice? I was impressed that he could even walk in skates.
Tomorrow we're going to visit Danny's Oma and then it sounds like getting skates sharpened and going skating again. While it snows this time. Oi.