Skating lessons started

Well, as many of you know we tried Laura in skating lessons 2 years ago (she was almost 4 at the time) and it did not work out. Unbelievable understatement! She cried, screamed and clung to me like something I couldn't believe. This year we thought about it again and I would have to say I was quite apprehensive of the idea but when living in Northern Ontario, it is an important thing to know how to do.

So, we talked to her and she decided she would like to give it a try. (I'm not sure if it is her maturing, the fact that Jenna was also joining, that her friends at school talk about skating or if she was just sick of hearing us talk about it.) Monday was their first class. We decided to go with a much smaller CANskate program. This one is at one of the pads at the John Rhodes centre rather than the large ice pad at the Essar Centre. There were about 1/10 of the kids there, the noise level was lower, there were adult teachers as well as young instructors, and more instructors per group. Needless to say, it worked! She loved her first day and has indicated she cannot wait to go back.

Here are some pictures of their first lessons. Jenna first, using her support. You can see she's getting quite comfortable with standing on the skates though, even letting go.

And Laura, I still can't believe this is the same girl!