Ice Skates and Toy Soldiers

After Iz finished up his pediactric rotation we had a little less than 1 week to get the house ready for company and play together before the holiday travels would begin so we decided to head to the ice skating rink at Prospect park to introduce the kids to the art of falling down on ice. Thankfully, Keahi's puffy jacket helped cushion the many....many...many falls. But he loved it instantly. Jarom, on the other hand, was having none of that. We ended up buying Keahi a pair of those double-bladed adjustable skate attachments but lost a critical screw so that he only got to try it out for 30sec. I've since fixed it so the next time we go he can zoom about on even keel. I was impressed with his determination and joy in it though. Iz and I, though with little grace, also made several rounds. So much cooler than Ice Palace.






Then the next day we went back to the park to play ultimate frisbee since we hadn't been able to play in a while. Only we somehow didn't get the message about the change of venue so after throwing the disc about with a couple of other forgotten players we headed off to the Bronx Zoo for some winter wonderland time with a brief production of the Nutcracker by the Albany Ballet Company. The kids loved all the colorful dancers and it was deliciously warm indoors. The jaguar ice sculpture and the goats were also big hits.